Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa that has been landlocked since the independence of its northern neighbor Eritrea in 1993.




Location: Apart from Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia is bordered by Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Djibouti to the northeast, and Somalia to the east.



Religion: Christians make up 61.6% of the country's population, Muslims 32.8%, and practitioners of traditional faiths 5.6%.


Languages: Ethiopia has eighty-four indigenous languages. English is the most widely spoken foreign language and is the medium of instruction in secondary schools. Amharic was the language of primary school instruction, but has been replaced in many areas by local languages



Regions: Ethiopia is divided into nine states and two chartered cities: Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa


Economy: Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world.


Credits:

http://www.tourismethiopia.org/








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