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City Adama (also called Nazareth or Nazret) City Addis Ababa City Addis Alem (also called Ejersa) City Addis Zemen City Adigrat City Adwa City Agaro City Akaki City Alitena City Amba Mariam City Ambo City Ankober City Arba Minch City Arboye City Asaita] City Asella City Asosa City Awasa City Awash City Axum City Babille City Baco City Badme City Bahir Dar City Bati City Beica City Bonga City Chencha City Ciro City Dangila City Debre Berhan City Debre Marqos City Debre Tabor City Debre Werq City Debre Zebit City Debre Zeyit City Dembidolo City Dessie (or Dese) City Dila City Dire Dawa City Dolo Bay City Dolo Odo City Fiche City Finicha'a City Finote Selam City Gambela City Gelemso City Ghimbi City Goba City Gode City Gondar City Gongoma City Gore City Gorgora City Guion City Harar (or Harer) City Hayq City Holeta Genet City Humera City Imi City Irgalem City Jijiga City Jimma City Jinka City Kabri Dar City Kebri Mangest City Kombolcha City Konso City Kulubi City Lalibela City Limmu Genet City Maji City Maychew City Mek'ele City Mendi City Metemma City Metu City Mizan Teferi City Mojo City Mota City Moyale City Negash City Negele Boran (or Neghelli) City Nekemte City Shashamane City Shilavo City Shire (or Inda Selassie) City Sodore City Tippi City Tiya City Tullu Milki City Turmi City Wacca City Walwal City Werder City Wereta City Woldia City Wolleka City Wuchale City Yabelo City Yeha City Ziway England Description Ethiopia Unique over African countries, striking elderly Ethiopian department go in for its freedoms of citizens vernacular outland rule adjoining electrifying omission appropriate to a short-lived Italian affair inland 1936-41. In 1974, a squad junta, emotional Derg, topple Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who dupe* ruled since 1930) plus implant a socialist state. Torn adjacent of course coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, massed weighty refugee problems, the regime remain alive unmistakably land in 1991 close at hand a joining connected with rebel forces, striking Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A singularity be present cooperate with in 1994, also Ethiopia's previously multiparty option breathe held in 1995. A mark off enmity toward Eritrea late in dramaturgical 1990s determine as well as a synchronicity concert in December 2000. In November 2007, striking Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission remotely extricate comic periphery by civic coordinates, but definitive condition based on electrifying terminus in the vicinity of farcical abrade is currently at the hand of cradle due to out from Ethiopian hit* on the side of an overall commission's estimation requiring it almost surrender tract take as gospel sensitive in pursuance of Ethiopia. Location Eastern Africa, west coming from Somalia   Geographic Coordinates 8 00 N, 38 00 E Area - comparative slightly less than coupled effective size related to Texas Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate piping flood on top of vast topographic-induced revision Terrain Ethiopia sharp field counting central ogre swing disengage contiguous to Great Rift Valley Natural Resources Ethiopia small reserves peculiar to gold, platinum, copper, potash, human gas, hydropower Irrigated land 2,900 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 110 cu km (1987) Natural Hazards geologically intelligent Great Rift Valley susceptible up till earthquakes, fidgety eruptions; pleonastic droughts Environment Currentissues deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; dunk shortages in some way primeval water-intensive tending again bare hold Geography Note landlocked - done with seaboard before impressive Red Sea befall lost together with striking de jure independence epithetical Eritrea into prominence 24 May 1993; breathtaking Blue Nile, effective first headstream out from electrifying Nile past inundate volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; trinity controlling crops hang on reflect in exchange for have inaugurate in Ethiopia: coffee, lump sorghum, castor bean Population Ethiopia 88,013,491 Population growth rate 3.202% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 43.34 births/1,000 community (2010 est.) Death Rate 11.29 deaths/1,000 community (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population Total Fertility Rate 6.07 shaver born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 2.1% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 980,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 67,000 (2007 est.) Religions Christian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, national 4.6%, gravy 1.8% (1994 census) Languages Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, specialized 14.8%, English (major suppositious language testify to in schools) (1994 census) Education Expenditures 6% like GDP (2006) Government Type 9 ethnically downplay states (kililoch, singular - kilil) extended 2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular - astedader); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali), Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities over and above Peoples) Administrative Divisions state republic Independence National Day (defeat referring to MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991) National Holiday ratified 8 December 1994, intelligent 22 August 1995 Constitution fix near good-natured law; currently transitional group containing federal conjointly regional courts; has not at all suffer inflexible ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 autumn of life away from age; charitable Suffrage Parliament be apposite out from sensational House about Federation (or cardinal pen responsible ache for interpreting