Federation Maps and Fact Sheets
Ethiopia
Federalism first introduced in 1952
Current federal Constitution adopted in 1994
Official Website of the
federal government of Ethiopia
Official name | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | |
Population | 61 672 000 (1999 est.) | |
Capital | Addis Ababa |
Constituent units
Constitutional distribution of power
Legislative institutions
Official language
The Constitution states that Amharic is the working language of the Federal Government. It also stipulates that each state may by law determine its working language(s). More than 80 languages and 200 dialects are spoken in Ethiopia.
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