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      People: Oromo

      Country: Oromia (also phonetically spelled as Oromiyaa)

      Area: 600,000 square kilometers; Larger than France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium & the Netherlands combined.

      Population: 40 million; 3rd. largest nationality in Africa; single largest nationality in East Africa.

      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)

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