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Situation |
 Because of civil wars and famine which have shaped Ethiopia again and again, it is one of the poorest countries in the world today.
Many people live very close to the subsistence level. Desperate mothers send their children and teenagers to the streets who then try to survive be begging, doing small jobs like cleaning shoes or even by prostitution. The HIV-rate among teenagers is appallingly high.
Without any help they will not break out of this circle of poverty.
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Facts |
Ethiopia - democratically federal republic
| Surface: | 1.097.000 kmē | | Population: | ca. 75 Millionen | | Ethnic groups: | - Oromo 35%
- Amharen 33%
- Tigray 7%
- others 22%
| | Religions: | - Muslim 45%
- orthodox Christian 35-40%
- Protestantism 10%
- Roman Catholic 1%
- traditional religions 5%
- others 1%
| | Capital city: | Addis Ababa (ca. 5 Million people) | | Life expectancy: | average 44.6 years | 
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