By Justin Rowe. Map Capital and landforms Capital: Addis Ababa Major rivers: Baro river, Awash river, Dawa river, Omo river, and the Webi Shabeelie river.

EthiopiaBy

Justin Rowe

Map

Capital and landformsCapital: Addis AbabaMajor rivers: Baro river, Awash river, Dawa

river , Omo river , and the Webi Shabeelie river

Major citiesMajor cities: Adis Abeba, Dese, Dire Dawa,

Gondar, and Nazret

Historic Sites and Landmarks Blue Nile / Tisisat Falls Lion of Judah Monument

Axum Obelisks

Recreation and Outdoor Activities Sight seeing horseback riding

Hiking

Country flag

green: the land and its fertility yellow: peace between ethiopias ethnic

groups

•  red: power and blood spilled protecting

the land

lion: represents the lion of Judah • 

Location Located in Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

and is bordered by Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Sudan

climateEthiopia’s climate is very mild, with

temperatures on the wide-ranging highlands averaging below 20°C. Only on the lowland fringes of western, eastern and southern Ethiopia can temperatures soar past 30°C.

Transportation Trains

Buses

Cars Planes

Art and Culture

Zoological Natural History Museum

The Ethnographic Museum

Top 3 languages and dialectOfficial language: Amharic

Other languages:Oromo, Tigrinya and Somali.

FoodGround beef stew ( Minchet Abish )

Mildly spiced lentils ( Yekik Alich’a )

Ground lamb stew

Additional informationEthiopia is one of the few African countries

never to lose its independence.

It is as large as France and Spain combined and has one of the richest histories on the African continent

Ethiopia is an independent Federal Democratic Republic with a President as head of state and a Prime Minister as the head of government.

Natural hazardsVolcanoesflooding

Life Expectancy Male : 55.41 years Female: 52.92 years

Total life expectancy : 57.97 years

Major religion and ethnic group Religion: Orthodox ChristianityEthnic group: Oromo

Top 3 exports and importsImports: Coffee, tea, mate, and spices

Exports: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products