Capital

Äthiopien

name: Addis Ababa

geographic coordinates: 9 02 N, 38 42 E

time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the name in Amharic means "new flower" and was bestowed on the city in 1889, three years after its founding

Republik Korea

name: Seoul; note - Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, is being developed as a new capital geographic coordinates: 37 33 N, 126 59 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Algerien

name: Algiers

geographic coordinates: 36 45 N, 3 03 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: name derives from the Arabic "al-Jazair" meaning "the islands" and refers to the four islands formerly off the coast of the capital but joined to the mainland since 1525

Citizenship

Äthiopien

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Ethiopia

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 4 years

Republik Korea

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Korea dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Algerien

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the mother must be a citizen of Algeria

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Republik Korea

presidential republic

Legal system

Äthiopien

civil law system

Republik Korea

mixed legal system combining European civil law, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought

Algerien

mixed legal system of French civil law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices

Suffrage

Äthiopien

18 years of age; universal

Republik Korea

19 years of age; universal

Algerien

18 years of age; universal

Area

Äthiopien

total: 1,104,300 sq km

land: 1,096,570 sq km

water: 7,730 sq km

note: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined

Republik Korea

total: 99,720 sq km land: 96,920 sq km water: 2,800 sq km

Algerien

total: 2,381,740 sq km

land: 2,381,740 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Land use

Äthiopien

agricultural land: 36.3% (2018 est.)

arable land: 15.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 1.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 20% (2018 est.)

forest: 12.2% (2018 est.)

other: 51.5% (2018 est.)

Republik Korea

agricultural land: 18.1% (2011 est.) arable land: 15.3% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 2.2% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 0.6% (2011 est.) forest: 63.9% (2011 est.) other: 18% (2011 est.)

Algerien

agricultural land: 17.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 3.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 13.8% (2018 est.)

forest: 0.8% (2018 est.)

other: 81.8% (2018 est.)

Location

Äthiopien

Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

Republik Korea

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea

Algerien

Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia

Age structure

Äthiopien

0-14 years: 38.91% (male 22,821,026/female 22,498,331)

15-64 years: 57.55% (male 33,345,764/female 33,672,933)

65 years and over: 3.54% (2023 est.) (male 1,887,831/female 2,236,827)

Republik Korea

0-14 years: 13.03% (male 3,448,627 /female 3,251,786) 15-24 years: 12.19% (male 3,295,814 /female 2,970,439) 25-54 years: 45.13% (male 11,986,760 /female 11,220,268) 55-64 years: 15.09% (male 3,825,127 /female 3,935,700) 65 years and over: 14.55% (male 3,202,232 /female 4,281,344) (2018 est.)

Algerien

0-14 years: 28.78% (male 6,594,512/female 6,286,191)

15-64 years: 64.29% (male 14,607,255/female 14,166,990)

65 years and over: 6.93% (2023 est.) (male 1,475,635/female 1,627,815)

Birth rate

Äthiopien

30.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

8.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Algerien

20.9 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Äthiopien

6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

6.30

Algerien

4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Äthiopien

Oromo (official working language of Oromia Regional State) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official working language of Somali Regional State) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official working language of Tigray Regional State) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official working language of Afar Regional State) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (2007 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Kitaaba Addunyaa Waan Qabataamaatiif - Kan Madda Odeeffannoo bu’uraawaatiif baay’ee barbaachisaa ta’e. (Oromo)

የአለም እውነታ መጽሐፍ፣ ለመሠረታዊ መረጃ እጅግ አስፈላጊ የሆነ ምንጭ። (Amharic)

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Republik Korea

Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)

Algerien

Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber or Tamazight (official); dialects include Kabyle Berber (Taqbaylit), Shawiya Berber (Tacawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq)

major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

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Life expectancy at birth

Äthiopien

total population: 67.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 64.9 years

female: 69.4 years

Republik Korea

82.50

Algerien

total population: 77.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 77 years

female: 78.6 years

Major urban areas - population

Äthiopien

5.461 million ADDIS ABABA (capital) (2023)

Republik Korea

9.963 million SEOUL (capital), 3.467 million Busan, 2.763 million Incheon, 2.221 million Daegu (Taegu), 1.558 million Daejon (Taejon), 1.518 million Gwangju (Kwangju) (2018)

Algerien

2.902 million ALGIERS (capital), 936,000 Oran (2022)

Median age

Äthiopien

total: 20.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 20 years

female: 20.5 years

Republik Korea

total: 42.3 years male: 40.6 years female: 44 years (2018 est.)

