Facts and Figures

Full name: Ethiopia

Nationality
         noun: Ethiopian(s)
         adjective: Ethiopian 

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Area
        total: 1,127,127 sq km
        water: 7,444 sq km 
        land: 1,119,683 sq km

Population: 73,053,286

Ethnic groups: 
        Oromo 40%
        Amhara and Tigre 32%
        Sidamo 9%
        Shankella 6%
        Somali 6%
        Afar 4%
        Gurage 2%
        other 1%

Capital: Addis Ababa, population - 1 320 000

Largest Cities:  
        Dire  Dawa - 195 000) 
        Gonder - 170 000 
        Nazret - 150 000 
        Meyale - 120 000

Official Language:  
        Amharic
        Tigrinya
        Oromigna
        Guaragigna
        Somali
        Arabic
        other local languages
        English (major foreign language taught in schools)

Religion
        Muslim 45%-50%,
        Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%
        animist 12%
        other 3%-8%

Political system: Democratic Reoublic

GDP: purchasing power parity - $54.89 billion (2004 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $800 (2004 est.)

Annual growth: 11.6% (2004 est.) 

GDP - composition by sector
        agriculture: 47%
        industry: 12.4%
        services: 40.6% (2004 est.)

Inflation: 2.4% (2004 est.)

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