A Guide to Ethiopia
Author: christinaxio | Posted: 21.12.2011Ethiopia has officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.Ethiopia is the second most over crowded country in Africa.The population of Ethiopia is about 82 millions. Ethiopia has also the tenth largest area which is 1100,000 kilometer per square.
Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north side, and bordered by Djibouti and Somalia to the east side, and bordered by Sudan and South Sudan to the west side and bordered by Kenya to the west side.The Capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa. Ethiopia was a realm for its history,the Ethiopian family roots are traced to in the 2nd century BC. Ethiopia has 13 provinces.
Ethiopia is divided into nine racially based executive countries and it is subdivided into sixty eight zones and two chartered cities.The nine regions and two chartered cities of Ethiopia are Afar, Addia Ababa.Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa, Gambela,Harari,Oromia, Somalia, Southern Nations and Tigray.Ethiopia is one of the largest countries. It is 27th largest country. The area covered by the Ethiopia is 435,071 square miles.The climate of Ethiopia is usually monsoon.The dry season of Africa is from October to February but the light rain starts from March and May.The heavy rain starts from June to September. The rainfall per year is almost 1200 mm. in Ethiopia the sunshine is almost 7 hours per day.The summers are usually dry.The weather of Ethiopia is very good in rainy season you can also enjoy the sunshine during the day.
The temperature of Ethiopia is usually low at night it ranges from 5 to 10 centigrade but during the days temperature is usually 16 centigrade.The maximum temperature of Ethiopia is ranging from 20 to 25 centigrade. The temperature is major cities and tourist’s areas in Ethiopia are very good.There are also some warm places in Ethiopia which are in the east side of the country.In these areas the temperature is hotter and dry. The City Dallol in the east side has one of the highest temperatures in the world. The annual temperature is about 34 centigrade.
The wild life of Ethiopia is also very famous. Ethiopia has 31 common types of animals. The Africa’s one of the most famous animal which is widely spread is African Wild Dog. Many of the animals in Africa are in the dangers which are Ethiopian Wolf, Grevy’s Zebra, African Elephant, Bailey’s Shrew, Lion, Rupp’s Mouse, African Wild Dog, Morris’s Bat and Mountain Nyala and many other animals. The Economy of Ethiopia is lowest as compared to other countries. The GDP per capita is very lowest. Economy has facing real problems. There is lot of poverty in this region. Employment is also the major problem in this region. The major export of Ethiopia is coffee. The other major exports of Ethiopia are gold, leather products, oilseeds and Khat. There are 90 different languages are spoken in Ethiopia. English is the medium in primary schools. Football is the most favorite sports in Ethiopia.
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