Currently online only : Library is under construction. Full name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Population: 84.9 million (UN, 2010)
Capital: Addis Ababa
Area: 1.13 million sq km (437,794 sq miles)
Hossana Major languages: Amharic, Hadiya, English
Major religions: Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy: 56 years (men), 59 years (women) (UN)
Main exports: Coffee, hides, oilseeds, beeswax, su
garcane
Internet domain: .et
International dialling code: +251
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: 35.1% (2003 est.) Terrain: high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley
Land use:
arable land: 10.01%
permanent crops: 0.65%
other: 89.34% (2005)
Natural hazards:
geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
volcanism: Ethiopia experiences volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley; Erta Ale (elev. 613 m), which has caused frequent lava flows in recent years, is the country's most active volcano; Dabbahu became active in 2005, causing evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Alayta, Dalaffilla, Dallol, Dama Ali, Fentale, Kone, Manda Hararo, and Manda-Inakir
Environment - current issues:
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management
Crops -
three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009)
Ethiopia Ethnic groups:
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)
Religions:
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)
mobile-cellular teledensity is only about 5 per 100 persons
