Ethiopia and Australia
Ethiopia - LEDC Factfile Capital City- Addis Ababa Official Language- Amharic Population- (recorded 2007)- 73,750,932 (recorded 2012 estimate)- 91,195,675 Population growth between 2007 and 2012- 21,444,743 Area- 1,104,300km² Borders- Ethiopia is located in East Africa. It borders Eritrea to the North, Sudan and South Sudan to the west. To the East, Ethiopia borders Djibouti and Somalia. Finally, to the South, Ethiopia borders Kenya. Information Ethiopia is Africa's oldest independant country and is the largest country in Africa, according to population. Unfortunately, Ethiopia suffers from natural disasters. One main natural disaster they suffer from are droughts which have lead to famine. The citizens of Ethiopia suffer majorly from famine and the standard of living there is incredibly bad. Standard of Living As Ethiopia is an LEDC, the standard of living is very poor. Look at the statistics below which show that the standard of living in Ethiopia is poor:
| Australia - MEDC Factfile Capital city- Canberra Official Language- NONE Population: (recorded 2007)- 21,180,632 (recorded 2012 estimate)- 22,697,961 Population growth between 2007 and 2012- 1,517,329 Area- 7,692,024km² Borders- Australia does not directly border and countries, unlike Ethiopia. However, it does have neighbouring countries. These are Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea to the North. To the North-East it neighbours the Solomon Islands, Vanuata, New Coledonia. Finally to the South-East, it neighbours New Zealand. Information Australia is, not only a country, but also a continent. It is the sixth-largest country in the whole world, by area. As well as this, it's also has the twelth-largest economy and the thirteenth-largest military expenditure. 91% of Australia is covered by vegetation (plants, trees etc.) Standard of Living As Australia is an MEDC, the standard of living is quite good. The statistics below show that the standard of living in Australia is good:
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