Ethiopia: Cradle of Humankind - World Affairs Council

ETHIOPIA FACT SHEET
Capital: Addis Ababa
Government Type: Federal Republic
Border Countries: Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya
Religions: Christian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, traditional 4.6%, other 1.8%
(1994 census)
Ethnic Groups: Oromo 32.1%, Amara 30.1%, Tigraway 6.2%, Somalie 5.9%, Guragie 4.3%, Sidama 3.5%, Welaita
2.4%, other 15.4% (1994 census)
Languages: Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%,
Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (major foreign language taught in schools) (Approximately 80 languages in
total) (1994 census)
GDP Composition by Sector: agriculture 47%, industry 13.2%, services 39.8% (2007 est.)
Agricultural Products: cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, qat, cut flowers, hides, cattle,
sheep, goats, fish
Industries: food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing, cement
Exports: $1.288 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Export Partners: Germany 8.4%, Saudi Arabia 7.1%, U.S. 7%, Djibouti 6.7%, China 6.6%, Italy 6.6%, Japan 5.9%,
Netherlands 4.9% (2007)
Imports: $5.165 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Import Partners: Saudi Arabia 17%, China 15.9%, India 7.8%, Italy 5.1% (2007)
External Debt: $2.621 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Economic Aid Received: $1.6 billion (FY05/06)
ETHIOPIA
UNITED STATES
AREA 1,127,127 sq. km 9,826,630 sq. km
TOTAL POPULATION 82,544,840 (July 2008 est.) 303,824,640 (July 2008 est.)
MEDIAN AGE 16.9 years 36.7 years
INFANT MORTALITY RATE 82.64 deaths/1,000 live births 6.3 deaths/ 1,000 live births
LIFE EXPECTANCY 54.99 years 78.14 years
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE 6.17 children born/woman 2.1 children born/woman
BIRTH RATE
43.97 births/1,000 women
LITERACY (total/male/female) 42.7%/50.3%/35.1% (2003 est.) 99%/99%/99% (2003 est.)
POP. BELOW POVERTY LINE 38.7% (FY05/06 est.) 12% (2004 est.)
GDP PER CAPITA $800 (2007 est.) $45,800 (2007 est.)
OIL PRODUCTION 7.334 bbl/day (2005 est.) 8.322 million bbl/day (2005 est.)
OIL CONSUMPTION 29,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) 20.8 million bbl/day (2005 est.)
PROVED OIL RESERVES 428,000 bbl (1 Jan. 2006 est.) 21.76 billion bbl (1 Jan. 2006 est.)
Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html
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