Ethiopia
Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. It is also the most populous landlocked country in the world, and the second-most populated nation
| Source: World Statistics Pocket Book - United Nations | ||
| Summary Statistics | ||
| Full Name | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | |
| Region | Eastern Africa | |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | |
| Surface Area | 1.13 million sq km (437,794 sq miles) | |
| Population | 86.5 million (UN, 2012) | |
| Major Languages | Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali | |
| Major Religion | Christianity, Islam | |
| Currency | Birr (ETB) | |
| Main Exports | Coffee, hides, oilseeds, beeswax, sugarcane | |
| International Dialing Code | +251 | |
| Economic Indicators | ||
| GDP (Million Current US $) | 2011 | 30,247 |
| GDP – Growth Rate at Constant 2005 prices (Annual %) | 2011 | 11.2 |
| GDP per Capita (Current US $) | 2011 | 357.0 |
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation (% of GDP) | 2011 | 25.5 |
| BOP – Current Account (Million US $) | 2011 | -783 |
| CPI (2000 = 100) | 2011 | 417 |
| Labor force participation, adult female pop. (%) | 2011 | 78.4 |
| Labor force participation, adult male pop. (%) | 2011 | 89.8 |
| Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) | 2011 | 1.1 |
| Exports (Million US$) | 2011 | 2,614.9 |
| Imports (Million US$) | 2011 | 8,896.3 |
| Major trading partners (% of exports) | 2011 | Germany (12.2), China (10.8), Somalia (9.3) |
| Major trading partners (% of imports) | 2011 | China (19.3), Saudi Arabia (10.1), India (8.4) |
| Social Indicators | ||
| Population growth rate (Average annual %) | 2010-2015 | 2.1 |
| Urban population growth rate (Average annual %) | 2010-2015 | 3.6 |
| Rural population growth rate (Average annual %) | 2010-2015 | 1.8 |
| Urban population (%) | 2012 | 17.3 |
| Life expectancy at birth (Females and Males, years) | 2010-2015 | 61.6/58.3 |
| Infant mortality rate (Per 1 000 live births) | 2010-2015 | 62.9 |
| Fertility rate, total (Live births per woman) | 2010-2015 | 3.9 |
| Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 2006-2012 | 4.7 |
| Environment | ||
| Threatened species | 2012 | 123 |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 2010 | 11.0 |
| CO2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) | 2009 | 7,881/0.1 |