ETHIOPIAN FACTS SUMMARY

Official Name:People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Capital. Addis Ababa.

NATURAL FEATURES
Highest Peak: Ras Dashan, 15,157 feet (4,620 meters).
Major Rivers: Blue Nile, Dawa, Genale, Omo, Wabi Shebelle.
Mountain Range: Simen.
Largest Lakes: Abaya, Shamo, Tana, Zwai.

PEOPLE
Population (1992 estimate): 50,528,000; 115.8 persons per square mile (44.7 persons per square kilometer); 
11.2 percent urban; 88.8 percent rural.
Major Cities (1988 estimate): Addis Ababa (1,673,100), Dire Dawa (117,700),Gondar (95,000),
                                             Nazret (91,000).
Major Religions: Ethiopian Orthodox, Islam.
Major Language: Amharic (official).
Literacy.:5%.
Leading University: National University, Addis Ababa.

GOVERNMENT
Form of Government: Republic.
Head of State: President, chosen by the Council of Representatives.
Head of Government: Prime Minister, chosen by the Council of Representatives.
Legislature: Council of Representatives; single, transitional body of 87 appointed members.
Voting Qualification: Age 18.
Political Divisions: 13 regions.

ECONOMY
Chief Agricultural Products: Crops corn, barley, wheat, coffee, sorghum, sugarcane. Livestock camels,
cattle,goats, mules, sheep.
Chief Mined Products.:Cement, gold, limestone, salt.
Chief Manufactured Products: Processed foods, textiles.
Chief Exports: Coffee, hides and skins, edible seeds.
Chief Import:. Machinery, petroleum products, metal.
Monetary Unit: 1 Ethiopian birr = 100 cents.

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