Ethiopia

TASK 1 - Country Factfile Extra Credit: //**Aisha**//
Capital: Addis Ababa Population Size: 90,873,739 (July 2011 est.) Land Area: total: 1,104,300 sq km country comparison to the world:  [| 27] land: 1 million sq km water: 104,300 sq km Languages: Amarigna (Amharic) (official) 32.7%, Oromigna (official regional) 31.6%, Tigrigna (official regional) 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (official) (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (official) (1994 census)

TASK 2- LOCATION AND CLIMATE Location:

Climate:

__**Task 3: Economic Production**__ What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)? >
 * $86.12 billion (2010 est.)

How does this compare with the rest of the world? > What is the GDP per capita? >
 * country comparison to the world: __[|76] __
 * $1,000 (2010 est.)

How does this compare with the rest of the world? >
 * country comparison to the world: __[|212] __

What is the unemployment rate? >
 * NA%

What is the percentage of People below the poverty line? >
 * 38.7% (FY05/06 est.)

What are this country's main agricultural products? >
 * cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, qat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish

What are this country's main industries? >
 * food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing, cement

Export partners? >
 * China 13.9%, Germany 10.5%, Belgium 7.5%, Saudi Arabia 7.1%, US 6.8%, Sudan 4.6% (2010)

Imports partners? > ==TASK 4: POPULATION SIZE, SHAPE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY== > Total Population: 88,013,000(2010) > Average Life Expectancy: 56 (2010) > Total Fertility Rate: 6.1 > ===**__Task 5: what is it like to live there?__**===
 * China 15.1%, US 9.5%, Saudi Arabia 8.8% (2010)
 * Infant Mortality Rate: 77.12 births/1000
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__**NEWS EVENTS**__: There is one big events in the news in Ethiopia today. this big event is **GTZ-ISAudit finds millions of birr missing at warehouses.**

Audit findings indicate missing stocks worth tens of millions of birr at the warehouses managed by the German Technical Corporation International Services (GTZ-IS) for the grand university project involving the construction of thirteen universities and other construction activities it is undertaking in Ethiopia, sources told //The Reporter.// An international auditor from Germany had discovered missing stocks including reinforcement bars, PVC tubes and other construction materials from the warehouses managed by the German development agency when it examined the relevant books, according to sources close to the project being undertaken by GTZ-IS. Sources close to the project, however, told The Reporter that the missing stock of the reinforcement bars alone is worth over 17 million birr. GTZ-IS currently manages scores of warehouses scattered nationwide for the thirteen university projects and a number of other construction activities it is undertaking, including health centers, hospitals and other facilities.

__**Task 6 Environmental Issues**__ What is the EPI score given to your country? 43.1 How does this compare with other countries? It is ranked 141 out of 163 countries. Which environmental issues are the biggest concern for your country?

Current issues: There are are two major of issues in Ethiopia is access to sanitation and access to water.

Summary: Coverage levels for water and sanitation in Ethiopia are among the lowest in the world. According to official figures, 31 per cent of households have access to safe water, and 18 per cent of households have access to sanitation facilities.

**TASK 7 EDUCATION**

What percentage of the GDP is spent on education? 5.5%

How does this compare with the rest of the world? Ethiopia is in 42nd place

What percentage of the population is literate? 42.7%

Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female? There is a big difference(15.2), there is a higher literacy rate among males

How many years is a person expected to attend school? 8 years

Is there a difference between males and females? Yes there is, male is higher than female

TASK 8: Gender Equality
The Gender Equality Index from Social Watch. Data is missing for Ethiopia.

The Maternal Mortality Rate for Ethiopia is 470 deaths out of 100,000. Ethiopia is ranked 29th in the world.

The Global Gender Gap Overall score: .6019 Economic Participation and Opportunity: .6316 Educational Attainment: .7003 Health and Survival: .9737 Political Empowerment: .1021