Ethiopia By Justin Rowe
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Capital and landforms Capital: Addis Ababa Major rivers: Baro river, Awash river, Dawa river , Omo river , and the Webi Shabeelie river
Major cities Major cities: Adis Abeba, Dese, Dire Dawa, Gondar, and Nazret
Historic Sites and Landmarks Blue Nile / Tisisat Falls Lion of Judah Monument Axum Obelisks
Recreation and Outdoor Activities Sight seeing horseback riding Hiking
Country flag green: the land and its fertility yellow: peace between ethiopias ethnic groups • red: power and blood spilled protecting the land lion: represents the lion of Judah •
Location Located in Eastern Africa, west of Somalia and is bordered by Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Sudan
climate Ethiopia’s climate is very mild, with temperatures on the wide-ranging highlands averaging below 20°C. Only on the lowland fringes of western, eastern and southern Ethiopia can temperatures soar past 30°C.
Transportation Trains Buses Cars Planes
Art and Culture Zoological Natural History Museum The Ethnographic Museum
Top 3 languages and dialect Official language: Amharic Other languages:Oromo, Tigrinya and Somali.
Food Ground beef stew ( Minchet Abish ) Mildly spiced lentils ( Yekik Alich’a ) Ground lamb stew
Additional information Ethiopia is one of the few African countries never to lose its independence. It is as large as France and Spain combined and has one of the richest histories on the African continent Ethiopia is an independent Federal Democratic Republic with a President as head of state and a Prime Minister as the head of government.
Natural hazards Volcanoes flooding
Life Expectancy Male : 55.41 years Female: 52.92 years Total life expectancy : 57.97 years
Major religion and ethnic group Religion: Orthodox Christianity Ethnic group: Oromo
Top 3 exports and imports Imports: Coffee, tea, mate, and spices Exports: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products