It has 31.8 million first language speakers and around 25 million second language speakers (out of a total population of 115 million people). The faith arrived in Tigray, north of Ethiopia, . Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city, is home to about 443,821 Muslims or 16.2%. Bilal ibn Ribah, the first Muezzin, the person chosen to call the faithful to prayer, and one of the foremost companions of Muhammad, was born in Mecca to an Abyssinian mother. Start of Contract & Duration: Two months Posting date: September 25, 2021 INTRODUCTION. )0.5% of GDP (2020 est. Ethiopia has close historical ties to all three of the world's major Abrahamic religions. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). The Waaq religion is a traditional, monotheistic faith followed mainly by the Cushitic ethnic group in the far eastern . Ethiopia's Christian population, at 6 million in 1900, will grow to a projected 100 million in 2050. [23] By 1963, there were seven localities with smaller groups of Bahs in the country. Islam first arrived in Ethiopia in 614 with the First Migration to Abyssinia. ), $27.27 billion (2019 est. ), number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 75annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 11,501,244 (2018)annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 2,089,280,000 (2018) mt-km, total: 17over 3,047 m: 32,438 to 3,047 m: 81,524 to 2,437 m: 4under 914 m: 2 (2021), total: 402,438 to 3,047 m: 31,524 to 2,437 m: 9914 to 1,523 m: 20under 914 m: 8 (2021), total: 659 km (2017) (Ethiopian segment of the 756 km Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)standard gauge: 659 km (2017) 1.435-m gaugenote: electric railway with redundant power supplies; under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia and managed by a Chinese contractor, total: 11by type: general cargo 9, oil tanker 2 (2020), Ethiopia is landlocked and uses the ports of Djibouti in Djibouti and Berbera in Somalia, Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl, ETAF); Ministry of Peace: Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) (2022)note 1: in 2020 the Ethiopian Government announced it had re-established a navy, which had been disbanded in 1996; in March 2019, Ethiopia signed a defense cooperation agreement with France which stipulated that France would support the establishment of an Ethiopian navy, which would reportedly be based out of Djiboutinote 2: in 2018, Ethiopia established a Republican Guard military unit responsible to the Prime Minister for protecting senior officialsnote 3: each of the states have regional and/or a "special" paramilitary security and police forces that report to regional civilian authorities and operate separately from federal forces; local militias operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional security and police forces, the ENDF, and the EFP; there have been some calls for these regional paramilitary forces to be incorporated into the ENDF and EFP, 0.5% of GDP (2021 est. One ethnic Tigrayan in the diaspora has been compiling a list of names of those killed in Ethiopia's year-long war. The world's most religious country is actually a 7 way tie between Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Malawi, Niger, Sri Lanka, and Yemen. 2007 census, 2022 projection. Addis Ababa. Today, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, part of Oriental Orthodoxy, is by far the largest denomination, though a number of Protestants (P'ent'ay) churches have recently gained ground. stream In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. The number of Muslims in Ethiopia rose from 17.4 million in 1994 to 25 million in 2007. The World Bank is helping to fight poverty and improve living standards in Ethiopia. 4 Islam is the second-largest religious group in Ethiopia, at 34 percent, with Orthodox Christians at 44 percent and Protestant Christians at 19 percent. Infant, child, and maternal mortality have fallen sharply over the past decade, but the total fertility rate has declined more slowly and the population continues to grow. In the early fourteenth century Emperor Amda Seyon launched a crusade against the neighboring Muslim state of Ifat Sultanate, several mosques were demolished. Roughly two-thirds of the Ethiopian population identifies as Christian and one-third is Muslim. Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report. Includes U.S. and international data, reports, and maps. . [16] While Muslims can be found in almost every community, Islam is most prevalent in the Somali (98.4%), Afar (95.3%) and Oromia (47.5%) Regions. . ), lowest 10%: 4.1%highest 10%: 25.6% (2005), revenues: $11.24 billion (2017 est. ), total petroleum production: 0 bbl/day (2021 est. