Ethiopia

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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityop'iya, Amharic የኢትዮጵያ) is a nation of northeastern Africa. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, one exception being the Italian occupation of 1936-1941.

Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik
የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ

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National motto: Xxxxx

Official language

Amharic

Capital

Addis Ababa

monarch/president

Xxxxx

Area
- Total
- % water

Ranked 26th
1,127,127 km²
0.7%

Population

- Total (Year)

- Density

Ranked 16th

67,673,031

60/km²

Independence

- Declared

- Recognised

(Event Xxxx)

(Year)

Currency

Birr

Time zone

UTC +3

National anthem

Whedefit Gesgeshi Woude Henate Ethiopia (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)

Internet TLD

.ET

Calling Code

251

History

Main article: History of Ethiopia

In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile Selassie (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), in 1991. A constitution was adopted in 1994 and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea that erupted in May 1998 has strengthened the ruling coalition, but has hurt the nation's economy.