Ethiopia

Physical Map

Political Map

The capital city

of Ethiopia is
Addis Ababa.

Three largest cities of Ethiopia.

1. Addis Ababa- is the largest city of Ethiopia,
population of 3.3 million.

2. Mekele- is a city in the northern region of

Ethiopia.
3. Dire Dawa- is found in the eastern part of the
nation.

with

Ethiopia is found on
the Horn of Africa. Its
bordered by Eritrea to
the north, Djibouti and
Somalia to the east,
Sudan And South
Sudan to the west,
and Kenya to the
south.

Climate
The climate is temperate on the
highlands and hot in the lowlands. In
Addis Ababa (the capital city of
Ethiopia) the maximum temperature is
78.8F and minimum 39.2F.

The current ruler of

Ethiopia is Mulatu
Teshome. He is the
President of Ethiopia.
He has been the
president of Ethiopia
since October 7th,
2013.

Ethiopia has a
total area of
1,100,000 square
kilometers which
is 420,000
square miles.

The total
population of
Ethiopia is 4.1
million.

The population
density of Ethiopia
is 89.39 per
square kilometer.

Growth rate- 2.9%

Birth rate- 33.5 births per 1,000 population
Infant mortality rate- 68 deaths per 1000 live
Life expectancy- female- 62 years
male- 57 years
literacy rate- 39%
Ages 15 and over can

read and write.

births.

Ethiopia has 90 indigenous languages

Amharic is the main language spoken in Ethiopia,

but has been replaced by Oromo and Tigrinya by
many places.

English is the most widely foreign language spoken

in Ethiopia.

There are nine ethnic

groups in Ethiopia.
1.

Oromo

2.

Amhara

3.

Somali

4.

Tigraway

5.

Sidama

6.

Gurage

7.

Wolaita

8.

Hadiya

9.

Afar

The main religion in Ethiopia

is Christianity, Islam,
Judaism, and Paganism.
Ethiopia is mostly a Christian
country, and the majority of
Christians are Orthodox

Music
each of the ethnic groups
in Ethiopia have their own
unique music sounds. Some
traditional music in Ethiopia
are mostly Folk music
influenced by other countries
from the horn of Africa.

Sports
Track and field are the most successful sports in Ethiopia.
They have won many medals in the Olympic games for track and
field.
soccer is the most popular sport in Ethiopia, but its national
team hasnt been that successful

I would not like to live in Ethiopia

because Ethiopia is still a
developing country. Education is
not as good. Even though school
is free, school uniforms and
supplies are expensive. Also not
every one gets to go to school.
Economic and medical assistance
of the country is also not as
good.