ETIOPHIA

          3 degrees north of the Equator

    The population is about 70 millions

    4 times as big as Norway

    about 80 different ethnic groups and languages

    Religions : Islam 45 %, Christianity 40 %, traditional religions 15 %

    Average population-age: 17,3 year (2002)

    Average living-age: 41,2 year (2003)

 Oromia and the Oromo-people

          Oromia is a regional state in i Etiopia                                     

    Oromia is about 600 000 km2

    The Oromo-people - about 40 millions

    The largest ethnic group in East Africa, 3rd largest in Africa.

    Religion: Islam, Christianity and traditional religion.

Siraro district

          About 300 km south of Addis Abeba

     About 170 000 people

     Very primitive district

Siraro District