| Country (long form) |
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 |
64,117,452 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of
excess mortality due to AIDS |
| 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 |
44.41 male, 45.94 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
federal republic |
| Currency |
1 birr (Br) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$560 (1999 est.) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
agriculture and animal husbandry 80%, government and
services 12%, industry and construction 8% (1985) |
| Industry |
food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, metals
processing, cement |
| Agriculture |
cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, sugarcane, potatoes;
hides, cattle, sheep, goats |
| Arable Land |
12% |
| Exports |
coffee, gold, leather products, oilseeds |
| Imports |
food and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products,
chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles |
| Natural Resources |
small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash,
natural gas, hydropower |
| Current Environmental Issues |
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion;
desertification |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
365,000 (1999) |
| Telephones (mobile cellular) |
4,000 (1999) |
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