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	Geography of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the north and northeast by Eritrea, on the east by Djibouti and Somalia, on the south by Kenya, and on the west and southwest by Sudan.
		Between the valley of the Upper Nile and Ethiopia's border with Eritrea is a region of elevated plateaus from which rise various mountain ranges.
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Ethiopia (3388 words)

	Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bordering Ethiopia is Sudan to the west, Djibouti and Eritrea to the north, Somalia to the east, and Kenya to the south.
		After the 1974 revolution, the economy of Ethiopia was run as a socialist economy: strong state controls were implemented, and a large part of the economy was transferred to the public sector, including most modern industry and large-scale commercial agriculture, all agricultural land and urban rental property, and all financial institutions.
		Islam in Ethiopia dates back almost to the founding of the religion; in 616, a band of Muslims was counseled by the Prophet Muhammad to escape persecution in Mecca and travel to Abyssinia, which was ruled by, in the Prophet's estimation, a pious Christian king.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ethiopia (2792 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Geography of Ethiopia
		Gambela is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia.
		Lake Zway is one of the freshwater Rift Valley lakes of Ethiopia.
		Ethiopia is 1,127,127 km² in size, and is the major portion of the Horn of Africa, which is the eastern-most part of the African landmass.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Geography-of-Ethiopia (8280 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ethiopia
		In the early pages of the Bible Ethiopia is used to designate the lands inhabited by the sons of Cush, and is therefore applied to all the scattered regions inhabited by that family.
		With him the ancient Ethiopia took its place as one of the nations to be reckoned with in the international affairs of the West, and Abyssinia may be said to date its origin from his reign.
		Previous to the conversion of the country to Christianity, the worship of the serpent was perhaps the religion of a portion of Ethiopia, i.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05566a.htm (5741 words)

	Geography of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The right-hand tributaries rising on the western sides of the plateau steep slopes and are generally torrential in The Bolassa however is perennial and the and Dinder are important rivers in flood-time.
		The season is of great importance not only Ethiopia but to the countries of the valley as the prosperity of the eastern and Egypt is largely dependent upon the rainfall.
		In central Ethiopia the lion is longer found except occasionally in the river Leopards both spotted and fl are numerous often of great size; hyenas are found everywhere and are hardy fierce; the lynx wolf wild dog and jackal are also common.
	www.freeglossary.com /Ethiopia/Geography (3108 words)

	Ethiopia (05/06)
		Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world.
		Ethiopia's agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation caused by inappropriate agricultural practices and overgrazing, deforestation, high population density, undeveloped water resources, and poor transport infrastructure, making it difficult and expensive to get goods to market.
		Ethiopia was a charter member of the United Nations and took part in UN operations in Korea in 1951 and the Congo in 1960.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2859.htm (3454 words)

	Geography of Ethiopia: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The tekezé river is a major river of ethiopia, and forms a section the westernmost border of ethiopia and eritrea for part of its course....
		Afar is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of ethiopia....
		Tigray is the northern-most of the nine ethnic regions (kililoch) of ethiopia....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_ethiopia.htm (8800 words)

	Ethiopia on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ethiopia is an extremely poor and overwhelmingly agricultural country, with farm products accounting for over half of the country's gross domestic product and 90% of its exports (mainly coffee).
		Ethiopia is governed under the constitution of 1994, which provides for a president as chief of state and a prime minister as head of government.
		Ethiopia commended for political commitment to women's anti-discrimination convention, despite facing poverty, natural disasters, military conflict; Country's representative says changing attitudes in traditional, conservative society will be long struggle -- Part 1 of 4.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/ethiopia_history.asp (3266 words)

