Ethiopia and Australia

Ethiopia - LEDC 


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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. 


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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: 

  • Life expectancy at birth: 56.19 years                           
  • Literacy rate (2003 estimate): *Aged 15+ =42.7%          *Male= 50.3% *Female= 35.1%            
  • Birth rate: 38.07 births to 1000 population
  • Death rate: 8.87 deaths to 1000 population
  • Infant mortality rate: 58.28 deaths to 1000 live births
  • Hospital bed density: 6.3 beds to 1,000 people
  • People living with HIV/AIDS: 980,000 people
  • Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS: 67,000 people                              


Australia - MEDC 


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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.


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                                                                                                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:

  • Life expectancy at birth: 81.85 years
  • Literacy rate (2003 estimate): *15+= Can read and write     *Male= 99%          *Female= 99%
  • Birth rate: 12.23 births to 1000 Population
  • Death rate: 7.01 deaths to 1000 Population
  • Infant mortality rate: 4.49 deaths to 1000 live births
  • Hospital bed density: 3.82 beds to 1,000 people
  • People living with HIV/AIDS: 20,000 people
  • Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS: fewer than 100 people

 
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