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| Country |
: |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| Capital |
: |
Addis Ababa |
| Total Area |
: |
435,186.17 sq mi
1,127,127.00 sq km
(slightly less than
twice the size of Texas) |
| Population |
: |
65,891,874 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this
country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to
AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and
death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution
of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
187,892,174 |
| Languages |
: |
Amharic, Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic, other
local languages, English (major foreign language taught in
schools) |
| Literacy |
: |
35.5% total, 45.5% male, 25.3% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other
3%-8% |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
43.88 male, 45.51 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Federal Republic |
| Currency |
: |
1 birr (Br) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$600 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, metals
processing, cement |
| Agriculture |
: |
Cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, sugarcane, potatoes, qat;
hides, cattle, sheep, goats |
| Arable Land |
: |
12% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas,
hydropower |
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