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Ethiopia

Full country name:Federal democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Area:1,127,127 sq km
Population:64,117,452
Capital cityAddis Ababa (pop. 2.2 million)
People:Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigre 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1%
Language:Amharic, Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English (major foreign language taught in schools)
ReligionMuslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
President:President NEGASSO Gidada (since 22 August 1995)

 

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