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Ethiopia

 

Continent - Africa

Region - Eastern Africa

Size - 1,127,127 km²

Geography - plateau with central mountain range

Language - Amarigna, Oromigna, other African dialects, English

Religion - 60.8% Christian, 32.8% Muslim, 6.4% Other

Monetary Unit - Ethiopian Birr

Natural Resources - small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas

Agriculture - cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, qat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish

Industry - food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing, cement

Neighbouring Countries - Eritrea, Dijibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan

Population - 82,544,840 (2008 estimate)

Population Growth Rate - 3.21%

Average Life Expectancy - 55

Capital City - Addis Ababa (2,738,248)

Highest Mountain - Ras Dejen (4,533 m)

Longest River - The Nile 800km in Ethiopia

Climate - tropical, warm, monsoon 10°C to 24°C

Yearly Rainfall - 124 cm (approx) mostly June to September

 

Plant Life - caraway, carcade, cardamom, chat, coriander, incense, myrrh, red pepper, pyracantha, jasmine, poinsettia and evergreen plants

Animal Life - lion, civet and serval cats, elephant, bush pig, gazelle, antelope, ibex, kudu, dik-dik, oribi, reed buck, wild ass, zebra, hyena, baboon, monkey

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