<style type="text/css"> .no-show { display: none; } .disable-fade-in{ opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; visibility: visible !important; } </style>

Photos of Ethiopia

The Church of Saint George, located in a mountainous region of Ethiopia called Lalibela, where 11  churches were carved out of rock in the 12th and 13th centuries. The layout and names of the major buildings are widely accepted to be a symbolic representation of Jerusalem. In 1978, UNESCO declared the churches a World Heritage Site.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 28

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 203

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 26

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 27

Death rate

comparison ranking: 164

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 96

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 32

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 40

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 27

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 161

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 101

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 118

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 23

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 199

Labor force

comparison ranking: 11

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 60

Public debt

comparison ranking: 166

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 203

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 184

Exports

comparison ranking: 113

Imports

comparison ranking: 92

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 30

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 78

Railways

comparison ranking: total 104

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 30

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 156

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 128

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues