Some facts about Ethiopia
Location: Eastern Africa, west
of Somalia (8 00 N, 38 00 E)
Population: 65,891,874
Capital: Addis Ababa
Official language : Amharic
Independence: oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years
Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red
Ethnic groups: Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigre 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1%
Religions: Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
Source : The World Fact book.
