Ethiopia

By: Kristen DayCore 4

Social Studies

Population:

82,949,541Birth rate per 1000:42.99Death rate per 1000:12.1Infant Mortality rate per 1000:77.12

Ethnic Groups and Percentages

Oromo: 34.5%Amara: 26.9%Somalic: 6.2%Tigraway: 6.9%Sidama: 4%Goragie: 2.5%Welaita: 2.3%Hadiya: 1.7%Affar: 1.7%Gamo: 1.5%Gedeo: 1.3%Other: 11.3%

Religions and Percentages

Catholic > Diocesan priests 174 [79th of 143] Catholic > Permanent Deacons 1 [76th of 90] Catholic > Total Priests 457 [67th of 149] Catholics 462,000 [86th of 140] Catholics as percentage 0.8 [117th of 150] Islam > Number of Muslim 36,032,160 [10th of 67] Islam > Percentage Muslim 47.5% [50th of 168] Islam > Population 34,700,310 [10th of 165] Islam > Shia 387,000 [30th of 67] Islam > Shia to Muslim 1 % [65th of 67] Islam > Sunni 23,135,000

Religion and Percentages[14th of 67] Islam in Africa > Islamic population in Africa and population percentage > Population 50 % [20th of 45] Jehovahs Witnesses 7,563 [74th of 178] Jews 500 [73rd of 89] Protestantism > By country > Protestants 7,305,328 [18th of 167] Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant 10 % [71st of 163] Religions > AllMuslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8% Religions > Muslim 45 % [42nd of 100] Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 0.8 % [135th of 170] Seventh-day Adventist Membership 140,181 [30th of 232

Languages Spoken in Ethiopia

Languages:Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English (major foreign language taught in schools)  

Jobs and Percentages

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 85%industry: 5%services: 10%

Imports                             Exports

• Building materials• chemicals• electronics• pharmaceutical and medical

equipment• consumer goods• automotive

• bee wax • honey• beverages• cereals• coffee• cotton• fish• skins and wool• marble • granite• spices• tea

Chief Crops                 Minerals

• cereals• pulses• oilseed • coffee

• domestic product•  mining  • quarrying

Government/ Monetary Unit

Limited Government Government Spending: 91.1

Monetary unit: Bir

Geography

Geography Ethiopia Location:Eastern Africa, west of Somalia Geographic coordinates:8 00 N, 38 00 E Map references:Africa Area:total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km Area - comparative:slightly less than twice the size of Texas Land boundaries:total: 5,328 km border countries: Djibouti 349 km, Eritrea 912 km, Kenya 861 km, Somalia 1,600 km, Sudan 1,606 km Coastline:0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims:none (landlocked) Climate:tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation Terrain:high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley Elevation extremes:lowest point: Denakil Depression -125 m highest point: Ras Dejen 4,620 m Natural resources:small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower

Geography

Sudan 1,606 km Coastline:0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims:none (landlocked) Climate:tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation Terrain:high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley Elevation extremes:lowest point: Denakil Depression -125 m highest point: Ras Dejen 4,620 m Natural resources:small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower