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Reference
Ethiopia Facts and Figures from Encarta
Basic Facts
Official name Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Capital Addis Ababa
Area 1,133,380 sq km
437,600 sq mi
Ethiopia
People
Population 66,557,553 (2003 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate 1.96 percent (2003 estimate)
Projected population in 2025 91,204,902 (2025 estimate)
Projected population in 2050 121,164,092 (2050 estimate)
Population density 59 persons per sq km (2003 estimate)
152 persons per sq mi (2003 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 16 percent (2001 estimate)
Share rural 84 percent (2001 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Addis Ababa 2,424,000 (1999 estimate)
Dirē Dawa 208,456 (1999 estimate)
Hārer 131,139 (1994)
Nazrēt 163,533 (1999 estimate)
Gonder 142,328 (1999 estimate)
Ethnic groups
Oromo 40 percent
Amhara, Tigrean 32 percent
Sidamo 9 percent
Shankella 6 percent
Somali 6 percent
Afar 4 percent
Gurage 2 percent
Other 1 percent
Languages
Amharic (official), Tigrinya, Tigre, Orominga, Ge'ez, Gurage, Somali, Arabic, English
Religious affiliations
Orthodox Christian (Ethiopian) 36 percent
Muslim 30 percent
Protestant 14 percent
Indigenous beliefs 12 percent
Other 8 percent
Health and Education
Life expectancy
Total 41.2 years (2003 estimate)
Female 42.1 years (2003 estimate)
Male 40.4 years (2003 estimate)
Infant mortality rate 103 deaths per 1,000 live births (2003 estimate)
Population per physician 35,096 people (1994)
Population per hospital bed 4,141 people (1990)
Literacy rate
Total 42.7 percent (2003 estimate)
Female 35.1 percent (2003 estimate)
Male 50.3 percent (2003 estimate)
Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.3 percent (1998-1999)
Number of years of compulsory schooling 6 years (2000)
Number of students per teacher, primary school 38 students per teacher (1997)
Government
Form of government Federal republic
Voting qualifications Universal at age 18
Constitution 22 August 1995
Armed forces
Total number of military personnel 252,500 (2001)
Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 9.8 percent (2001)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $6.2 billion (2001)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $90 (2001)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 52.3 percent (2001)
Industry 11.1 percent (2001)
Services 36.5 percent (2001)
Employment
Number of workers 28,261,414 (2001)
Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 89 percent (1995)
Industry 2 percent (1995)
Services 10 percent (1995)
Unemployment rate Not available
National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue $1,168 million (1999)
Total expenditure $1,636 million (1999)
Monetary unit 1 birr (Br), consisting of 100 cents
Major trade partners for exports
Germany, Japan, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, and Italy
Major trade partners for imports
Saudi Arabia, United States, Italy, India, and Germany
Energy, Communications, and Transportation
Electricity production
Electricity from thermal sources 1.25 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from hydroelectric sources 97.58 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 1.17 percent (2001 estimate)
Number of radios per 1,000 people 200 (2000 estimate)
Number of telephones per 1,000 people 4 (2001)
Number of televisions per 1,000 people 6 (2000 estimate)
Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 0.01 (2001)
Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 0.4 (1998)
Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 1.4 (1998)
Paved road as a share of total roads 12 percent (2000)
Sources
Basic Facts and People sections
Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).
Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Government section
Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance.
Economy section
Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
Energy, Communication, and Transportation section
Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org).
Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.