Outline of Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a landlocked sovereign country located in the Horn of Africa.[1] It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, South Sudan to the south-west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the north-east. Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world[2] and Africa's second-most populous nation.[3] Ethiopia has yielded some of humanity's oldest traces,[4] making the area important in the history of human evolution. Recent studies claim that the vicinity of present-day Addis Ababa was the point from which human beings migrated around the world.[5][6][7] Ethiopian dynastic history traditionally began with the reign of Emperor Menelik I in 1000 BC.[8][9] The roots of the Ethiopian state are similarly deep, dating with unbroken continuity to at least the Aksumite Empire (which adopted the name "Ethiopia" in the 4th century) and its predecessor state, D`mt (with early 1st millennium BC roots).[10][11] After a period of decentralized power in the 18th and early 19th centuries known as the Zemene Mesafint ("Era of the Judges/Princes"), the country was reunited in 1855 by Kassa Hailu, who became Emperor Tewodros II, beginning Ethiopia's modern history.[12][13][14][15] Ethiopia's borders underwent significant territorial expansion to its modern borders for the rest of the century,[16][17][18] especially by Emperor Menelik II and Ras Gobena, culminating in its victory over the Italians at the Battle of Adwa in 1896 with the military leadership of Ras Makonnen, and ensuring its sovereignty and freedom from colonization.[17][18] It was occupied by Benito Mussolini's Fascist Italy from 1936 to 1941,[19] ending with its liberation by British Empire and Ethiopian Patriot forces. Its eastern border also changed in 1950 from the former 1908 Convention Line to the subsequent provisional administrative line.[20]
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /iːθiˈoʊpiə/
- Common English country name: Ethiopia
- Official English country name: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Ethiopian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Ethiopia
- International rankings of Ethiopia
- ISO country codes: ET, ETH, 231
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ET
- Internet country code top-level domain: .et
Geography of Ethiopia
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- Ethiopia is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Ethiopia
- High: Ras Dejen 4,550 m (14,928 ft)
- Low: Denakil Depression −125 m (−410 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,328 km
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- Coastline: none
- Population of Ethiopia: 79,221,000 (July 2008) - 13th most populous country
- Area of Ethiopia: 1,104,300 km2
- Atlas of Ethiopia
Environment of Ethiopia
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- Climate of Ethiopia
- Environmental issues in Ethiopia
- Ecoregions in Ethiopia
- Renewable energy in Ethiopia
- Protected areas of Ethiopia
- Wildlife of Ethiopia
- Fauna of Ethiopia
Natural geographic features of Ethiopia
[edit]- Glaciers in Ethiopia: none [21]
- Islands of Ethiopia
- Lakes of Ethiopia
- Mountains of Ethiopia
- Rivers of Ethiopia
- World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia
Regions of Ethiopia
[edit]Ecoregions of Ethiopia
[edit]List of ecoregions in Ethiopia
Administrative divisions of Ethiopia
[edit]Administrative divisions of Ethiopia
Regions of Ethiopia
[edit]- Afar
- Amhara
- Benishangul-Gumuz
- Gambela
- Harari
- Oromia
- Somali
- Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
- Tigray
Zones of Ethiopia
[edit]Municipalities of Ethiopia
[edit]- Capital of Ethiopia: Addis Ababa
- Cities of Ethiopia
Demography of Ethiopia
[edit]Government and politics of Ethiopia
[edit]- Form of government: federal parliamentary republic
- Capital of Ethiopia: Addis Ababa
- Elections in Ethiopia
- Political parties in Ethiopia
Branches of the government of Ethiopia
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Ethiopia
[edit]- Head of state - President of Ethiopia, Mulatu Teshome
- Head of government - Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn
- Council of Ministers
- Prime Minister of Ethiopia - Hailemariam Desalegn
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Ethiopia - Debretsion Gebremichael, Demeke Mekonnen, Muktar Kedir
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Tewodros Adhanom
- Ministry of Defense - Siraj Fegesa
- Ministry of Federal Affairs - Shiferaw Teklemariam
- Ministry of Justice - Berhan Hailu
- Ministry of Civil Service - Muktar Kedir
- Ministry of Finance and Economic Development - Sufian Ahmed
- Ministry of Agriculture - Tefera Deribew
- Ministry of Industry - Mekonnen Manyazewal
- Ministry of Trade and Industry - Kebede Chane
- Ministry of Science and Technology - Desse Dalke
- Ministry of Transport - Diriba Kuma
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology - Debretsion Gebremichael
- Ministry of Urban Development and Construction - Mekuria Haile
- Ministry of Water and Energy - Alemayehu Tegenu
- Ministry of Mines - Sinkinesh Ejigu
- Ministry of Education - Demeke Mekonnen
- Ministry of Health - Keseteberhan Admasu
- Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs - Abdulfetah Abdulahi Hassen
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Amin Abdulkadir
- Ministry of Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs - Zenebu Tadesse
Legislative branch of the government of Ethiopia
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Ethiopia
[edit]Court system of Ethiopia
Foreign relations of Ethiopia
[edit]International organization membership
[edit]The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Ethiopia
[edit]Law of Ethiopia
