Official Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Currency:  Birr

 

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Hemisphere: Northern

Continent: Africa

Location: In E Africa. Neighbors: Sudan on W, Kenya on S, Somalia, Djibouti on E, and Eritrea on N

Area: 435,186 sq mi, 1,127,127 sq km

Form of Government: Federal republic with two legislative houses (House of Federation 112) (House of Representatives 547)

Population: (2007) 76,512,000

Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 178.4, persons per sq km 68.9

Principal Language(s): Amarigna, Oromigna, Tigrigna, Somaligna, English (major language taught in schools)

Religions: Christian 61%, Muslim 33%, Traditional 5%

Capital: Addis Ababa

Capital Population: 2,973,000

Capital Average Temperature: N/A
                                                 
Major Cities: Dire Dawa 281,750, Nazret 228,623, Gonder 194,773,
Dese 169,104

Topography: A high central plateau, 6,000-10,000 ft high, rises to higher mountains near the Great Rift Valley, cutting in from SW, Blue Nile and other rivers cross the plateau which descends to plains on both W and SE.

Economy: G.D.P. $ 62.2 billion

G.D.P. per Capita: $ 800

Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2006): 38.0 (world avg. 20.3). Death rate per 1,000 population (2006); 14.9 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman (2006) 5.22. Life expectancy at birth (2006) male 47.9 years; female 50.2 years

Government Website: www.moinfo.gov.et

Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac   2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.