Ethiopia
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People
- Population: 57171662
- Population Growth: 2.72%
- Infant Mortality: 122.8 per 1000 live births (similar to Ethiopia)
Context
- Area: 1127127 km2
- Government: federal republic
- Religions: Ethiopian Orthodox (35%), Muslim (45%)
- Ethnic Groups: Gurage (2%), Afar (4%), Shankella (6%), Somali (6%), Sidamo (9%), Amhara Tigrean (32%), Oromo (40%)
- Borders: Djibouti (337 km), Kenya (830 km), Eritrea (912 km), Sudan (1606 km), Somalia (1626 km)
Economy
- GDP per capita: 106$US (similar to Macau, Hong Kong, Faroe Islands, Peru)
- GDP from agriculture: 48%
- GDP from industry: 15%
- GDP from services: 37%
