Ethiopia
Hebretesebawit Ityopia

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LOCAL FACTS  

Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)

Form of government:

Population: 59,680,383 (13% urban)

Total area: 1,128,200sq. km

Languages: Amharic (official), over 100 provincial languages

Religions: Muslim (45%), Christian (40%)

Per capita GDP: $560 p.a.(1998)

Exports: $550 m; coffee, hides and skins, petroleum products, gold

Literacy: 35.5% (1995)%

Life expectancy: 40.5 years ( 41.7 f, 39.2 m)

Sources

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Ethiopia

[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Ethiopia

[U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Ethiopia

[Atlapedia Online] - Ethiopia

E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Ethiopia - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather

[Index on Africa] country page - Ethiopia

[Nation by Nation] country data - Ethiopia - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people

[World Skip] country data - Ethiopia

 

MAP  

(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)

 

LOCAL DIRECTORIES  

Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories

 

 

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions

Governments on the WWW - Ethiopia - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

Inter-government:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) (Lusaka, Zambia)

 

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour

Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. (ECDC) (USA) - nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to resettle refugees, to provide cultural, health, educational, and socio-economic development programs to the immigrant and refugee community in the United States, and to assist in educational and socio-economic development programs in the Horn of Africa

European Union Development Programme - Ethiopia

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Ethiopia

VVAF (Vietnam Vets of America) in Ethiopia - developing a physiotherapy unit in Dessie and a satellite orthopedic workshop in Bahir Dar, with community follow-up components to expand services and increase the availability of wheelchairs in the region, as well as helping to establish microfinance and other development and training programs

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS  

Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies

 

 

CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS  

Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature

 

 

SPORTS & LEISURE ORGANISATIONS  

Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies

 

 

TRAVEL ORGANISATIONS  

Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers

 

 

RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS  

Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society

Essential data:

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Ethiopia

Social development:

[World Bank] country brief - Ethiopia

[Africa Confidential] news articles on Ethiopia

[UNICEF] children's education & health statistics - Ethiopia

[OneWorld.net] country database - Ethiopia - news articles selected from around the world

[IRINnews.org] news archive - Ethiopia - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

[Norwegian Refugee Council] Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) database - Ethiopia

[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Ethiopia

Human rights:

[Human Rights Watch] Human Rights Developments 2000 - Ethiopia

[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Ethiopia] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights

Governance:

Governments on the WWW - Ethiopia - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

[Political Resources] - Ethiopia

[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Ethiopia

[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Ethiopia - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others

[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Ethiopia

 

MEDIA ORGANISATIONS  

Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment

Imperial Ethiopia

Addis Tribune

Oromia Online - home of the people who invented Gadaa Democracy

Walta Information Center - news and information service

 

BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS  

Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services

 

 

FINANCE ORGANISATIONS  

Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation