| COUNTRY FACTS: ETHIOPIA | |
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| Name(official): | Federal Republic of Ethiopia |
| Name(short): | Ethiopia |
| Capital City: | Addis Ababa |
| Location: | East Africa |
| Coordinate: | 8 00 N, 38 00 E |
| Independence: | One of the oldest countries in the world with history dating over 3000 years National Day: 28 May (1991) - Defeat of Mengistu regime |
| President: |
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| Type of Government: | Federal Republic |
| Total Area: | 1,104,300 sq.km. (426,371 sq.mi.) |
| Population: | 90,873,739 (July 2011 CIA-est) 73,918,505 (2007 census) |
| People: | Oromo 34.5%, Amara 26.9%, Somalie 6.2%, Tigraway 6.1%, Sidama 4%, Guragie 2.5%, Welaita 2.3%, Hadiya 1.7%, Affar 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, other 11.3% (2007 Census) |
| Religion: | Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7% (2007 Census) |
| Languages: | Amarigna (Amharic) (official) 32.7%, Oromigna (official regional) 31.6%, Tigrigna (official regional) 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (official) (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (official) (1994 census) |
| Literacy: | 42.7%total, 50.3%male, 35.1%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | Birr (1ETB= 100cents) |
| GDP(per capita): | $1,000 (2010 est) $900 (2009 est) |
| Arable Land: | 10.01% |
| Agriculture: | cereal, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, qat, cutflowers, hides, cattles, sheep, goat, fish. |
| Natural resources: | gold platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of Ethiopia, Chancery: Takanawa Kaisei Bldg. 2F, 3-4-1, Takanawa, Minato-ku. Post Code: 108-0074, Tel. 03-5420-6860/1 Embassy of Ethiopia |
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| International Phone Code: | +251 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Tourism:
- Ethiopia Tourism
- Ethiopian Tourism Information
- Ethiopian Travel Guide
- Ethiopia Travel and Tours
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia - CULTURAL
- Aksum (1980)
- Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (1979)
- Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (2006)
- Konso Cultural Landscape (2011)
- Lower Valley of the Awash (1980)
- Lower Valley of the Omo (1980)
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (1978)
- Tiya (1980)
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia - NATURAL
- Simien National Park (1978)
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia - TENTATIVE LIST
- Bale Mountains National Park (2008)
- Dirre Sheik Hussein Religious, Cultural and Historical Site (2011)
- Holqa Sof Omar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (Sof Omar: Caves of Mystery) (2012)
MAJOR CITIES
Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Nazret, Gonder, Mekele, Dese, Bahir Dar.
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- United Nations
- African Union
- LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES
- COMESA
- IGAD
- NEPAD
- ILO
- WHO
- WTO
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
Ethiopia is divided into 9 regions and 2 chartered cities, namely: Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara, Dire Dawa, Benishangul-Gumaz, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali. SNNPR and Tigray.