The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia map

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States: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia(The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)Important holiday: Independence Day, March 1 (1896); National Day, September 12 (1974); Adwa Great Victory Day, March 2; Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front ruling Day, 5 28; Egyptian Year, September 11.Flag: a rectangular, long and wide ratio of 3:2.Top-down by the green, yellow and red three equal horizontal parallel rectangular composition, the middle of the national emblem flag logo.From the 19 century period, Ethiopia began using green, yellow and red cross striations three-color flag.In modern history, Ethiopia is the first among the free nations of the African countries.Of this century to the 1950s and 1960s, many African countries have been independent, and have adopted green, yellow and red colours as the national flag, then known as the "pan-African colors."Ethiopia is one of ancient Africa, has a long history of 3,000 years, gives the green, yellow and three red color in this land of a deeper source.Historically, they Keputike is closely related to the services at the church, where a Father, the Son and Holy Spirit-one symbol of human freedom by upholding the integrity, hope that the three virtues of mercy.The three colors also represent the three regions of Ethiopia: Tike out (red), Amharic (yellow), Xiao Ya (green).Green is now the representative of fertile land, mild climate and abundant plant resources, but also symbolizes hope for the future; yellow symbol of peace and fraternity, also on behalf of the people building the country's determination to defend the red symbolizes the people of the motherland is ready to shed their blood.No national emblem on the flag design.August 22, 1995 the establishment of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the new national flag to increase the national emblem design.The national emblem: a circle.A blue round face radiation light golden Wu Jiaoxing.Blue symbol of peace; Wu Jiaoxing diverse and representative of unity, light symbol of prosperity and prosperity.State leaders: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (Meles Zenawi), 1995年8 he was elected prime minister in October 2000 and October 2005 re-election.Physical Geography: Hung Hai Xinan in the highlands of East Africa, East and Djibouti, bordering Somalia, Sudan and the junction of the West, Nanlin Kenya, the north of Eritrea.Territorial area of 1.1036 million square kilometers.Ethiopia a coastline of 1,013 km, mainly in the mountainous plateau, the Ethiopian plateau subordinates, the central and western plateau is the mainstay of the total territory of 2 / 3, East Longitudinal throughout the Great Rift Valley, an average of nearly 3,000 meters above sea level, known as "Roof of Africa," said.The average annual temperature of 13 ℃.Nile water dispute the origin ofPopulation: 77.4 million (2005 official figures).About more than 80 nationalities, of which 54 per cent ethnic Oromo, Amhara ethnic 24%, 5% of the Tigray people.There are other ethnic Afar, Somali communities, Gulag race, ethnic and Wolai Ta-Ta Mok and other communities.Amharic language work for the federal General English, the main national language Oromo language, Tigray language.45 percent of residents believe in Islam, 40 percent of Ethiopian Orthodox faith, the minority Protestant, Catholic and primitive religion.Capital: Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa) is the highest cities in Africa.Population over 300 million (2004 official figures).The average annual temperature of 15 ℃.Administrative Division: In addition to the capital Addis Ababa, according to the national sub-nine states.History: Ethiopia is a 3000 history of ancient civilization.As early as 975 BC, I Mengni Malik here on the establishment of the Nubian kingdom.The beginning of the year, here the rise of the Kingdom of Axum in Africa have a great cultural center.Year 13-16 century, the Amhara people established a strong and prosperous kingdom of Abyssinia.Western colonialists invaded the 15th century Africa, Ethiopia has several times into the United Kingdom and Italy's colony.The 16th century, Portugal and the Ottoman Empire have been invaded.The early 19th century split into a number of countries.1868 British invasion.Italy's invasion in 1890 and declared Buai under its "protection."March 1, 1896, Aijun beat Italian Army, the same year in October intended to recognize an independent Egypt, in the Second World War and drove them off completely the colonialists.November 1930, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and Egypt accession to the throne.Ethiopia in 1941, the name was officially opened.China and Italy in the ancient Greek for "sun tan of the people living in the land."September 1974, the Provisional Military Administrative Committee took power, the deposed monarchy.September 1987, announced the establishment of the Ethiopian People's Democratic Republic.1988 outbreak of civil war in Ethiopia.May 1991, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front overthrow the Mengistu regime, the same year in July the establishment of the Transitional Government.December 1994, the Constituent Assembly adopted a new constitution.August 22, 1995, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia established.Politics: December 1994, the Constituent Assembly adopted a new constitution, the decision to the state system of federalism; implementation of the separation of powers and the Council (cabinet) system, the separation of church and state.President heads of state, six-year term.Prime Minister and Cabinet with the highest executive power by the