Algerien

total: 28.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 28.6 years

female: 29.2 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Äthiopien

19.3 years (2019 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Republik Korea

31 years (2014 est.)

Net migration rate

Äthiopien

-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Algerien

-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Äthiopien

highest density is found in the highlands of the north and middle areas of the country, particularly around the centrally located capital city of Addis Ababa; the far east and southeast are sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map

Republik Korea

with approximately 70% of the country considered mountainous, the country's population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is quite high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated

Algerien

the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast as shown in this population distribution map

Population growth rate

Äthiopien

2.4% (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

0.44% (2018 est.)

Algerien

1.62% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Äthiopien

3.92 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

1.27 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Algerien

2.97 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Äthiopien

urban population: 23.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 4.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Republik Korea

rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Algerien

urban population: 75.3% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Äthiopien

4.5% of GDP (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

5.30

Algerien

7% of GDP (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Äthiopien

total: 9 years

male: 8 years

female: 8 years (2012)

Republik Korea

female: 16 years (2013)

Republik Korea

3.10

Republik Korea

36.60

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Äthiopien

-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

1.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Algerien

-9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

$2,035,000,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Äthiopien

7.26% (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

4.60

Algerien

7.36% (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

10.4

Republik Korea

$39,500

Republik Korea

27,750,000

Republik Korea

3.70

Labor force

Äthiopien

56.664 million (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

27,750,000

Algerien

12.312 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Äthiopien

23.5% (2015 est.)

Republik Korea

14.4% (2016 est.)

Algerien

5.5% (2011 est.)

Unemployment rate

Äthiopien

3.69% (2021 est.)

3.24% (2020 est.)

2.33% (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

3.7% (2017 est.) 3.7% (2016 est.)

Algerien

12.7% (2021 est.)

12.55% (2020 est.)

10.51% (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

total: 10.4% male: 11.3% female: 9.7% (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

39.50

Public debt

Äthiopien

31.45% of GDP (2019 est.)

32.53% of GDP (2018 est.)

30.1% of GDP (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

39.50

Algerien

27.5% of GDP (2017 est.)

20.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: data cover central government debt as well as debt issued by subnational entities and intra-governmental debt

Republik Korea

1.90

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Äthiopien

26.84% (2021 est.)

20.36% (2020 est.)

15.81% (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

1.90

Algerien

7.23% (2021 est.)

2.42% (2020 est.)

1.95% (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

1.50

Republik Korea

1.50

Republik Korea

$577,400,000,000

Exports

Äthiopien

$9.496 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$7.715 billion (2020 est.)

$7.588 billion (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

$577,400,000,000

Algerien

$41.776 billion (2021 est.)

$24.902 billion (2020 est.)

$38.551 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.

Exports - partners

Äthiopien

China 17%, United States 16%, United Arab Emirates 8%, Saudi Arabia 6%, South Korea 5%, Germany 5% (2019)

Republik Korea

China 25.1%, US 12.2%, Vietnam 8.2%, Hong Kong 6.9%, Japan 4.7% (2017)

Algerien

Italy 13%, France 13%, Spain 12%, United States 7%, United Kingdom 7%, India 5%, South Korea 5% (2019)

Republik Korea

$457,500,000,000

Imports

Äthiopien

$20.859 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$17.17 billion (2020 est.)

$19.227 billion (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

$457,500,000,000

Algerien

$44.322 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$42.347 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$54.259 billion (2019 est.)

