1. Ethiopia Women In Their Countries Tashiana Stewart

2. Population The population of Ethiopia is approximately 82,825,000 Out of that population, 46,138,647 people are female.

3. Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.7% male: 50.3% female: 35.1% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) total: 8 years male: 9 years female: 8 years (2008) Education expenditures5.5% of GDP (2007)

4. Income The average monthly income in each household is about 200 Ethiopia Birr - about $23 Ethiopia has the poorest human development indicators in the world with more than three- quarters of the population living on less than $1 per day.

5. Employment Rates Ethiopia's economy is based on agriculture, which accounts for more than 45% of GDP, 80% of exports, and 80% of total employment. The biggest sources of foreign trade are coffee, flowers and oilseeds. Yet, in spite of high rates of growth most Ethiopians live in poverty. Periodic droughts, soil degradation, high population density, high levels of taxation and poor infrastructure are main obstacles to sustainable growth.

6. Maternity Benefits Paid Maternity Leave: 90 days (approx. 12 weeks) 100% Unpaid Maternity Leave: Five days of unpaid leave in the event of exceptional or serious events

7. Infant Mortality Rates Infant mortality rate total: 77.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 88.03 deaths/1,000 live births female: 65.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rates are 104.4 per 1000 live births

8. 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)

9. Religions Orthodox 43.5%. Muslim 33.9%. Protestant 18.6%. traditional 2.6%. Catholic 0.7%,. other 0.7%