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Ethiopia Terrain
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high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley.
Resources
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small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower.
Natural Hazards
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geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts.
Population
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76,511,887 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.).
