Éthiopie

Interesting Facts About Éthiopie

• Ethiopia is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa, sharing borders with six nations including Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan.
• As of 2026, Ethiopia has around 138 million inhabitants, making it the 10th-most populous country in the world.
• The national capital, Addis Ababa, sits several kilometres west of the East African Rift, which splits the country into the African and Somali tectonic plates.
• Agriculture constitutes around 85% of Ethiopia's labour force, with coffee being the largest foreign exchange earner.
• Ethiopia is Africa's second biggest maize producer.
• Ethiopia is a Vavilov centre of diversity for domesticated crops, including enset, coffee, okra, and teff.
• Principal agricultural crops include coffee, legumes, oilseeds, cereals, potatoes, sugarcane, and vegetables.

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