majority party or party coalition cabinet, the collective, to the people in charge of the House of Representatives.Parliament implementation of the Federal House of Representatives and the bicameral system.People's faculties federal legislation and the highest authority, voters directly elected by the 547 members, minorities make up at least 20 seats, five-year term.Upper House has power to interpret the Constitution and the ruling national self-determination or separation of powers disputes between states, from about 117 representatives of various ethnic groups, each of at least one representative per million population can also co-opted a representative from Parliament elected the states or the people directly elected for a term of five years.Economy: Ethiopia is one of the world's least developed countries, the national economy and export of agriculture and animal husbandry is the mainstay of foreign exchange earnings, weak industrial base.Rich mineral and hydraulic resources.Ethiopia is rich water resources, rivers and lakes in the larger, known as "water tower of East Africa."Proven mineral resources are oil, gas, coal, gold, platinum, copper, potash, zinc, iron, nickel, etc., most of the development.Has proven natural gas to 25 billion cubic meters.In the larger rivers and lakes, Blue Nile originated here, but the utilization rate of less than 5%.Egypt is the most abundant geothermal resources one of the countries.Because of soil erosion, blind deforestation, forest serious damage.Industry categories is not complete, the structure is irrational, components, relying on imports of raw materials, manufacturing industry to food and beverage, textile, leather and tobacco-based.Uneven distribution, concentrated in the capital, and other 23 cities.Agricultural export value of the national economy and the backbone of major food crops are barley, wheat, corn, sorghum and Ethiopia unique moss bran.Moss bran particles small, rich in starch, is the Ethiopian People's favorite food.Cash crops are coffee, khat, flowers, oil, etc..Ethiopia-rich coffee, the world's 10 largest coffee-producing countries of the output ranked third in Africa, exports accounted for two-thirds of total export earnings.Coffee "root" in Ethiopia.Around the year 900 AD, the Ethiopian coffee area a shepherd grazing in the mountains and found a flock of sheep in the struggle to eat red berries, fresh after Qunyang Huanbengluantiao, abnormal reaction, he thought that the shepherd of the sheep eat what Harmful food throughout the night nervous.谁知Qunyang unharmed the next day.The accident found to shepherd this acquisition fruit Zhu Zhi quench their thirst.He was such a great juice-Sun Xiang, after drinking the spirit of excited.So he started planting the plant, which today's large-scale development of coffee plantations.Coffee is the name of law evolved from the coffee.Coffee area has been the world known as "the hometown of coffee."Edo grasslands, land suitable for grazing in the grass for more than half of that in 2001 the total number of livestock population 130 million, ranking first in African countries, the output value accounts for 20% of GDP.Tourism is rich in resources, cultural relics and more wild animal park.Ethiopia rich tourism resources, cultural relics and more wild animal park.2001 received a total of 140,000 foreign tourists, foreign exchange earnings of 79 million U.S. dollars.Press and Publications: the existing 134 newspapers nationwide.Official Amharic-language daily "Asia Themmen" and weekly "according to Zharui Ye map", the Oromo language weekly newspaper "Beirui Sa," English language daily newspaper, "Ethiopian Herald", the Arabic weekly "world."The official Ethiopian News Agency, established in 1943.Egyptian government in January 2002 by the Broadcasting Act and set up a news subordinates Broadcasting Bureau (EBA)."Ethiopia" Voice of the national radio stations, domestic use Amhara, Tigray and the Oromo language, foreign English, French and Somali radio.Ethiopian television as the only television station, launched in 1974, with Amharic, Oromo and English broadcast six hours a day.Diplomacy: pursue all-round foreign policy, advocate of equality and mutual benefit, mutual respect for sovereignty and noninterference in each other's internal affairs on the basis of national development, good neighborliness and friendship and promoting regional peace and stability and promote economic cooperation and integration; attaches importance to relations with the West, for Investment and foreign aid; active participation in the Non-Aligned Movement and the African affairs, to strengthen the Asia and the Gulf countries develop economic and trade relations.Relations with China: China and Ethiopia has been a friendly exchanges.As early as in Egypt before the establishment of diplomatic relations, Premier Zhou Enlai in 1964 on a visit to Ethiopia.The two countries on November 24, 1970 formally established diplomatic relations, friendly relations have witnessed constant development, the Ethiopian Heads of State and Government have repeatedly visited China.1995 Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles was invited to visit China.1996 Chinese President Jiang Zemin was invited to visit Ethiopia.December 2003, Premier Wen Jiabao on an official visit to Ethiopia.By the end of October 2004, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles an official visit to China.In 2002, Sino-Egyptian bilateral trade volume over 100 million U.S. dollars.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/19/content_447655.htm

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia geographical coordinates (Google maps satellite map Landmark) finishing date: (2006/9/28 21:44:00)
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