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| ENG | ESPAŅOL Tuesday February 9, 2010 |
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President Girma Wolde Giorgis |
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi |
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Official Name |
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
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Location |
Ethiopia is twice the size of France. It shares borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan. |
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Capital |
Addis Ababa |
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Population |
70.7 million |
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Religions |
Orthodox Christianity (35-40%), Islam (45-50%), Animist (12%) and Others (3-8%) |
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Languages |
Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local dialects and English (being the major foreign language taught in schools) |
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National Holiday |
National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991) |
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Government |
Federal Republic |
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Head of State |
President Girma Wolde Giorgis |
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Head of Government |
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi |
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Legal System |
Currently transitional mix of national and regional courts. |
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Currency |
Ethiopian Birr |
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Industries |
food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, metals processing, cement |
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Natural resources |
small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower |
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Exports |
coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds |
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Imports |
food and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, cereals, textiles |
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Major Trading Partners |
Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, US, Germany, China, Japan, Italy and United Kingdom |
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