Facts about Ethiopia
Total population: 77 million
The average income in Ethiopia is US$100 a year. Almost 82% of the population lives on less than $1 a day.
Malnutrition levels are among the highest in the world.
Ethiopia is home to 5 million orphans
More than half a million of these were orphaned as a result of AIDS.
Literacy rate: 42.7% age 15 and over can read and write.
Only 18 percent of children reach grade five.
Ethiopia's neonatal mortality rate is one of the highest in the world - 49/1000 births with tetanus infection being the second major cause of infant/neonatal death.
The average income in Ethiopia is US$100 a year. Almost 82% of the population lives on less than $1 a day.
Malnutrition levels are among the highest in the world.
Ethiopia is home to 5 million orphans
More than half a million of these were orphaned as a result of AIDS.
Literacy rate: 42.7% age 15 and over can read and write.
Only 18 percent of children reach grade five.
Ethiopia's neonatal mortality rate is one of the highest in the world - 49/1000 births with tetanus infection being the second major cause of infant/neonatal death.
1 Birr = 100 cents
Main exports: Coffee, hides, oilseeds, beeswax, sugarcane
Major languages: Amharic, Oromigna, Tigrinya & Somali
Major religions: Christianity & Islam
Life expectancy: 46 years (men), 49 years (women) (UN)
I will post more later when I get an update.jessica
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