| Capital | Addis Ababa |
| Government | Federal Parliamentary Republic |
| Currency | Birr (ETB) |
| Area | Total: 1,127,127km² Water: 7,444km² Land: 1,119,683km² |
| Population | 74,777,981 (July 2006 est.) |
| Language | Amharic (official), Oromo, Tigrinya Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English (major foreign language taught in schools) |
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, Animism, Baha’i |
| Electricity | 220V, 50Hz (European & Italian plugs) |
| Country code | +251 |
| Internet TLD | .et |
| Time Zone | UTC+3 |