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Communications of Ethiopia

Telephones - main lines in use:725,000 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:866,700 (2006)
Telephone system:general assessment: adequate for government use
domestic: open-wire; microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service
international: country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)
Radios:15.2 million (2002)
Television broadcast stations:1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001)
Televisions:682,000 (2002)
Internet country code:.et
Internet hosts:88 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2002)
Internet users:113,000 (2005)

Ethiopia Quickstats

  • Population: 76,511,887
  • Area: 1,127,127 sq km
  • Density: 70 /km² (123rd)
  • GDP (total): $69.099 billion (69th)
  • GDP (per capita): $823 (175fth)
  • Literacy: 42.7%

Languages of Ethiopia

  • Amarigna 32.7%
  • Oromigna 31.6%
  • Tigrigna 6.1%
  • Somaligna 6%
  • Other 23.5%

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  • Currency: Birr (ETB)
  • Dial code: +251

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