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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
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Capital city with population
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Addis Ababa - 2,200,186 |
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Forested Land
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4.2% |
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[167th of 193]
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Land boundaries > Total
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5,328 km
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[27th of 161]
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Land use > Arable land
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10.01 %
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[113rd of 241]
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Land use > Other
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89.34 %
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[113rd of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.65 %
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[134th of 241]
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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 |
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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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524.03 people/km² of arable lan |
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[50th of 188]
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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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Terrain
high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; 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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