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	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.
		Ethiopia's livestock population is believed to be the largest in Africa, and as of 1987 accounted for about 15 percent of the GDP.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ethiopia (4494 words)

	Ethiopia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Ethiopia held another general election in May 2005, though concerns were raised about vote rigging and intimidation on the part of the ruling EPRDF coalition.
		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.
		Islam in Ethiopia dates back almost to the founding of the religion; in 616, a band of Muslims were 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.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/e/t/h/Ethiopia.html (2047 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The English name "Ethiopia" is derived from the Greek word Αἰθιοπία Æthiopia, from Αἰθίοψ Æthiops ‘an Ethiopian,’ sometimes parsed by Westerners as a purely Greek term meaning "of burnt (αιθ-) visage (ὄψ)"; but Ethiopian sources state that the name is derived from a son or grandson of Cush, son of Ham.
		In April 2005, the Axum obelisk, one of Ethiopia's religious and historical treasures, was returned to Ethiopia by Italy 1937 and took it to Rome.
		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.hallencyclopedia.com /Ethiopia (3408 words)

	Ethiopian Treasures - Emperor Tewodros II, Battle of Meqdala - Ethiopia
		Between 1769 and 1855, Ethiopia was divided into a number of small kingdoms and ruled by regional princes and feudal lords is known in Ethiopian history as the "Era of Princes and Wealthy Feudal Lords (Zemene Mesafint)".
		Tewodros efforts were to modernise his army, and to re-unite and established an independent and sovereign Ethiopia.
		Tewodros is remembered by Ethiopians as the founder and moderniser of Ethiopia's Re-unification.
	www.ethiopiantreasures.toucansurf.com /pages/tewodros.htm (538 words)

	List of Battles 1801-1900 Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Battle of Gur Amba September 27 - The future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats and kills the vassal of the current ruler of Ethiopia, Ras Ali II.
		Battle of Takusa April 12 - The future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats an allied army from the provinces of Tigray, Wollo, Yejju, and Gojjam led by Dejazmach Biru Aligaz of Yejju.
		Battle of Magdala April 9-13 - Sir Robert Napier defeats the army of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia and captures Magdala by assault.
	www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/List_of_battles_1801-1900 (6216 words)

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		Magdala, village, Ethiopia - Magdala, former name of Amba Mariam, village, Amhara region, central Ethiopia.
		76,378), capital of Harar region, E central Ethiopia, at an...
		Hamites - Hamites, African people of caucasoid descent who occupy the Horn of Africa (chiefly Somalia and...
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