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Location: Ethiopia (officially called the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) is a landlocked, poverty-stricken country in eastern Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Somalia, Kenya, Sudan, Eritrea, and Djibouti.

Capital: Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia.

Size: Ethiopia covers about 1,104,300 square kilometers (almost twice as big as the state of Texas). Ethiopia is the 27th largest country in the world.

Population: The people of Ethiopia are called Ethiopians. Ethiopia has the 14th largest population of any country in the world. The population of Ethiopia is about 88,013,491 (as of July, 2010).

Government: Ethiopia is a federal republic that is divided into 9 ethnically based states and 2 self-governing administrations. Ethiopia's national holiday is National Day, celebrated on May 28 (marking the defeat of the Mengistu regime on May 28, 1991).

Language: The official national languages are Amarigna (Amharic), English, and Arabic.

Education: Girls in Ethiopia go to school for an average of 8 years; boys in Ethiopia go to school for an average of 9 years.

Literacy Rate: About 42.7% (under half) of the adults in Ethiopia can read and write. About 50.3% of the men and 35.1% of the women are literate.

Religion: Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7%.

Ethiopia's Flag: The flag of Ethiopia is a tricolor with three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red. In the center is a pale blue circle containing a yellow five-sided star with five yellow rays (one between each of the arms of the star). The green in the flag symbolizes hope and the fertility of the land; yellow represents justice and harmony; red stands for sacrifice and heroism; pale blue symbolizes peace and the star represents the unity and equality of all the people of Ethiopia.

Climate: Tropical monsoon with wide variations based on terrrain.

Major Rivers: The Blue Nile (the source of the Blue Nile, Lake Tana, is in Ethiopia).

Terrain/Mountain Ranges: High plateau with central mountain range divided by the Great Rift Valley.

Highest Point: The highest point in Ethiopia is Ras Dejen, which is 4,533 m above sea level; it is located in northwestern Ethiopia (near the Eritrean border).

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Ethiopia is Danakil Depression, at 125 m below sea level; it is located in northeastern Ethiopia (near the Eritrean border).

Natural Resources: small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower.

Major Industries: food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing, cement.

Agricultural Products: cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, qat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish.

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Reference:
CIA World Factbook

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