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Eric Knewitz

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Travel destinations and must-see sights of Ethiopia, including information growing ecotourism excursions. Includes travel etiquette.

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Eric Knewitz

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Travel destinations and must-see sights of Ethiopia, including information growing ecotourism excursions. Includes travel etiquette.

Ethiopia Travel Guide - Wikitravel

Open source travel guide to Ethiopia, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. Free and reliable advice written by Wikitravellers from around the globe.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Ethiopia
Ethiopia Travel Guide and Travel Information - WorldTravelGuide

Expert Ethiopia travel guide including detailed information about everything you need to know about Ethiopia. Guides to planning your trip including travel and where to stay. Key things you should know before you go like passport & visa, money and duty free information. Also what to do while you're there, what to see, where to eat, drink, shop and party, and how to get around between all these places.
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/ethiopia
Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ethiopia, officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a sovereign state located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia
Ethiopia Travel Advice - Gov.UK

Latest travel advice for Ethiopia including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ethiopia
Ethiopia - Lonely Planet

Wade through incense into a medieval world hewn from stone in Lalibela, and watch the line between past and present blur while taking part in...
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ethiopia
Car Rental Ethiopia - RentalCarGroup

Car rental Ethiopia, compare all rental car providers in Ethiopia and book your car hire for Ethiopia in 3 min. Save time and money on your rental car for Ethiopia.
http://ethiopia.rentalcargroup.com
Car Rental Addis Ababa: Book Cheap Rental Car Deals - Expedia

Reserve now & pay nothing until pick up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! Expedia partners with 55+ international suppliers to get you car rental deals! Best Price Guaranteed!
https://www.expedia.com/Car-Rentals-In-Addis-Ababa.d289.Car-Rental-Guide
Food and Drink in Ethiopia - World Travel Guide

Ethiopia Food and Drink guide. Details on Ethiopia foods and regional specialities, types of food available in Ethiopia and tourist info on restaurants, tipping and drinking age. If going to Ethiopia for you is really all about the food & drink, then this is a must read for you.
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/ethiopia/food-and-drink
10 Milestones on an Ethiopian Road Trip - CNN Travel

What sets Ethiopia apart from its African neighbors?The excellent coffee?The fact that it was never colonized?Or that Rastafarians regard it as their spiritual home?Or could it be the smooth, well-maintained roads, so rare on the continent, that make exploring the country by car such a joy?After a 1,430-kilometer drive through Ethiopia's Northern Circuit -- up mountains, through Martian-like landscapes, into lost kingdoms of yore -- we found 10 crucial things that define the country.
http://travel.cnn.com/10-milestones-ethiopian-road-trip-938016
Top Ethiopia Things to Do on VirtualTourist

Top Ethiopia Things To Do: 194 reviews and 492 photos of things to see and do plus top deals in Ethiopia from real travelers and locals - VirtualTourist
https://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Africa/Ethiopia/Things_To_Do-Ethiopia-TG-C-1.html
Things to See and Do in Ethiopia - World Travel Guide

Things to see and do in Ethiopia. Find out the best things to do, places to go and visit including events and fun activities for sightseeing as well as top tourist attractions in Ethiopia
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/ethiopia/things-to-do

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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

in other official languages

Afar:	ityoppiah federalih demokrasih ummuno
Amharic:	የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ^[a]
Oromo:	Rippabliikii Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Itiyoophiyaa
Somali:	Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga Federaalka Itoobiya
Tigrinya:	ናይኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ^[b]

Flag

Emblem

Anthem:
ወደፊት ገስግሺ ፣ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ
"Wedefīt Gesigishī Wid Inat ītiyop’iy"
(English: "March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia")

Capital

and largest city

Addis Ababa
9°1′N 38°45′E / 9.017°N 38.750°E

Official languages

Regional languages ^[4]

Ethnic groups

(2007 ^[5] ^[6])

34.5% Oromo
26.9% Amhara
6.2% Somali
6.1% Tigrayan
4.0% Sidama
2.5% Gurage
2.3% Welayta
1.7% Hadiya
1.7% Afar
1.5% Gamo
12.6% others

Religion

(2016 ^[7])

- 67.3% Christianity
  - 43.8% Ethiopian Orthodoxy
  - 22.8% P'ent'ay
  - 0.7% other Christian
31.3% Islam
0.6% traditional faiths
0.8% others / none

Demonym(s)

Ethiopian

Government

Federal parliamentary republic^[8]

• President

Taye Atske Selassie

• Prime Minister

Abiy Ahmed

• Deputy Prime Minister

Temesgen Tiruneh

• Chief Justice of the Federal Supreme Court

Tewodros Mihret

Legislature

Federal Parliamentary Assembly

• Upper house

House of Federation

• Lower house

House of Peoples' Representatives

Formation

• Dʿmt

980 BC

• Kingdom of Aksum

400 BC

• Ethiopian Empire

1270

• Zemene Mesafint

7 May 1769

• Reunification

11 February 1855

• Centralisation

1904

• Occupied and annexed into Italian East Africa

9 May 1936

• Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement

31 January 1942

• Derg

12 September 1974

• People's Democratic Republic

22 February 1987

• Transitional government

28 May 1991

• Current constitution

21 August 1995

Area

• Total

1,104,300 km² (426,400 sq mi) (26th)

• Water (%)

0.7

Population

• 2024 estimate

132,900,000^[9] (10th)

• 2007 census

73,750,932^[6]

• Density

92.7/km² (240.1/sq mi) (123rd)

GDP (PPP)

2024 estimate

• Total

$434.44 billion^[10] (55th)

• Per capita

$4,050^[10] (159th)

GDP (nominal)

2024 estimate

• Total

$145.03 billion^[10] (59th)

• Per capita

$1,350^[10] (159th)

Gini (2015)

35.0^[11]
medium inequality

HDI (2022)

0.492^[12]
low (176th)

Currency

Birr (ETB)

Time zone

UTC+3 (EAT)

Date format

dd/mm/yyyy

right

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

Links
Media

Ethiopia Travel Guide - Wikitravel

Open source travel guide to Ethiopia, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. Free and reliable advice written by Wikitravellers from around the globe.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Ethiopia
Ethiopia Travel Guide and Travel Information - WorldTravelGuide

Expert Ethiopia travel guide including detailed information about everything you need to know about Ethiopia. Guides to planning your trip including travel and where to stay. Key things you should know before you go like passport & visa, money and duty free information. Also what to do while you're there, what to see, where to eat, drink, shop and party, and how to get around between all these places.
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/ethiopia
Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ethiopia, officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a sovereign state located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia
Ethiopia Travel Advice - Gov.UK

Latest travel advice for Ethiopia including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ethiopia
Ethiopia - Lonely Planet

Wade through incense into a medieval world hewn from stone in Lalibela, and watch the line between past and present blur while taking part in...
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ethiopia
Car Rental Ethiopia - RentalCarGroup

Car rental Ethiopia, compare all rental car providers in Ethiopia and book your car hire for Ethiopia in 3 min. Save time and money on your rental car for Ethiopia.
http://ethiopia.rentalcargroup.com
Car Rental Addis Ababa: Book Cheap Rental Car Deals - Expedia

Reserve now & pay nothing until pick up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! Expedia partners with 55+ international suppliers to get you car rental deals! Best Price Guaranteed!
https://www.expedia.com/Car-Rentals-In-Addis-Ababa.d289.Car-Rental-Guide
Food and Drink in Ethiopia - World Travel Guide

Ethiopia Food and Drink guide. Details on Ethiopia foods and regional specialities, types of food available in Ethiopia and tourist info on restaurants, tipping and drinking age. If going to Ethiopia for you is really all about the food & drink, then this is a must read for you.
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/ethiopia/food-and-drink
10 Milestones on an Ethiopian Road Trip - CNN Travel

What sets Ethiopia apart from its African neighbors?The excellent coffee?The fact that it was never colonized?Or that Rastafarians regard it as their spiritual home?Or could it be the smooth, well-maintained roads, so rare on the continent, that make exploring the country by car such a joy?After a 1,430-kilometer drive through Ethiopia's Northern Circuit -- up mountains, through Martian-like landscapes, into lost kingdoms of yore -- we found 10 crucial things that define the country.
http://travel.cnn.com/10-milestones-ethiopian-road-trip-938016
Top Ethiopia Things to Do on VirtualTourist

Top Ethiopia Things To Do: 194 reviews and 492 photos of things to see and do plus top deals in Ethiopia from real travelers and locals - VirtualTourist
https://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Africa/Ethiopia/Things_To_Do-Ethiopia-TG-C-1.html
Things to See and Do in Ethiopia - World Travel Guide

Things to see and do in Ethiopia. Find out the best things to do, places to go and visit including events and fun activities for sightseeing as well as top tourist attractions in Ethiopia
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/ethiopia/things-to-do

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

in other official languages

Afar:	ityoppiah federalih demokrasih ummuno
Amharic:	የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ^[a]
Oromo:	Rippabliikii Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Itiyoophiyaa
Somali:	Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga Federaalka Itoobiya
Tigrinya:	ናይኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ^[b]