Country Profile: Ethiopia

BASIC FACTS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is one of the most populous countries in Africa and is bordered by Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, and Djibouti. Ethiopia is a federal parliamentary republic that gained its independence in 1941.

Capital: Addis Ababa

There are no nuclear power plants or research reactors in Ethiopia.

TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) since 1961
Member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 1957
Signed 1925 Geneva Protocol in 1925
- Ratified in 1935
Signed Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in 1997
- Ratified in 2004
Signed Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in 1972
- Ratified in 1975
Signed Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in 1993
- Ratified in 1996
Signed Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1996
- Ratified in 2006
Signed Convention on Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD) in 1977
Signed Outer Space Treaty in 1967
Signed Partial Test Ban Treaty in 1963
Signed Sea-bed Treaty in 1971
- Ratified in 1977
Signed Treaty of Pelindaba in 1996
- Ratified in 2008
Signed Treaty for Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in 1968
- Ratified in 1970

REGIONAL GROUPS

Member of G-77
Member of the African Group
Founding member of the African Union, which is headquartered in Addis Ababa
Founding member of the G-24
Member of the Organization of African Unity

RECENT REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Chair of the African Union from 2013-2014
Member of the 1540 Committee in 2017/2018
Non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2017/2018

LINKS

UN State Summary

Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament