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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
President: Negasso Gidada (1995)
Prime Minister: Meles Zenawi (1995)
Area: 446,952 sq. mi. (1,127,127 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 59,680,383 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.29%); birth rate: 44.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 124.6/1000; density per sq. mi.: 134
Capital and largest city (1993 est.): Addis Ababa, 2,200,186
Monetary unit: Birr
Languages: Amharic (official), English, Orominga, Tigrigna, over 70 languages spoken
Ethnicity/race: Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigrean 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1%
Religions: Ethiopian Orthodox, 35%–40%; Islam, 40%–45%; animist, 15%–20%; other, 5%
Literacy rate: 28%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $32.9 billion; $560 per capita. Real growth rate: 6%. Inflation:: 3.9%. Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 12%. Agriculture: cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, sugarcane, potatoes; hides, cattle, sheep, goats. Industry: food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, metals processing, cement. Natural resources: small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas. Labor force: n.a.; agriculture and animal husbandry, 80%; government and services, 12%; industry and construction, 8% (1985). Exports: $$550 million (f.o.b., 1998): coffee, leather products, gold, oilseeds. Imports: $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): food and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles and aircraft. Major trading partners: Germany, Japan, Italy, U.K., Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, U.S.
