Outline of Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a landlocked sovereign country located in the Horn of Africa.^[1] It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, South Sudan to the south-west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the north-east. Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world^[2] and Africa's second-most populous nation.^[3] Ethiopia has yielded some of humanity's oldest traces,^[4] making the area important in the history of human evolution. Recent studies claim that the vicinity of present-day Addis Ababa was the point from which human beings migrated around the world.^[5]^[6]^[7] Ethiopian dynastic history traditionally began with the reign of Emperor Menelik I in 1000 BC.^[8]^[9] The roots of the Ethiopian state are similarly deep, dating with unbroken continuity to at least the Aksumite Empire (which adopted the name "Ethiopia" in the 4th century) and its predecessor state, D`mt (with early 1st millennium BC roots).^[10]^[11] After a period of decentralized power in the 18th and early 19th centuries known as the Zemene Mesafint ("Era of the Judges/Princes"), the country was reunited in 1855 by Kassa Hailu, who became Emperor Tewodros II, beginning Ethiopia's modern history.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] Ethiopia's borders underwent significant territorial expansion to its modern borders for the rest of the century,^[16]^[17]^[18] especially by Emperor Menelik II and Ras Gobena, culminating in its victory over the Italians at the Battle of Adwa in 1896 with the military leadership of Ras Makonnen, and ensuring its sovereignty and freedom from colonization.^[17]^[18] It was occupied by Benito Mussolini's Fascist Italy from 1936 to 1941,^[19] ending with its liberation by British Empire and Ethiopian Patriot forces. Its eastern border also changed in 1950 from the former 1908 Convention Line to the subsequent provisional administrative line.^[20]

The Flag of Ethiopia

The Emblem of Ethiopia

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Outline of Ethiopia

General reference

Geography of Ethiopia

Environment of Ethiopia

Natural geographic features of Ethiopia

Regions of Ethiopia

Ecoregions of Ethiopia

Administrative divisions of Ethiopia

Regions of Ethiopia

Zones of Ethiopia

Municipalities of Ethiopia

Demography of Ethiopia

Government and politics of Ethiopia

Branches of the government of Ethiopia

Executive branch of the government of Ethiopia

Legislative branch of the government of Ethiopia

Judicial branch of the government of Ethiopia

Foreign relations of Ethiopia

International organization membership

Law and order in Ethiopia

Military of Ethiopia

Local government in Ethiopia

History of Ethiopia

Culture of Ethiopia

Art in Ethiopia

Sports in Ethiopia

Economy and infrastructure of Ethiopia

Education in Ethiopia

Health in Ethiopia

See also

References

External links

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