	ipedia.com: Geography of Ethiopia Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Geography - note: landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993
		Between the valley of the Upper Nile and the low lands which skirt the south-western shores of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden is a region of elevated plateaus from which rise various mountain ranges.
		Here the Hawash is a copious stream nearly 200 ft (60 m) wide and 4 ft (1.2 m) deep, even in the dry season, and during the floods rising 50 or 60 ft (15 to 20 m) above low-water mark, thus inundating the plains for many miles along both its banks.
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	Oxfam Press Release: Food crisis in Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The south and east regions of Ethiopia are the worst affected.
		Ethiopia is a very poor country and people are only now starting to recover from the drought in 2000.
		Most of the land in Ethiopia is owned by the government which means that farmers are discouraged from investing in irrigation systems, this also exacerbates environmental degradation.
	www.oxfam.co.uk /press/releases/ethiopia1.htm (534 words)

	Ethiopia - Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ethiopia occupies most of the Horn of Africa.
		After it became independent in 1960, Somalia refused to recognize any of the border treaties signed between Ethiopia and the former colonial powers.
		Consequently, the frontier became the scene of recurrent violence and open warfare between Ethiopia and Somalia.
	countrystudies.us /ethiopia/39.htm (210 words)

	Ethiopia - Topography and Drainage
		The northernmost part of the plateau is Ethiopia's historical core and is the location of the ancient kingdom of Aksum.
		The segment running through central Ethiopia is marked in the north by the Denakil Depression and the coastal lowlands, or Afar Plain, as they are sometimes known.
		Between the plateau and the Sudanese border in the west lies a narrow strip of sparsely populated tropical lowland that belongs politically to Ethiopia but whose inhabitants are related to the people of Sudan.
	www.countrystudies.us /ethiopia/40.htm (892 words)

	Ethiopia - Geography
		Ethiopia is located in north eastern part of Africa, what is sometimes referred to as the "Horn of Africa." It is bordered by Eritrea in the north (912 km), Kenya in the South (830 km), Djibouti and Somalia in the east (337 km and 1,626 km respectively), and the Sudan in the west (1,606 km).
		Ethiopia is a country with a total area of 1,127,127 square km, of which 7,444 square km is water bodies.
		Comparatively, Ethiopia is slightly less than twice the size of Texas, USA or Britain and France put together.
	www.ethioworld.com /CountryInformation/geography.htm (377 words)

	Ethiopia geography
		Visit www.ethiopia-glance.com, and glance at more not only ethiopia geography, but also Nature and Awash National Park.
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	Ethiopia
		Ethiopia is landlocked and has used ports of Assab and Massawa in Eritrea and port of Djibouti.
		Ethiopia is in east-central Africa, bordered on the west by the Sudan, the east by Somalia and Djibouti, the south by Kenya, and the northeast by Eritrea.
		Ancient Ethiopia reached its peak in the 5th century, then was isolated by the rise of Islam and weakened by feudal wars.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107505.html (1140 words)

	Educational Geography Information -- Ethiopia
		If you are interested in geography you should also take a look at this educational geography card game for all ages.
		Ethiopia's poverty-stricken economy is based on agriculture, which accounts for half of GDP, 60% of exports, and 80% of total employment.
		Under Ethiopia's land tenure system, the government owns all land and provides long-term leases to the tenants; the system continues to hamper growth in the industrial sector as entrepreneurs are unable to use land as collateral for loans.
	www.geographycards.com /countryinfo/et.html (1585 words)

	1Up Travel : Ethiopia Geography and Facts
		Between the plateau and the Sudanese border in the west lies a narrow strip of sparsely populated tropical lowland that belongs politically to Ethiopia but whose inhabitants are related to the people of Sudan (see Ethiopia's Peoples, this ch.).
		Diverse rainfall and temperature patterns are largely the result of Ethiopia's location in Africa's tropical zone and the country's varied topography.
		Altitude-induced climatic conditions form the basis for three environmental zones-- cool, temperate, and hot--which have been known to Ethiopians since antiquity as the dega, the weina dega, and the kolla, respectively.
	www.1uptravel.com /geography/ethiopia.html (1920 words)

