Facts and Statistics

Capital

Addis Ababa

Official Language

Amharic

Currency

Ethiopian Birr

Government

Federal republic

Prime Minister

Meles Zenawi

President

Girma Wolde-Giorgis

Area

1,104,300 sq km

Population

90,873,739 (2011 est.)

Birth Rate

42.99 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death Rate

11.04 deaths/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Poverty

Almost 40% of Ethiopia's population lives below the poverty line.

Infant Mortality

77.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy

56.19 years (2011 est.)

Literacy

42.7% of population aged 15 and over can read and write (2003 est.)

 

Source: World Fact Book