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Location: | Eastern Africa, west of Somalia | Size: |
1,127,127 sq. km.
(slightly less than twice the size of Texas)
Elevation varies from
-125 to 4,620 meters | Population: | 67,852,000 (approximately)
* 0-14 years: 44.7%
* 15-64 years: 52.5%
* 65+ years: 2.8%
Average age: 17 years
Life expectancy: 41 years
HIV / AIDS: 4.4% | | Muslim 45%-50%
Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%
Animist 12%
other 3%-8% | Language: | Amharic (official)
Tigrinya
Oromigna
Guaragigna
Somali
Arabic
other local languages
English (major foreign language taught in schools) | Government: | Federal Republic | Capital: | Addis Ababa | Independence: | Oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years of independence |
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Ethiopia
