Summary Information

People: Oromo

Country: Oromia (also phonetically spelled as Oromiyaa)

Area: 600,000 sq.km approx.

Capital: Finfinnee (also called Addis Ababa)

Population: 30 million (1995 estimate)

Language: Oromo, also called Afan Oromo or Oromiffa

Economy: Mainly agriculture (coffee, several crops, spices, vegetables) and Animal Husbandry; Mining industry; Tourism trade; Medium and small-scale industries (textiles, refineries, meat packaging, etc)

Religion: Waaqqefata (the traditional belief in Waaqa or God), Islam, and Christian (Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant)