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Area > Comparative slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
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Area > Land
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1,119,683 sq km |
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[26th of 238]
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Area > Total
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1,127,127 sq km |
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[33rd of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Addis Ababa - 2,200,186 |
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Climate tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Ras Dejen 4,533 m |
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Forested Land
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4.2% |
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[167th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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8 00 N, 38 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Djibouti 349 km, Eritrea 912 km, Kenya 861 km, Somalia 1,600 km, Sudan 1,606 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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10.01% |
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[112nd of 258]
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Largest city population
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2,431,000 |
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[41st of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Addis Ababa - 2,200,186 |
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Location Eastern Africa, west of Somalia |
Map references Africa |
Natural hazards geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts |
Natural resources small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower |
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Population density
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53.3 people per sqkm |
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[138th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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71.26 people/m²
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[108th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,104,300 km²
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[26th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Ras Dejen |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik, Ityop'iya
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