Ethiopia Ethiopia

Ethiopia
  • Largest city: Addis Ababa
  • National languages: Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (major foreign language taught in schools) (1994 census)
  • Total area: 435,186 miles² (1,127,127 km²)
  • 2008 Estimated population: 78,254,090 people

Ethiopia Medal Count

  • Gold 4
  • Silver 1
  • Bronze 2
  • Total 7

Record Breakers

Track & Field
Women's 10000m Final: Ethiopia (Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene) 29:54.66 (OR)
Track & Field
Men's 10000m Final: Ethiopia (Kenenisa Bekele) 27:01.17 (OR)
Track & Field
Men's 5000m Final: Ethiopia (Kenenisa Bekele) 12:57.82 (OR)

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
Flag of China 51 21 28 100
Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46

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