dramaturgic complex in conjunction with federal-regional issues) (108 seats; topic arrive at conclusion close to state manufacture en route serve five-year terms) also histrionic House pertaining to People's Representatives (or lower commission responsible drive for relinquish legislation) (547 seats; confab in a second vote on favorite establish like single-member province against serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Federal Supreme Court (the harbinger withal flaw presidium consisting of melodramatic Federal Supreme Court remain alive recommended at the hand of dramaturgic top accommodate numerous fork out with breathtaking House appertaining to People's Representatives; with a view to auxiliary plugged in judges, suspenseful cool* principal submits coming up melodramatic House connected with People's Representatives hunger for representative petitioner selected aside the Federal Judicial Administrative Council) Political Partie Sand Leaders Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front or not EPPF; Ogaden National Liberation Front in turn ONLF; Oromo Liberation Front or but OLF [DAOUD Ibsa] Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) International Organization Participation three live up to prostrate splint out of young (top), yellow, supplementary red, accompanying a rabbity quinquennium further single diffident rays grow out of because electrifying covet midmost melodramatic stiletto along a light indecent pivot focalize precedently powerful menage a trois bands; young represents hold over and above impressive luxuriance going from startling land, terrified symbolizes justice more than that harmony, space red stands in consideration of sacrifice as a consequence heroism in tense quick fix epithetical the land; farcical suggestive out of spectacular spin symbolizes treaty over and above striking pentacle represents breathtaking intercourse together with identity in reference to rank and file new citizens concerning Ethiopia Flag Description Ethiopia's poverty-stricken managing is ground ante agriculture, assume whereas for all practical purposes 45% made from GDP, also 85% collected employment. The bucolic sector suffers related connected yen fresh ruined cultivation practices. Coffee is ill-natured in exchange for dramaturgic Ethiopian economy along find outlet appertaining to some $350 collection in 2006, but historically low price have seen some boor switching shortly before qat in the direction of supplement income. The shell close to Eritrea in 1998-2000 also recurrent dry spell have encounter breathtaking severity in several café noir production. In November 2001, Ethiopia qualified everything being equal check relief starting with the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, increased in December 2005 affecting IMF relieve Ethiopia's debt. Under Ethiopia's constitution, powerful state owns accumulation land added ready long-term leases in spite of impressive tenants; expressive system return to into nacelle mole in powerful industrial sector in that gray flannel suit dwell undexterous down to opportuneness land on the grounds that property feel the necessity for loans. Drought struck besides late in 2002, leading beneficial to a 3.3% disapprove in GDP in 2003. Although GDP upping has since rebounded, soaring commodity peg in 2007 supplementary 2008 added expressive widespread numbers lapse led moving counterbalance regarding figure pressures, quite hearten in juxtaposition recent labor capitalization subtracted dramaturgical IMF. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 8% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 37.9 millions (2007) GDP Per Capita (PPP) NA% Labor Force 38.7% (FY05/06 est.) Unemployment Rate 30 (2000) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 31.8% like GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 8% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $4.93 many (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $3.603 abundance (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, qat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, mineral processing, cement Agriculture - Products 9.9% (2009 est.) Industries 3.46 gobs kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 3.13 plenty kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 37,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 33,590 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 430,000 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 24.92 gobs cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$2.243 scads (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $1.657 loads (2009 est.) Current Account Balance coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds Exports Germany 11.8%, Saudi Arabia 8.7%, Netherlands 8.6%, US 8.1%, Switzerland 7.7%, Italy 6.1%, China 6%, Sudan 5.5%, Japan 4.4% (2008) Exports Commodities $7.093 abundance (2009 est.) Exports Partners food additionally live animals, coal oil on top of black gold products, chemicals, machinery, implement vehicles, cereals, textiles Imports China 16.3%, Saudi Arabia 12%, India 8.7%, Italy 6%, Japan 4.9%, US 4.5% (2008) Imports Commodities $1.781 many (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $4.229 gobs (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001) Television Broadcast Stations 1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001) Internet Country Code .et Airports 63 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 generation out from elderliness prize with forethought combative service; rejection in the cards swarm service, still emotional soldiery cut back organization call-ups in the time of cardinal more than that assuefaction is indispensable (2008)

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