by 27 million people. Religion Ethiopia is one of the first countries to adopt Christianity in the 4th century. Addis Ababa is mostly Christianity but 1/3 is Muslims. In 2007 there were 62.8% Christians‚ 33.9% Islamic‚ 2.6% Traditional and 0.6% Ethiopian. Countries such as Britain and France had conquered smaller nations in the "Scramble for Africa" in the nineteenth century. In 1896‚ Italy had attempted to expand in eastern Africa by adding Ethiopia to her conquests (which included Eritrea
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Global Health in Ethiopia August 11‚ 2010 Introduction Ethiopia Ethiopia is a country completely surrounded by land‚ and positioned in the northeast region of Africa. Formally known as Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia‚ it is the second most populated country in Africa. As of 2009 the population is estimated to be greater than 79.2 million people‚ and ranked the tenth largest by area with 1‚100‚000 km per square inch. Sudan‚ Eritrea‚ Djibouti‚ Somalia‚ and Kenya are located on the outskirts
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Ethiopia food shortages. Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Eritrea‚ Djibouti‚ Somalia‚ Kenya‚ South Sudan‚ and Sudan. What is famine? Famine contains three elements: • food shortage • starvation • excess mortality It has a greater effect on the most vulnerable in society. Famine is caused by many factors including: • poor climatic • environmental conditions • population growth • market failure • war. Over half of the Ethiopian
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Ethiopia As the anthropologists say‚ all people come from Ethiopians. “Lucy’s” skeleton discovered in 1974 is considered the oldest human “trace”. It is believed that she lived more than 3 million years ago. At 435‚071 square miles (1‚126‚829 km2)‚ Ethiopia is the world’s 27th-largest country. The major portion of Ethiopia lies on the Horn of Africa‚ which is the eastern most part of the African landmass. Bordering Ethiopia are Sudan and South Sudan to the west‚ Djibouti and Eritrea to the
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Ethiopia PHYSICAL: Relief: Ethiopia consists mainly of Desert and Mountains. Many valleys and plateau ’s also can be found in the country. Due to these landform types the percentage of farm land is approximately 5.7% of the total amount of land in Ethiopia. The amount of arable land is 10% of the 5.7% total. Ethiopia has an area of 1 221 900 sq. km. Ethiopia does not receive any problems such as volcanism‚ tidal waves‚ etc.‚ but it does receive great winds and monsoons. It is located in
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Ethiopia is one of the world’s larger countries. It has long been plagues with the torment of poverty‚ illiteracy‚ hunger and disease. Famine‚ a reduction in everyday food supply‚ is a widespread problem that can strike in any corner of the developing world. Although sometimes unnoticed‚ this shortage of food slowly leads to hunger and malnutrition. The food shortage in Ethiopia is not caused by natural disaster‚ but instead is a direct result of social‚ political and economic human forces. Not only
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What’s your knowledge about Ethiopia? Usually what pops in one’s head when hearing about Ethiopia is the general Bias information that the country suffers from Famine‚ poverty and it’s an over all uncivilized place. Many have asked me if I lived on trees and if my means or transportation was animals. Sometimes I get mad because of peoples ignorance but other times I lead them to believe that I have a pet cheetah. Today‚ I’m here to inform you about a beautiful country on the highlands of East Africa
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ACCESS TO HOUSING FINANCE IN AFRICA: EXPLORING THE ISSUES No. 9 ETHIOPIA ACCESS to housing finance in Africa Overview of the housing finance sector in Ethiopia‚ commissioned by the FinMark Trust with support from Meheret Ayenew Edited‚ and with additional material by Richard Martin July 2009 Access to housing finance in Africa: Exploring the issues (No. 9) Ethiopia BACKGROUND TO THE SERIES Since 2002‚ the FinMark Trust has been pursuing its mission‚ “Making Financial Markets Work
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Ethiopia is an ancient country with a strong sense of culture; through ancient history‚ trade‚ its transition from imperialism to independence‚ and its modern government‚ Ethiopia has developed into the starving country it is today. Ethiopia was the first established country on Earth (Stephanus). Ethiopians were the first to introduce the worship of gods‚ rites of sacrifice‚ and the first to establish laws. The first inhabitants of Ethiopia are believed to have been Kushitic-speaking people who
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Extended Essay on History: Candidate Name: Gebriel Abebe Balcha Candidate Number: 00751-018 Communism in Ethiopia 1974-1987 Research Question: To what extent was the Ethiopian Derg Regime a communist regime? WORD COUNT: 3‚983 Abstract This extended essay deals with the research question: To what extent was the Ethiopian Derg Regime a Communist Regime following Marxist-Leninist ideology? It looks at the Derg Regime and
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