The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
(
Ityop'iya,
Amharic የኢትዮጵያ) is a nation of northeastern
Africa. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from
colonial rule, one exception being the
Italian occupation of
1936-
1941.
Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik
የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
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Official languageAmharic
CapitalAddis_Ababa
PresidentGirma_Wolde-Giorgis
Prime MinisterMeles_Zenawi
Area - Total - % water
Ranked 26th 1,127,127 kmē 0.7%
Population -Total -
DensityRanked 16th 67,673,031 0/km²
CurrencyBirr (
ETB)
Time_zoneUTC +3
National_anthemWhedefit_Gesgeshi_Woude_Henate_Ethiopia (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)
Internet TLD.ET
Calling Code251
History
''Main article:
History_of_Ethiopia''
In
1974 a military
junta, the
Derg, deposed
Emperor Haile Selassie (who had ruled since
1930) and established a
socialist state. Torn by bloody
coups, uprisings, wide-scale
drought, and massive
refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled by a coalition of rebel forces, the
Ethiopian_People's_Revolutionary_Democratic_Front (EPRDF), in
1991. A constitution was adopted in
1994 and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in
1995. A border war with
Eritrea that erupted in May
1998 has strengthened the ruling coalition, but has hurt the nation's economy.
Politics
''Main article:
Politics_of_Ethiopia''
Regions
''Main article:
Regions_of_Ethiopia''
Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions (astedader akababiwach, singular - astedader akabibi) and 2 chartered cities
:
Somali; Southern_Nations,_Nationalities,_and_Peoples_Region; Tigray
Geography
''Main article: Geography_of_Ethiopia''
Economy
''Main article: Economy_of_Ethiopia''
Demographics
''Main article: Demographics_of_Ethiopia''
Culture
''Main article: Culture_of_Ethiopia''
Cuisine_of_Ethiopia
Music_of_Ethiopia
Holidays
DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
January 7Orthodox Christmas Day
January 19Feast of EpiphanyTimket
February 2Feast of the SacrificeEid-ul-Adha
March 2Battle of Adowa
April 12Orthodox Easter Monday
April 25Coptic Good Friday
May 2MuludMulud
May 5Patriots' Day
May 28End of Military Regime
September 11Ethiopian New Year/Coptic New Year
September 27Finding of the True Cross
November 14End of RamadanEid-al-Fitr
Miscellaneous topics
Communications_in_Ethiopia
Transportation_in_Ethiopia
Military_of_Ethiopia
Foreign_relations_of_Ethiopia
External links and references
CIA_World_Factbook
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