Languages: Oromo (official in Oromiya) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official in Sumale) 6.2%, Tigrinya (official in Tigray) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%
Religions: Ethiopian Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.5%, traditional 2.7%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.6%
Formal name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Alternate names: Abessinien, Abissinia, Abyssinia, Abyssinie, Äthiopien, El Habesha, Etiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Hibreteseb’āwīt Ītyop’iya, Ītyop’iya, Ītyop’yā, People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Socialist Ethiopia, Ye’ Etiyop’iya Niguse Negas
Government type: federal parliamentary republic
Leaders: chief of state: President MULATU Teshome Wirtu; head of government: Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn
Capital: Addis Ababa
Administrative divisions: 9 regions and 2 chartered cities
GDP per capita (PPP): $1,800 (2015 est.)
Exports: coffee (27%, by value), oilseeds (17%), edible vegetables including khat (17%), gold (13%), flowers (7%), live animals (7%), raw leather products (3%), meat products (3%)
Imports: machinery and aircraft (14%, by value), metal and metal products, (14%), electrical materials, (13%), petroleum products (12%), motor vehicles, (10%), chemicals and fertilizers (4%)