Facts and Statistics

Capital

Addis Ababa

Official Language

Amharic

Currency

Ethiopian Birr

Government

Federal republic

Prime Minister

Meles Zenawi

President

Girma Wolde-Giorgis

Area

1,127,127 km2 (27th largest country in the world)

Population

85,237,338 (2009 est.)

Birth Rate

43.66 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death Rate

11.55 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Poverty

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

Infant Mortality

80.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Maternal Mortality

1 in every 14 births

Life Expectancy

55.41 years (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDs

Adult prevalence rate: 2.1% (2007 est.).

People living with HIV/AIDS: 980,000 (2007 est.)

Deaths: 67,000 (2007 est.)

Water

Only 1 in every 4 Ethiopians has access to clean drinking water

Literacy

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

Source: World Fact Book