Ethiopia
Ethiopia is located in East Africa. It is located between Sudan,Kenya,Somalia,Djibouti, and Eritrea. Ethiopia was one of the two nations in Africa that was never succesfully colonized by a foreign nation. It was also the first black African nation to win a war against an European colonial power in 1896.
- Ethiopia's major exports include coffee, khat, gold, leather products, live animals, and oilseeds
- Ethiopia's GDP per capita is $1,200 and the GDP growth rate is 7%
- Ethiopia's population is 93,877,025 people
- The life expectancy of the country is 60 years old
- 39% of the population over the age of 14 is literate
- Ethiopia is a federal republic
- Their prime minister is Hailemariam Desalegn who has been this since September 21,2012
- Ethiopia's main industries include food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing,and cement
- Ethiopia's natural resources include gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, and hydropower
- Amharic is Ethiopia's official language
- The Ethiopian Highlands are 15,158 feet high
- 40% of the Ethiopian people are Christian
- Ethiopia's top agricultural export is coffee. It is the "birthplace" of coffee