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	COUNTRY FACTS: ETHIOPIA
Name(official):	Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Name(short):	Ethiopia
Capital City:	Addis Ababa
Location:	Click to enlarge Map of Ethiopia East Africa having borders with Eritrea and Djibouti on the North, Somalia on the East, and Kenya on the South with Sudan and South Sudan to the west
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:	Girma Wolde-Giorgis President since 8 Oct. 2001 - Haile Mariam Desalegne Acting Prime minister from 20 Aug. 2012 - Meles Zenawi - (P.M. 23/8/1995 - 20/8/2012)
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
General Info:
International Phone Code:	+251

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

• Ethiopia Min. of Finance and Economic Dev.
• Tourism:
  • Ethiopia Tourism
  • Ethiopian Tourism Information
  • Ethiopian Travel Guide
  • Ethiopia Travel and Tours
  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia - CULTURAL
  1. Aksum (1980)
  2. Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (1979)
  3. Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (2006)
  4. Konso Cultural Landscape (2011)
  5. Lower Valley of the Awash (1980)
  6. Lower Valley of the Omo (1980)
  7. Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (1978)
  8. Tiya (1980)
  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia - NATURAL
  • Simien National Park (1978)
  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia - TENTATIVE LIST
  1. Bale Mountains National Park (2008)
  2. Dirre Sheik Hussein Religious, Cultural and Historical Site (2011)
  3. Holqa Sof Omar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (Sof Omar: Caves of Mystery) (2012)