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Capital Ethiopia : |
Addis Ababa .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Ethiopia :
| Djibouti 349 km, Eritrea 912 km, Kenya 861 km, Somalia 1,600 km, Sudan 1,606 km .
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| Climate Ethiopia :
| tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation .
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| Life expectancy Ethiopia :
| 40.88 years .
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| Fertility rate Ethiopia :
| 5.44 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Ethiopia :
| federal republic .
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| Population Ethiopia :
| 67 851 281.
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| Area Total Ethiopia :
| 1,127,127 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Ethiopia :
| 435,000 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Ethiopia :
| 97,800 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Ethiopia :
| 251.
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| Sex ratio total Ethiopia :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Ethiopia ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Ethiopia ratio 15 64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Ethiopia ratio 65 :
| 0.8 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Ethiopia :
| $-408 million (2003) |
| HIV Ethiopia :
| 4.4% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Ethiopia :
| 50% (2003 est.) |
| Literacy Ethiopia :
| 42,70% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Ethiopia :
| 3% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Ethiopia :
| 33.7% (1995) |
| Inflation Ethiopia :
| 17.8% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Ethiopia :
| NA (2002) |
| Internet Users Ethiopia :
| 75,000 (2003) |
| Location Ethiopia :
| Eastern Africa, west of Somalia |
| Geographic Coordinates Ethiopia :
| 8 00 N, 38 00 E |
| Religion Ethiopia :
| Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8% |
| Administrative region Ethiopia :
| 9 ethnically-based states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular - astedader); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali), Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples) |
| Terrain Ethiopia :
| high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley |
| Elevation extremes lowest Ethiopia :
| Denakil Depression -125 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Ethiopia :
| Ras Dejen 4,620 m |
| Natural resources Ethiopia :
| small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Ethiopia :
| 10,71% |
| Land use permanentcrops Ethiopia :
| 0,75% |
| Irrigated land Ethiopia :
| 1,900 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Ethiopia :
| geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts |
| Environment current issues Ethiopia :
| deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management |
| Geography note Ethiopia :
| landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean |
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