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| | Ethiopia encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Ethiopia politics and officials, Ethiopian History. Travel to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amharic á¢áµá®áµá« Ityopp'ya), is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. |
 | | Unique among African countries, Ethiopia maintained independence during the Scramble for Africa, and continued to do so except for a 5 year period when it was under Italian occupation. |
 | | The Book of Axum, an Ethiopian chronicle dating from the country's Christian era, states that the name is derived from "'Ityopp'is", a son (unmentioned in the Bible) of Cush, son of Ham who according to legend founded the city of Axum. |
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