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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2022 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 6,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” government controls broadcast media, with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; 2 state-owned radio networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permit…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .er
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 20% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 2 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 68,200 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 59 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 2.02 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” sorghum, milk, barley, vegetables, root vegetables, cereals, pulses, wheat, beef, maize (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $549 million (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $633 million (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $461.376 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” largely agrarian economy with a significant mining sector; substantial fiscal surplus due to tight controls; high and vulnerable debts; increased Ethiopian trade and shared port usage decreasing prices; financial and ec…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” nakfa (ERN) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 15.075 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 15.075 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 15.075 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 15.075 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 15.075 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” copper ore, zinc ore, gold, garments, liquor (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” China 67%, UAE 26%, Philippines 5%, Italy 1%, Croatia 1% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2011.text β€” $374.898 million (2011 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2016.text β€” $485.4 million (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2017.text β€” $624.3 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $2.535 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” trucks, sorghum, construction vehicles, wheat flours, other foods (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 32%, UAE 27%, Turkey 9%, USA 7%, Italy 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2009.text β€” $435.275 million (2009 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2010.text β€” $494.229 million (2010 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, cement
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” 5.6% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 6.6% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 7.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 1.71 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 132.8% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $2.398 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $2.465 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $2.534 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2015 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2015.text β€” 2.6% (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2016.text β€” 1.9% (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2017.text β€” 5% (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $700 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $700 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $700 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2015 dollars
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017.text β€” $143.412 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018.text β€” $163.034 million (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019.text β€” $191.694 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 5.7% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 5.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 5.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 10.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 8.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 9.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 36%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 55.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 75.5%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 89.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 10.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 388.987 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 243,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 51.528 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 2.977 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 5,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 733,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 733,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; overgrazing
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” Climate Change-Paris Agreement
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 62.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 5.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 56.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 12% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 25.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.agriculture.text β€” 117.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.energy.text β€” 15.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.other.text β€” 2.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.waste.text β€” 20.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Particulate matter emissions.text β€” 22.7 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total renewable water resources.text β€” 7.315 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.agricultural.text β€” 550 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.industrial.text β€” 1 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.municipal.text β€” 31 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 3.67% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 43.3% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 727,000 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.percent of municipal solid waste recycled.text β€” 6.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 101,000 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 117,600 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 16,600 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 2,234 km (mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km; islands in Red Sea 1,083 km)
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Soira 3,018 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” near Kulul within the Danakil Depression -75 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.mean elevation.text β€” 853 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 15 00 N, 39 00 E
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” strategic geopolitical position along world's busiest shipping lanes
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” 210 sq km (2012)
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.border countries.text β€” Djibouti 125 km; Ethiopia 1,033 km; Sudan 682 km
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 1,840 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 62.7% (2023 est.)
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