	Geography of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04953 Between the valley of the Upper Nile and Ethiopia's border with Eritrea is a region of elevated plateaus from which rise various mountain ranges.
		[[Lake Tana, Ethiopia - ASAR - 31 March 2004.Credit: ESA 2004.]] Most of the Ethiopian uplands have a decided slope to the north-west, so that nearly all the large rivers find their way in that direction to the Nile.
		; Geography - note: : Landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993 See also: Ethiopia
	geography-of-ethiopia.ask.dyndns.dk (3333 words)

	AllRefer.com - Addis Ababa (Eritea And Ethiopia Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		It is situated at c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) on a well-watered plateau surrounded by hills and mountains.
		Addis Ababa is Ethiopia's largest city and its administrative and communications center.
		In 1886 the city, then known as Finfinnie, was chosen by Menelik II as the capital of his kingdom of Shoa and was renamed Addis Ababa.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/AddisAba.html (378 words)

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		The problem does not stop here; one is also required to explain the time frame (at what point in time), for old Ethiopia knew many other meanings of this word.
		-- Merid W. Aregay 1974 "Political Geography of Ethiopia at the Sixteenth Century" in IV Congresso Internazionale di Studie Etiopici, 10-15 April, Tomo I, Roma.
		Thus, the question when "Ethiopia" is associated with that number of "province", depends on one's definition of the term province and the historical period in which it was used.
	www.ethiopians.com /tse1.html (635 words)

	AllRefer.com - Aseb (Eritea And Ethiopia Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Ethiopia's most important port before Eritrean independence (1993), it continued, through agreements with Eritrea, to handle much of Ethiopia's foreign trade until the border war with Ethiopia brought about the port's closure.
		Once the terminus of caravans from the interior of Ethiopia, Aseb was acquired by a private Italian shipping company in 1869.
		In 1882 it was taken over by the Italian government, and in 1890 Aseb was included in the colony of Eritrea.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Aseb.html (188 words)

	"Eritrea" articles on Encyclopedia.com
		It is bordered on the northeast by the Red Sea, on the southeast by Djibouti, on the south by Ethiopia, and on the northwest by Sudan.
		Ethiopia ETHIOPIA [Ethiopia], officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, republic (2005 est.
		Italian East Africa ITALIAN EAST AFRICA [Italian East Africa] former federation of the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland and the kingdom of Ethiopia.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=%22Eritrea%22 (421 words)

	Ethiopia - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Ethiopia is a landlocked country located in the horn of North East Africa.
		It is bound by Sudan to the west and northwest, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and southeast, Djibouti to the east and the Eritrea to the northeast.
		In Dec. 1974 Ethiopia was declared a socialist state and established close relations with the former Soviet Union (USSR).
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/ethiopia.htm (1496 words)

	Ethiopia map, map of Ethiopia, buy Ethiopia maps, buy Ethiopia travel book from Map Town Ltd.
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		We suggest that everyone travelling to this part of Africa take an Ethiopia map and an Ethiopia travel guide.
		An Ethiopia travel guide will help you understand the cultures and take advantage of the advice and experience acquired from other travelers who have been there before you.
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	Ethiopia
		Atlas: Ethiopia - Facts on Ethiopia: flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
		Ethiopia - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia National name: Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik...
		Kids from Ethiopia - Location: East Africa School: Because much of Ethiopia is rural, kids who attend school may have to...
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	Category:Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Articles and media on this topic in other Wikimedia projects can be found at: Commons Category Ethiopia
		The main article for this category is Ethiopia.
		There are 22 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Ethiopia (84 words)

	Geography Of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/ethiopia_country_geography.shtml (362 words)

	Ethiopia - Ityopya - Country Profile
		A virtual destination guide to Ethiopia, this page is about many aspects of the land formerly named Abyssinia.
		A new constitution was adopted in 1994 which guaranteed the religious rights and the cultural and political rights of all ethnic groups.
		Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/ethiopia.htm (716 words)

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