Ethiopia is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa. It has a population of 90 million people and its official language is Amharic. Ethiopia has a long history dating back to ancient kingdoms but it has struggled with famines, foreign occupation, and authoritarian communist rule. Currently, Ethiopia has a federal parliamentary republic system of government and a primarily agricultural economy, though it remains generally poor.

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2. Table Of Contents...
1
The Location... 2-3
Brief History... 4-7
The Name And Flag... 8
Population And Other Facts... 9-12
Economy... 13
Education... 14
Final Thoughts...15

3. The Location...
2
Ethiopia is landlocked.
The topography is semi-mountainous.

4. The Location...
3
Ethiopia has 12 river basins.
It has deeply varying climates.

5. Brief History...
4
Ethiopia in ancient times, was known as the kingdom of
D'mt in the 9th
century B.C.E..

6. Brief History...
5
In 1st
century C.E., the kingdom of Axum replaced D'mt.

7. Brief History...
6
The kingdom of Axum faulted, and the Zagwe dynasty was
created in 960 C.E..
In the 15th
century C.E., the Portuguese came to spread
Christianity.
Ethiopia suffered heavily from famines that came in
the 16th
century, and have continued until the present.
During the mid 1930s, the Italians invaded and occupied Ethiopia
until the end of WWII.
Haile Selassie after WWII, was declared emperor of Ethiopia, he
had a goal of trying to modernize the country.
In the 1970s, Ethiopia was under communist rule.
In 1991, Eritrea became an independent country from Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is now a federal parliamentary republic in the
present (2015).

8. Brief History...
7

9. The Name And The Flag...
8
The modern name originates from the Greek word for
Ethiopia, Aethiopia (Α θιοπία).ἰ
Several versions of the Ethiopian flag exist.
Red symbolizes power, yellow symbolizes
the church, green symbolizes the land, and
the yellow star in the blue disk represents
the unity of the people.

10. Population And Other Facts...
9
Ethiopia's landmass is 1.1 million square kilometers.
It has a population of 90 million people.
The major religions are the Ethiopian Orthodoxy,
Protestantism, and Islam.
The major ethnic groups are the Amhara, and the Oromo.

11. Population And Other Facts...
10
The official language is Amharic.

12. Population And Other Facts...
11
Land usage...

13. Population And Other Facts...
12
Electricity sources...
Hydropower Geothermal Energy

14. Economy...
13
Ethiopia is generally poor.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and gem stone mining,
are their major economic sources.
The unemployment rate is 18%.
The average monthly wage earning is 100 USD.
Welfare is non-existent.

15. Education...
14
English is a 2nd
language.
The literacy rate is 41%.
Education facilities are below average.
Schools are very corrupt.
There is violence against school girls.

16. Final Thoughts...
15
Ethiopia has a rich ancient history.
But it has insane communication laws.
There are constant famines.
Lack of opportunities.
It's not worth living there.

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