Official name:         Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Area:                      1.222.000 square km or 439,530 square miles

Population:           appr.  65.000.000 people

Capital city:           Addis Abeba (population 3.000.000)

Urban population:  14%

Major nations :    Oromo (40%)              Amhara (23%)
                Tigrayan (9%)            Sidamo (9%)
                Somali (6%)              Afar (4%)

Major languages:   Amhara, Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic

Religion: Christendom (Ethiopian orthodox church, mainly north of Addis)
        Islam (mainly in the North-East and South-East)
        animists (including Woq worshippers)

Form of government:   Federal republic

Current President:     Mr Negasso Gidada

National income):       appr. 25 billion USD per year

National income per capita:    appr. USD 380 per year

Inflation (2001):        10%

Major industries:     Agriculture,  forestry, agricultural processing

Major trade partners:  United States, Germany, Japan, Italy, Djibouti,

National currency:     Ethiopian Birr

Main crops:        barley, coffee, millet, and maize