Geographic Statistics:
Population: 64,117,452
Independence: Oldest independent country in Africa and one of
the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years.
Capital: Addis Ababa (3,000,000, est.)
Shared Borders: Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Highest Elevation: Ras Dashen Terara 4,620 m; Third highest peak
in Africa.
Lowest Elevation: Denakil -125 m
Environmental Statistics:
Climate: Hot, dry desert along coast; Cooler central highlands.
Some semi-arid desert
Terrain:
Average Rainfall:
Temperature Extremes:
Population Statistics:
Main Languages: Amharic, Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic, English
Population growth rate: 2.76% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 45.13 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate:17.63 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 45.17 years
male: 44.41 years
female: 45.94 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 7.07 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Literacy: (People age 15 and over that can read and write)
total population: 35.5%
male: 45.5%
female: 25.3%
Economic Statistics:
Currency: Birr; 1 Birr (Br) = 100 cents
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity: $560 (1999 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4% (1998 est.)
Unemployment rate: N/A
Telephones - main lines in use: 365,000 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 4,000 (1999)
Number Of Persons Per Telephone Line: 176
