History
 Ancient Nation According to legend, Menelik I, the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, founded the Ethiopian Empire. Missionaries from Egypt and Syria introduced Christianity in the fourth century A.D. Following the rise of Islam in the seventh century, Ethiopia was gradually cut off from European Christendom The Portuguese established contact with Ethiopia in 1493, primarily to strengthen their influence over the Indian Ocean and to convert Ethiopia to Roman Catholicism... Full story
Capital City Of Ethiopia The current government has embarked on a cautious program of economic reform, including privatization of state enterprises and rationalization of government regulation. While the process is still ongoing, so far the reforms have attracted only meager foreign investment, and the government remains heavily involved in the economy.The Ethiopian economy is based on agriculture, which contributes 45% to GDP and more than 80% of exports... Full story
Ethiopia LocationEthiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the north and northeast by Eritrea, on the east by Djibouti and Somalia, on the south by Kenya, and on the west and southwest by Sudan. The country has a high central plateau that varies from 1,800 to 3,000 meters (6,000 ft.-10,000 ft.) above sea level, with some mountains reaching 4,620 meters (15,158 ft.). Elevation is generally highest just before the point of descent to the Great Rift Valley, which splits the plateau diagonally. A number of rivers cross the plateau--notably the Blue Nile flowing from Lake Tana. The plateau gradually slopes to the lowlands of the Sudan on the west and the Somali-inhabited plains to the southeast.Full story PeopleDiverse PeopleEthiopia's population is highly diverse. Most of its people speak a Semitic or Cushitic language. The Oromo, Amhara, and Tigreans make up more than three-fourths of the population,but there are more than 80 different ethnic groups with their own distinct languages within Ethiopia ... Full story Economy The current government has embarked on a cautious program of economic reform, including privatization of state enterprises and rationalization of government regulation. While the process is still ongoing, so far the reforms have attracted only meager foreign investment, and the government remains heavily involved in the economy.The Ethiopian economy is based on agriculture, which contributes 45% to GDP and more than 80% of exports... Full story
Religions
Religious Tolerance Ethiopian enjoys complete freedom of religion. However, two religions are professed by the great majority: Christianity, as practiced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Sunni Islam. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church is attended mostly by Amhara and Tigre people... Full story
Ethiopia Climate
Ethiopia enjoys a moderate climate despite its proximity to the Equator.
Ethiopia enjoys a moderate climate despite its proximity to the Equator. Its high altitude ensures fairly consistent non-tropical temperatures around 25°C during the day to around 8 degrees at night. However, in the mountains, especially in January, it can get cold.
Temperatures in the lower lying areas such as Awash, Omo and the Mago park can be quite high. You are therefore advised to drink plenty of water and use high UV sun screen protection. Ethiopia has two main seasons - one is late January to early March when there are irregular short rainy spells. The other season is June until September with longer periods of heavier rain.
Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar, which comprises twelve months of thirty days each and a thirteenth month of five days (or six days in a leap year). The calendar is seven years and eight months behind the Western (Gregorian) calendar with Christmas being celebrated on January 7 and New Year on September 11, which can be extremely confusing to westerners.
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The Ethiopian clock is similar to many equatorial countries and there is a six-hour difference between Ethiopian and Western time. This means Western 6:00am is 12:00am Ethiopian time and 6pm Western time is 12 noon Ethiopian time. Ethiopia is also three hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
However, there is no adjustment of clocks for Winter or Summer Time, so there is no putting clocks backward or forward an hour. Being close to the Equator there is almost twelve hours of constant daylight. In Addis Ababa, sunrise begins at around 06.30 and sunset is about 18:45. 
Ethiopian LanugagesEthiopia have more than 85 tribes which every tribes has its own lanugages, culutre and lifey styles.Full Story
Amharic is the official language o Ethiopia, although English, Italian, French and Arabic are widely spoken. Ethiopians are proud of their rich tongue and frequently make the point that its vocabulary is as extensive as that of English, if not more so and that English should be used for foreign correspondence. But English is still widely spoken and remains a principal medium of instruction in secondary schools.
In addition to Amharic, with the unique and elegant alphabet, there are around 80 local languages and about 200 dialects in the country. View All 
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