Country Profile
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west and Sudan to the northwest. With over 109 million inhabitants as of 2019, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world and the second-most populous nation on the African continent. The capital city is called Addis Ababa, and lies a few miles west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the Nubian and Somali tectonic plates. Ethiopian national identity is grounded in the indigenous Amharic language, the historic and contemporary roles of Christianity and Islam, and the independence of Ethiopia from foreign rule, stemming from the various ancient Ethiopian kingdoms of antiquity.
www.ethiopia.gov.et- Head of State: H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde
- Capital City: Addis Ababa
- Independence Day:
- Area/Size of country (km²): 1.101million km�
- Time Zone: : GMT+3
- Languages: Amharic
- Currency: Birr
- GDP: USD 84.3 Billion
- Government Website link: www.ethiopia.gov.et
- Natural Resources: Ethiopia has small reserves of gold, platinum, co
Ministry Responsible for COMESA Affairs
H.E. Mr. Melaku Alebel
Minister of Trade and Industry
Ministry of Trade and Industry
P.O.BOX 704
ADDIS ABABA
Ethiopia
E-mail: 786406@gmail.com
National COMESA Focal Point
Mr. Lisanework Gorfu
Director General, Trade Relation and
Negotiation
Ministry of Trade and Industry
P.O.BOX 704
ADDIS
ABABA
Ethiopia
Tel: 251-
5516123/ 251-911463940
E-Mail:
lisaneworkg@yahoo.com