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Ethiopia,
today. Map and information |
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| Official
Name : |
ITYOP'IYA
FEDERALAWI DEMOKRASIYAWI RIPEBLIK - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) |
| Land
Area: |
1,133,880
square kilometres / 437,795 square miles. |
| Population: |
73,053,300
(est 2005). Density 64.4 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: |
Amharic
(official), Tigrinya, Oromo, Arabic (English for commerce), many others. |
| Religions: |
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian 50%, Muslim 30%, Traditional 10%. |
| Capital: |
Addis
Ababa (Adis Abeba). Population 2,913,000) |
| Currency: |
birr,
divided into 100 cents. |
| Topography: |
The
mountainous plateau that dominates the country comprises two principal regions:
the Western and Eastern Highlands, divided by the Great Rift Valley. Deep gorges
surround the high tablelands including the Blue Nile River gorge. In the eastern
uplands, the Bale Massif separates the courses of the Genale and Shebele rivers.
The fertile alluvial silts of the Blue Nile and the rich basaltic loams of the
highlands are both extensively cultivated. |
| National
Flag - Ratio 1:2 |
Climate
in Addis Ababa - elevation 2450m |
Position
in Africa |
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