Imports - partners

Äthiopien

China 27%, India 9%, United Arab Emirates 9%, France 9%, United Kingdom 7% (2019)

Republik Korea

China 20.5%, Japan 11.5%, US 10.5%, Germany 4.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2017)

Algerien

China 18%, France 14%, Italy 8%, Spain 8%, Germany 5%, Turkey 5% (2019)

Republik Korea

$230,600,000,000

Republik Korea

$344,700,000,000

Republik Korea

$344.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $358 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Republik Korea

$230,600,000,000

Republik Korea

526,000,000,000

Republik Korea

507,600,000,000

Republik Korea

2016 est.

Republik Korea

2016 est.

Republik Korea

2017 est.

Republik Korea

2017 est.

Republik Korea

3,057,000

Republik Korea

339,800,000

Republik Korea

2017 est.

Republik Korea

48,650,000,000

Republik Korea

26,842,952

Republik Korea

63,658,688

Republik Korea

44,153,000

Republik Korea

21,195,918

Republik Korea

111

Republik Korea

3,979

Republik Korea

100,428

Republik Korea

1,600

Airports

Äthiopien

57 (2021)

Republik Korea

111

Algerien

149 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Äthiopien

total: 212,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.2 (2020 est.)

Republik Korea

total: 21,195,918 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2017 est.)

Algerien

total: 3,790,459 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2020 est.)

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

3.057 million bbl/day (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

0 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

507,600,000,000

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

526,000,000,000

Internet users

Äthiopien

total: 20.4 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 17% (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

total: 44.153 million (July 2016 est.)

Algerien

total: 31.24 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 71% (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

48.65 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

339.8 million cu m (2017 est.)

Railways

Äthiopien

total: 659 km (2017) (Ethiopian segment of the 756 km Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)

standard gauge: 659 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge

note: electric railway with redundant power supplies; under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia and managed by a Chinese contractor

Republik Korea

total: 3,979 km (2016) standard gauge: 3,979 km 1.435-m gauge (2,727 km electrified) (2016)

Algerien

total: 4,020 km (2019)

Roadways

Äthiopien

total: 120,171 km (2018)

Republik Korea

100,428

Algerien

total: 104,000 km (2015)

paved: 71,656 km (2015)

unpaved: 32,344 km (2015)

Telephones - fixed lines

Äthiopien

total subscriptions: 890,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1

Republik Korea

total subscriptions: 26,842,952 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 52 (2017 est.)

Algerien

total subscriptions: 5,097,095 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Äthiopien

total subscriptions: 65 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 54 (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

63,658,688

Algerien

total subscriptions: 47,028,685 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 106 (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

1,600

Disputes - international

Äthiopien

Ethiopia-Eritrea: Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed to abide by the 2002 Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission's (EEBC) delimitation decision, but neither party responded to the revised line detailed in the November 2006 EEBC Demarcation Statement

Ethiopia-Somalia: the undemarcated former British administrative line has little meaning as a political separation to rival clans within Ethiopia's Ogaden (populated largely by ethnic Somalis) and southern Somalia's Oromo region; the Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab has conducted cross-border assaults into Ethiopia as recently as 2022

Ethiopia-South Sudan: while border clashes continue in the al-Fashqa (Fashaga) area, the US views the 1902 boundary treaty between Ethiopia and Sudan as being in force

Ethiopia-Sudan: Ethiopia's construction of a large dam (the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) on the Blue Nile in northern Ethiopia since 2011 has become a focal point of relations with Egypt and Sudan; Egypt has described the giant hydroelectric project as an existential threat because of its potential to control the flow of the river that is a key source of water for the country; Ethiopia completed filling the dam in 2023

Republik Korea

Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km-wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic incidents with North Korea in the Yellow Sea over the Northern Limit Line, which South Korea claims as a maritime boundary; South Korea and Japan claim Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima), occupied by South Korea since 1954

Algerien

Algeria-Morocco: the Algerian-Moroccan land border remains closed; Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the other of harboring militants and arms smuggling; the National Liberation Front's (FLN) assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco remain a dormant dispute

Algeria-Libya: dormant dispute includes Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeastern Algeria

Algeria-Mali: none identified

Algeria-Mauritania: none identified

Algeria-Niger: none identified

Algeria-Tunisia: none identified