Ethiopia

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Where is Ethiopia?

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is in Africa. It has borders with Eritrea, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti.

You can hear the National Anthem here: http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/8106/Anthems/ethiopia.htm

Maps and flag courtesy of www.theodora.com/maps used with permission

Basic facts about the country and the government are here:
http://www.ethiopiantour.com/
http://www.mfa.gov.et/Facts_About_Ethiopia/Government_Political_System.php

Head of State
There is no longer an Emperor ruling the country as there was in the past. However, the Imperial Family operate the Crown Council which does not govern, but sponsors activities in support of Ethiopian culture, and charity and relief programs. http://www.imperialethiopia.org/

The President (Head of State) is Mr Negasso Gidada and the Prime Minister (Leader of Parliament) is Mr Meles Zenawi.

Population:The capital city is Addis Ababa. Just over 3 million people live there. The total population of Ethiopia is estimated to be about 77 million.
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-03/Ethiopian-Population-Expected-To-Grow-by-More-than-100-Percent.cfm
Ethnic groups that make up the poplulation:
Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigre 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1%

Ethiopians herding their goats © [2007] Jupiterimages Corporation

Food
Find out about the food and how it is served here, there are recipes too!
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Cookbook/Ethiopia.html
http://www.foodbycountry.com/Algeria-to-France/Ethiopia.html

Occupations
Briefly: 80% of jobs are agricultural (which means working on farms, although only 10% of land is suitable for farming); 12% are government jobs and services; 8% are in industry and construction.

You can read about Ethiopian artists, actors, chefs, sports people and many more occupations here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ethiopian_people_by_occupation

What is the money?
Ethiopian Birr, made up of 100 cents.

Health
Health services reach only a small portion of the population.
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Ethiopia-HEALTH.html

Families and kids:
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0932441.html

Religions are here
http://www.selamta.net/religion.htm

You can find facts and see pictures of the main cities, national parks, lakes and the wildlife here
http://www.selamta.net/ethiopia_travel_facts.htm

History
http://www.tanzaniaodyssey.com/www.africanet.com/africanet/country/ethiopia/history.htm
http://www.historyguy.com/ethiopia-somalia_war_2006.html

If you use information from this page, acknowledge the source in your bibliography like this:
Thomas, R. & Sydenham, S. Ethiopia. [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/ethiopia.htm (2008)

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