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Military of Ethiopia

Military branches:Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force
note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession
Military service age and obligation:18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2001)
Manpower available for military service:males age 18-49: 14,568,277
females age 18-49: 14,482,885 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:males age 18-49: 8,072,755
females age 18-49: 7,902,660 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:males age 18-49: 803,777
females age 18-49: 801,789 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:3% (2006)

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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