Country:

Ethiopia

Capital City:

Addis Ababa

Population:

108 million

Life expectancy:

male 60.5 years, female 65.5 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 93.1%, rural 48.6%

Population with improved sanitation:

28%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

23.6%

Literacy rate:

male 57.2%, female 41.1%

Child labour:

52%

Religion:

Ethiopian Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.5%, traditional 2.7%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.6% (2007)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

29.6%

A little bit of history