Ethiopia People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 43,882,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.8%

Nationality: noun—Ethiopianfs); adjec

tive—Ethiopian

Ethnic divisions 40% Oromo, 32% Amhara and Tigrean, 9% Sidamo, 6% Shankella, 6%

Somali, 4% Afar. 2% Gurage, 1% other

Religion: 40-45% Muslim, 35-40% Ethiopian

Orthodox, 15-20% animist, 5% other

Language: Amharic (official), Tigrinya, Orominga Arabic, English (major foreign language taught in schools)

Infant mortality rate: 145/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: 38

Literacy: about 35%

Labor force: 90% agriculture and animal husbandry; 10% government, military, and quasi-government

Organized labor: All Ethiopian Trade Union formed by the government in January 1977 to represent 273,000 registered trade union members

NOTE: The information regarding Ethiopia on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ethiopia 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ethiopia 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.