GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $30.5 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $94.76 billion (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Addis Ababa
Population (Estimated July 2012): 93,815,992
Area: 1,063,652 km2 or 410,678 mi2
Currency: Birr (Br)
Official Language: Amharic
Political Information: Federal Parliamentary Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 43.5% of the population are Orthodox, 33.9% are Muslim, 18.6% are Protestant and 4% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Ras Dejen at 4,533m or 14,872ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 9 ethnically based states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular - astedader); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali), Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch
Leaders: President Girma Wolde-Giorgis with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