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936 to 1941. It is a crime in Ethiopia to incite one religion against another. )arable land: 15.2% (2018 est. )imports: 528,000 metric tons (2020 est. The Rastafari view Emperor Haile Selassie as Jesus, the human incarnation of God. F/qq4 *p0I6La~^}(5&_ILN]k-6u}yy}n41y.uTnxBRj"i@E`T|X4x+rd%Ru/dC$ )jFn(('5]Oe2HBF&\H-)(q*pJA}d7Jo. Of the 61.6 %, 50.6 % are from the Ethiopian Orthodox Christians. endobj Christianity is the predominant religion in Ethiopia with a total of 61.6% of the population. Religions: Ethiopian Orthodox 43.8%, Muslim 31.3%, Protestant 22.8%, Catholic 0.7%, traditional 0.6%, other 0.8% (2016 est.) Ethiopian Orthodox 43.8%, Muslim 31.3%, Protestant 22.8%, Catholic 0.7%, traditional 0.6%, other 0.8% (2016 est.). NTIA seeks broad input and feedback from all interested . [4] Ethiopia was the only region of Africa to survive the expansion of Islam as a Christian state.[5]. Georgia, 3.4 million. 107 CMT HW 25 December 2014. Prime Minister Abiy has promoted reconciliation between Ethiopia's main faith groups, including through the 2018 release of Muslim activists who had been arrested in 2015 for protesting the government's treatment . Jacob: 6. )-$5.025 billion (2019 est. Ethiopia's last census estimated that 43.5 percent of Ethiopians identify as Orthodox Christian, 33.9 percent as Muslim, and 18.6 percent as Protestant. . At the time of the 2007 census, 43.5% of the population identified as Ethiopian. Catholics Population Percent Catholic Country Dioceses Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Before the publication of the 2007 census results, however, the U.S. State Department estimated that "approximately 45 percent of the population is Sunni Muslim. In December 2019 several mosques and Muslim owned businesses were attacked in the Christian dominated Amhara Region. )expenditures: $13.79 billion (2017 est. A small ancient group of Jews, the Beta Israel, live in northwestern Ethiopia, though most emigrated to Israel in the last decades of the 20th century as part of the rescue missions undertaken by the Israeli government, Operation Moses and Operation Solomon. (Oromo) (Amharic)The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. Islam is the second-largest religion in Ethiopia behind Christianity, with 31.3 to 35.9 percent of the total population of around 113.5 million people professing the religion as of 2022. ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation and particularly in terms of gender as women make up a high percentage of our staff and are encouraged to apply. 103 Seid, Tafesse, and Ali., Ethiopia Agrarian Economy. )29.07 (2019 est. 3 0 obj )32.53% of GDP (2018 est. This activity is expected to be a five-year program in the $10-25M range. Both Orthodox and Protestant Christianity have large representations in southern and western Ethiopia. )20.36% (2020 est. Zara. )tide and wave: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est. ), improved: urban: 98.5% of populationrural: 70.2% of populationtotal: 76.4% of populationunimproved: urban: 1.5% of populationrural: 29.8% of populationtotal: 23.6% of population (2020 est. Fourth Round Census Questioner. )exports: 1 billion kWh (2019 est. Title: Child Protection Information Management System Officer Location: Dima, Ethiopia Employment Category: H2 Reporting To: CP/ECCD Team Leader. It was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, and is the only pre-colonial Orthodox church in Sub-Saharan Africa. [34], In the Hadith, Prophet Mohammed explicitly prohibited jihad against the Abyssinians as long as they were not hostile to Muslims. As of 1 January 2023, the population of Ethiopia was estimated to be 122,365,736 people. Fitch rating: B (2014)Moody's rating: B2 (2020)Standard & Poors rating: B (2014)note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained. )from consumed natural gas: 0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est. )$2,200 (2019 est. Until the 1980s, a substantial population of Ethiopian Jews resided in Ethiopia. (approximately $970 million)0.6% of GDP (2018 est.) ), definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 51.8%male: 57.2%female: 44.4% (2017), total: 9 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 8 years (2012), total: 5.7%male: 4.4%female: 7.2% (2021 est. (approximately $950 million)0.7% of GDP (2017 est.) [31] U.S ambassador David H. Shinn stated in 2005 that the Ethiopian leadership continued to be largely Christian. [32] Tension between Christian and Muslim Oromo were witnessed during the 2005 Ethiopian general election, when Muslim Arsi Oromo denounced the Shewa Oromo for participating in political nepotism. The most recent census, conducted in 2007, estimated 44 percent of the population adheres to the EOTC, 34 percent are Sunni Muslim, and 19 percent belong to Christian evangelical and Pentecostal groups. Religion in Ethiopia consists of a number of faiths. Islam is also the official religion of this country, which has one of the largest Muslim . Today, fifty-nine percent of Ethiopians are Christian (42 percent Orthodox and 27 percent evangelical). )services: 43.6% (2017 est. )imports of goods and services: -31.2% (2017 est. ), total subscriptions: 44.5 million (2020 est. )solar: 0.1% of total installed capacity (2020 est. Ethiopia is the oldest Christian state in the world and the country was said to be converted during the . Islam in Ethiopia dates back to the founding of the religion; in 615, when a group of Muslims were counseled by Muhammad to escape persecution in Mecca and travel to Ethiopia via modern-day Eritrea, which was ruled by Ashama ibn Abjar, a pious Christian king. The Ethiopian constitution guarantees religious freedom, and different faith groups have coexisted in the country for centuries. Moreover, the largest portion of non-Arab companions of Muhammad belonged to Ethiopian ethnic groups. )imports: 0 kWh (2019 est. Their religion became synchronized . ), urban population: 23.2% of total population (2023)rate of urbanization: 4.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est. 1935-1941 - Italy deposes Emperor Haile Selassie and annexes Ethiopia, before being driven out by British, Commonwealth and Ethiopian forces. [27] )note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49, 401 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est. Education Statistics 2006. With about 40 percent of the population below the age of 15 and a fertility rate of 4 children per woman (and even higher in rural areas), Ethiopia will have to make further progress in meeting its family planning needs if it is to achieve the age structure necessary for reaping a demographic dividend in the coming decades. In Nigeria, the population in 1900 included 4.2 million Muslims and 180,000 Christians. . Religion Volume 51, 2021 - Issue 3. "[9][14] Roughly 68% of Ethiopian Muslims are Sunni, whilst 23% are non-denominational Muslims, whilst another 2% adhere to other sects such as Shia, Quranist, Ibadi etc. 4 0 obj )investment in fixed capital: 43.5% (2017 est. The population of the regions and districts (woredas) of Ethiopia. )crude oil estimated reserves: 400,000 barrels (2021 est. )subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 39 (2020 est. [36] The founder of Solomonic dynasty, Yekuno Amlak was heavily assisted by Muslim Sultanate of Showa in his struggle against the Zagwe dynasty. According to the national census conducted in 2007, over 32 million people or 43.5% were reported to be Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, over 25 million or 33.9% were reported to be Muslim, 13.7 million, or 18.6%, were P'ent'ay Christians, and just under two million or 2.6% adhered to traditional beliefs. ), production: 0 cubic meters (2021 est. WHO Regional websites. Here are the largest religions in Ethiopia 2020 Population Projection Wereda as of July 2021. )government consumption: 10% (2017 est. The U.S. government estimates the total population at 111.5 million (midyear 2019 estimate). Oromo (official working language in the State of Oromiya) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official working language of the State of Sumale) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official working language of the State of Tigray) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official working language of the State of Afar) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (2007 est. 40% of young women are married before their 18th birthday and Ethiopia is home to 15 million child brides, of whom 6 million are below the age of 15. )$264.059 billion (2020 est. make up the remaining 0.6%. )$248.972 billion (2019 est. )note: data are in 2017 dollars, 5.64% (2021 est. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> For months, the conflict in Ethiopia between the Addis Ababa and a defiant regional government has costs thousands of lives and displaced at least a million people. Population Density. miles). 