- Constitution of Ethiopia
- Human rights in Ethiopia
- Child marriage in Ethiopia
- Law enforcement in Ethiopia
Military of Ethiopia
[edit]- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Ethiopia
Local government in Ethiopia
[edit]Local government in Ethiopia
History of Ethiopia
[edit]- Current events of Ethiopia
- Economic history of Ethiopia
- Military history of Ethiopia
Culture of Ethiopia
[edit]- Architecture of Ethiopia
- Cuisine of Ethiopia
- Languages of Ethiopia
- Media in Ethiopia
- National symbols of Ethiopia
- People of Ethiopia
- Prostitution in Ethiopia
- Public holidays in Ethiopia
- Religion in Ethiopia
- World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia
Art in Ethiopia
[edit]Sports in Ethiopia
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Ethiopia
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 98th (ninety-eighth)
- Agriculture in Ethiopia
- Banking in Ethiopia
- Communications in Ethiopia
- Land reform in Ethiopia
- Companies of Ethiopia
- Currency of Ethiopia: Birr
- Energy in Ethiopia
- Health care in Ethiopia
- Mining in Ethiopia
- Ethiopia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Ethiopia
- Trade unions in Ethiopia
- Transport in Ethiopia
- Water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia
Education in Ethiopia
[edit]Health in Ethiopia
[edit]See also
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- All pages with titles beginning with Ethiopia
- All pages with titles containing Ethiopia
- All pages with titles beginning with Ethiopian
- All pages with titles containing Ethiopian
- Index of Ethiopia-related articles
- List of Ethiopia-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ethiopia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2009 [October 23, 1998]. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Ethiopia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country
- ^ Hopkin, Michael (16 February 2005). "Ethiopia is top choice for cradle of Homo sapiens". Nature. doi:10.1038/news050214-10. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ Li, J. Z.; Absher, DM; Tang, H; Southwick, AM; Casto, AM; Ramachandran, S; Cann, HM; Barsh, GS; et al. (February 2008). "Worldwide Human Relationships Inferred from Genome-Wide Patterns of Variation". Science. 319 (5866): 1100–1104. Bibcode:2008Sci...319.1100L. doi:10.1126/science.1153717. PMID 18292342. S2CID 53541133.
- ^ Humans Moved From Africa Across Globe, DNA Study Says
- ^ Around the world from Addis Ababa Archived 2013-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Speaking after his signing the disputed treaty between Ethiopia and Italy in 1889, Emperor Menelik II made clear his position: "We cannot permit our integrity as a Christian and civilised nation to be questioned, nor the right to govern our empire in absolute independence. The Emperor of Ethiopia is a descendant of a dynasty that is 3,000 years old — a dynasty that during all that time has never submitted to an outsider. Ethiopia has never been conquered and she never shall be..." Ethiopia Unbound: Studies In Race Emancipation - p. xxv by Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford
- ^ Ethiopia at Bay: A Personal Account of the Haile Selassie Years - p. 319 by John Spencer
- ^ Stuart Munro-Hay, Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity. Edinburgh: University Press, 1991, pp.57.
- ^ Paul B. Henze, Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia, 2005.
- ^ Christopher S. Clapham, Haile-Selassie's Government, 1969, p.12.
- ^ Teshale Tibebu The Making of Modern Ethiopia: 1896-1974, p. xii.
- ^ S. Rubenson, "Modern Ethiopia" in Joseph C. Anene, Godfrey N. Brown, eds. Africa in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A Handbook for Teachers, p. 216.
- ^ Mordechai Abir, Ethiopia: The ERA of the Princes: The Challenge of Islam and Re-unification, p. 183, "The coronation of Teodros is considered by most historians of Ethiopia to be the end of the era of the princes and the beginning of modern Ethiopia."
- ^ Marcus, A History of Ethiopia ISBN 0520224795 (page no?)
- ^ a b B. Holcomb & S. Ibssa, The Invention of Ethiopia (Trenton, 1990) (page no?)
- ^ a b Jalata, Oromia and Ethiopia: State Formation and Ethnonational Conflict ISBN 1569022461 (page no?)
- ^ It was decided at the official Paris Conference, that, for Ethiopia, WWII began on 3 October 1935. Other dates aside from 1 September 1939 are used for other countries such as China and Japan, as well. Richard Pankhurst, "Italian Fascist War Crimes in Ethiopia: A History of Their Discussion, from the League of Nations to the United Nations (1936-1949)" in Northeast African Studies 6.1-2 (1999). p. 116.
- ^ Irving Kaplan, Area Handbook for Somalia - Volume 550 (1977), p. 22.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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- Overview
- Education
- Addis Ababa University
- Arba Minch University
- Bahir Dar University
- Debub University
- Gondar University
- Haramaya University
- Jimma University
- Mekelle University
- Health
- Tourism
Ethiopia travel guide from Wikivoyage- Ethiopian Airlines
- Ethiopian Hotels Guide
- Ethiopian Tourism Commission
- Ethiopian Tourism information
- Photos
- Government
- Official Ethiopian News online
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
- Walta Information Center
- Aiga Forum
- Independent Ethiopian Web sites
- Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago
- EthioTube - Broadcast Ethiopia
- Addis Fortune
- yebbo travel
- Jimma Times
- Capital Ethiopia
- nazret.com
- CyberEthiopia
- Ethioindex
- Ethiopian Discussion Forum
- Made in Ethiopia
- Ethio2k
- Ethiofact
- EthioStartPage
- Ethiotrans
- Ethiopian Millennium
- Ethiopian Cult Information Center(ECIC)
- addisalem.com
- ethiospaces.com
