EAST AFRICA ETHIOPIA Unit 4 Climate Terrain Ethiopia

EAST AFRICA: ETHIOPIA Unit 4

Climate / Terrain �Ethiopia is a landlocked country �High central plateau �The Great Rift Valley splits the plateau diagonally �The western highlands get summer rainfall; the lowlands and eastern highlands are hot and dry �Climate: Tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation

Government / Economy �Government: Federal Republic �Head of State: President �Main exports: Industry & Agriculture �Natural resources: gold, platinum, copper, natural gas �Currency: Ethiopian Birr ◦ 1 USD = 21. 44 EB

Demography / Culture �Population: 77, 431, 000 �Capital: Addis Ababa �Language: Amharic, Tigrinya, Orominga �Religion: Muslim, Ethiopian Orthodox �Life expectancy: 42 ◦ Ethiopians have one of the lowest life expectancies in the world. �Literacy rate: 43%

Brief History �In 1889, Menelik II is crowned emperor �Menelik II established independence by defeating an Italian invasion in 1896 �In 1941, British troops forced the Italians to evacuate �They declared their independence in 1995

Tourism Blue Nile Falls Simien Mountains

Interesting Facts � Ethiopia is the only country in the world to have 13 months in a calendar year � Celebrate New Year in September � Ethiopian children must learn their tribal language and the country’s official language (Amharic) � Thirteen percent of Ethiopian children are missing one or both parents. � Nearly a quarter of their parents have been lost in the AIDS epidemic

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