Ethiopia
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated July 15, 2024
No. of churches: 10
No. of saints in church life: 2000
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 600
Country Profile
Location: East Africa, west of Somalia
Geographical
Size: land: 1,096,570 sq km, water: 7,730 sq km Climate: tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
Population: 118,550,298 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 2.37% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Oromo 35.8%, Amhara 24.1%, Somali 7.2%, Tigray 5.7%, Sidama 4.1%, Guragie 2.6%, Welaita 2.3%, Afar 2.2%, Silte 1.3%, Kefficho 1.2%, other 13.5% (2022 est.)
Languages: 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.)
Religion: Ethiopian Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.5%, traditional 2.7%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
Capital
City: Addis Ababa
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