22 March 2021. In 2020 the most popular religions are Islam Summi, Hindu and Christian Roman Catholics. ), total: 5.1% (2020 est. ), total: 19.8 yearsmale: 19.6 yearsfemale: 20.1 years (2020 est. [19] They became known to the West during the 19th and 20th centuries, and were accepted as Jews by the Israeli government in 1975. )nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est. The name "Ethiopia" (Hebrew Kush) is mentioned in the Bible numerous times (thirty-seven times in the King James version). [3] A 2015 study estimates some 400,000 Christian believers from a Muslim background in the country, most of them belonging to some form of Protestantism. [15] and some belonging to various Sufi orders. ), China 27%, India 9%, United Arab Emirates 9%, France 9%, United Kingdom 7% (2019), aircraft, gas turbines, packaged medicines, electric filament, cars (2019), $3.046 billion (31 December 2020 est. The country is also the spiritual homeland of the Rastafari religious movement. 2023 World Percentage. [22] In 1962, Ethiopia Bahs elected a National Spiritual Assembly. Ethiopia is said to be one of the . March 5, 2021 12:12 PM ET. [3] Neither in the 2007 census, nor in the 1994 census, were responses reported in further detail: for example, those who identified themselves as Hindus, Jewish, Bah, agnostics or atheists were counted as "Other". The violence is often dated to November 2020, when the federal government and the region's political party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, entered into armed conflict at the government ' s Northern Command. . [33] There is some tension between members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Protestant Christians, as well as between the Ethiopian Orthodox and Muslims in general. )30.1% of GDP (2017 est. )exports of goods and services: 8.1% (2017 est. Islam Summi in fact surpassed in 2019 over 1 billion and 500 million people who practice it. In 2018, 50% of adults polled said they belonged to a religious congregation, down sharply from the 70% who said so as recently as 1999. Today, the country claims about 80 million of each . Density. note: data are in current year dollars$7.715 billion (2020 est. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church published works by an unknown author written in Ge'ez and translated to Amharic in 1986 which claimed Habesha should refrain from sexual intercourse with Oromo, Muslims, Shanqella, Falasha and animals because it was an abomination. Since the defeat of the Derg in 1991, Ethiopians have migrated to escape violence among some of the countrys myriad ethnic groups or to pursue economic opportunities. )refined petroleum consumption: 107,900 bbl/day (2019 est. make up the remaining 0.6%. )-$2.719 billion (2020 est. Ethiopia Country Overview | World Health Organization. ), total: 32.44 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 37.13 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 27.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est. [3] Ethiopia is the site of the first hijra in Islamic history and the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa at Negash. [8] The U.S. State Department estimates that just over 50% of the country is Christian (40 to 45% of the population belongs to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, about 10% are members of Christian evangelical and Pentecostal groups). Powered by a $48 million partnership, the two organizations and several other consortium partners will leverage their combined experience and expertise to co-create and replicate Gebeya's . . Amharic's writing system has developed from the Ge'ez script, with text flowing from left to right. 106 CMT MW 17 December 2014. According to the Barnabas Fund, 55 churches were torched in March 2011 in the Jimma Zone by Muslims after a dispute. The wide collection of cross-national Pew Research Center surveys analyzed in this report on age gaps in religious commitment can also be used to look at the ways religious observance varies among all adults - defined as people ages 18 and older - in different parts of the world. )$2,300 (2020 est. ), -0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est. . Many different actorsthe national military, as well as the Eritrean military, militias from Ethiopia's Amhara region, and . Ethiopia is a predominantly agricultural country nearly 80% of the population lives in rural areas that is in the early stages of demographic transition. 2.6% of the population (mainly in the far south and southwest) follow traditional religions; other religions (the Bah Faith, Judaism, etc.) Many believe that the Gospel had entered Ethiopia even earlier, with the royal official described as being baptised by Philip the Evangelist in chapter eight of the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8:2639). ), municipal: 810 million cubic meters (2017 est. While the UN's 2021 revision is also now . Population Size of Towns by Sex July 2022. Box 1014, Addis Ababamailing address: 2030 Addis Ababa Place, Washington DC 20521-2030telephone: [251] 111-30-60-00FAX: [251] 111-24-24-01email address and website: AddisACS@state.govhttps://et.usembassy.gov/, three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red, with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three bands; green represents hope and the fertility of the land, yellow symbolizes justice and harmony, while red stands for sacrifice and heroism in the defense of the land; the blue of the disk symbolizes peace and the pentagram represents the unity and equality of the nationalities and peoples of Ethiopianote: Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of her flag (adopted ca. The current population of Ethiopia is 122,543,875 as of Thursday, March 2, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data. Because of this, Africa is now home to some of the world's largest Christian and Muslim communities. ), -$4.507 billion (2021 est. However, it is also one of the poorest, with a per capita gross national income of $960. )agricultural: 9.687 billion cubic meters (2017 est. In Ethiopia, it is customary for large crowds to gather on the last week of November at the country's holiest site, the Church of St Mary of Zion in Axum.Every year, followers of the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox faith, who constitute roughly 60% of the population, join each other to celebrate the presence of the Ark of the Covenant in what is one of Ethiopia's most important religious . ), production: 0 metric tons (2020 est. )subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.2 (2020 est. total: 1,104,300 sq kmland: 1,096,570 sq kmwater: 7,730 sq kmnote: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined, slightly less than twice the size of Texas, total: 5,925 kmborder countries (6): Djibouti 342 km; Eritrea 1,033 km; Kenya 867 km; Somalia 1,640 km; South Sudan 1,299 km; Sudan 744 km, tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation, high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley, highest point: Ras Dejen 4,550 mlowest point: Danakil Depression -125 mmean elevation: 1,330 m, small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower, agricultural land: 36.3% (2018 est. ), birr (ETB) per US dollar -43.734 (2021 est. After this, Operation Moses and Operation Solomon, conducted in 1984 and 1991, respectively, airlifted the vast majority of the Ethiopian Jewish population to Israel, where there is currently a population of 150,000 Beta Israel. In terms of total speaker numbers, Amharic is the most spoken language in Ethiopia. While many Ethiopians claim that the Bible references of Kush apply to their own ancient civilization, pointing out that the Gihon river, a name for the Nile, is said to flow through the land, some scholars believe that the use of the term referred to the Kingdom of Kush in particular, or Africa outside of Egypt in general. and its projected population for 2021 was 104,477,000 people. 108 IGT-F AW 27 February 2015. )27.429 (2018 est. ), 3.69% (2021 est. Ethiopia Religion, Economy and Politics. endobj With about 117 million people (2021), Ethiopia is the second most populous nation in Africa after Nigeria, and still the fastest growing economy in the region, with 6.3% growth in FY2020/21. Events in Tigray mirror some of the violations endured by . although it represents a unique and complex concept, referring figuratively to St. Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results. The apostle St. Matthew is said to have died in Ethiopia. 2020 estimate). 1.58%. [12] Some Israeli and Jewish scholars consider these Ethiopian Jews as a historical Lost Tribe of Israel (SOURCE NEEDED). Demographics of Ethiopia 2022. )exports: 0 metric tons (2020 est. [2] There is also a longstanding but small Jewish community. )3.24% (2020 est. )proven reserves: 0 metric tons (2019 est. [40] In the late fifteenth century Adal Sultanate invaded Abyssinia led by Imam Mahfuz, his defeat brought about the early 16th century Jihad of the Adalese Imam Ahmed Gran against Ethiopia, where several churches were demolished.[41]. Mazaa (a pseudonym), a 44-year-old who runs a K-8 school with her husband outside of Addis Ababa, has tried to share her concerns about the grave suffering of Tigrayans with fellow evangelicals. )crude oil and lease condensate exports: 0 bbl/day (2018 est. )2.33% (2019 est. Ethiopia aims to reach lower-middle-income status by 2025. . )exports: 0 cubic meters (2021 est. note: data are in current year dollars$17.17 billion (2020 est. [6] Islam is the second most followed religion, with 33.9% of the population being adherents. A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. xkSH{_[u[TBZlU],/&Bfu vv eezrm^x?jS~EzGeE_HRx 7 8py,.U^y7 B}$cGAJ_qt$8^{)1A_!Bxt The religious beliefs of Addis Ababa. )carbon dioxide emissions: 14.87 megatons (2016 est. The current population of Ethiopia is 125,465,016 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. It is estimated that 62.8 percent of Ethiopians withdraw from meat products on an average of about 250 days of the year due to this religious belief. 20th c shyaway from critical examination." -. agriculture: 34.8% (2017 est. 1,822 Views 1 CrossRef citations to date 0. . According to the most recent 2007 CSA governmental data, Muslims are 33.9% of the population,[3] up from 32.8% in 1994 (according to the census data of that year). ), general assessment: has been one of the last in Africa to allow its national telco a monopoly on all telecom services including fixed, mobile, internet and data communications; this has stifled innovation, restricted network expansion, and limited the scope of services on offer; the World Bank in early 2021 provided a $200 million loan to help develop the countrys digital transformation, while the government has embarked on its 2020-2030 program as well as its Digital Ethiopia 2025 strategy, both aimed at making better use of digital technologies to promote socioeconomic development (2021)domestic: fixed-line subscriptions at about 1 per 100 while mobile-cellular stands at a little over 39 per 100; the number of mobile telephones is increasing steadily (2020)international: country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean) (2016)note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services, 6 public TV stations broadcasting nationally and 10 public radio broadcasters; 7 private radio stations and 19 community radio stations (2017), total: 27,591,260 (2020 est. 1895) were so often appropriated by other African countries upon independence that they became known as the Pan-African colors; the emblem in the center of the current flag was added in 1996, Abyssinian lion (traditional), yellow pentagram with five rays of light on a blue field (promoted by current government); national colors: green, yellow, red, name: "Whedefit Gesgeshi Woud Enat Ethiopia" (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)lyrics/music: DEREJE Melaku Mengesha/SOLOMON Lulunote: adopted 1992, total World Heritage Sites: 9 (8 cultural, 1 natural)selected World Heritage Site locales: Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (c); Simien National Park (n); Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (c); Axum (c); Lower Valley of the Awash (c); Lower Valley of the Omo (c); Tiya (c); Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (c); Konso Cultural Landscape (c), growing Horn of Africa construction- and services-based economy; port access via Djibouti and Eritrea; widespread but declining poverty; COVID-19, locust invasion, and Tigray crisis disruptions; public investment increases; second largest African labor force, $278.945 billion (2021 est. Kazakhstan, 4.5 million. )industry: 21.6% (2017 est. Christians form the majority of the population. [11], The Kingdom of Aksum was one of the first nations to officially accept Christianity, when St. Frumentius of Tyre, called Fremnatos or Abba Selama ("Father of Peace") in Ethiopia, converted King Ezana during the 4th century AD. The regions of Ethiopia as well as all cities and towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants. )imports: 0 cubic meters (2021 est. ), forest revenues: 5.81% of GDP (2018 est. A two-and-a-half-year border war with Ethiopia that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices in December 2000. It is also used to refer to Axum, the ancient capital and religious centre of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, or to its primary church, called Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion.
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