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Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amharic ኢትዮጵያ Ityopp'ya), is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, and Sudan to the west. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nation on the continent, or indeed in the world. Unique among African countries, Ethiopia maintained independence during the Scramble for Africa, and continued to do so except for a five-year period (1936-41) when it was under Italian occupation. But even during this period there was no Italian colonization of Ethiopia as the Italians occupied a few key cities and most of Ethiopia was not affected by their presence; the Italian period is thus considered an "occupation" and not colonial rule.

Ethiopia was also historically called Abyssinia, derived from the Arabic form of the Ethiosemitic name "HBSHT," modern Habesha. The English name "Ethiopia" is thought to be derived from the Greek word Aithiopia, from Aithiops ‘an Ethiopian’, derived from Greek terms meaning "of burnt (αιθ-) visage ()".Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon (s. v.); Αιθιοπηες Il. 1.423, properly, Burnt-face, i.e. Ethiopian, negro However, this etymology is disputed. The Book of Aksum, an Ethiopic chronicle dating from the Christian era, states that the name is derived from "'Ityopp'is", a son (unmentioned in the Bible) of Cush, son of Ham who according to legend founded the city of Axum.

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Ethiopia's Top 20 Most Popular Media Outlets of 2009 http://goo.gl/fb/OsoO
lists2day (lists2day) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:42:24 -0000
Ethiopia's Top 20 Most Popular Media Outlets of 2009 http://goo.gl/fb/OsoO
HA! RT @DoubleB2006: @Merrytwitts TOO much food...I ate enough food to supply a small village in Ethiopia for 4 days
MerryTwitts (Merry M) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:16:57 -0000
HA! RT @DoubleB2006: @Merrytwitts TOO much food...I ate enough food to supply a small village in Ethiopia for 4 days
Ethiopia is my favorite part of europe
mpearl09 (Megan Brady.) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:14:02 -0000
Ethiopia is my favorite part of europe
Our tour guide just mentioned Ethiopia's 1974 turn to socialism. "Sickle meant food for all but hammer meant it could be taken all away."
aaronklein (Aaron Klein) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:03:58 -0000
Our tour guide just mentioned Ethiopia's 1974 turn to socialism. "Sickle meant food for all but hammer meant it could be taken all away."
EU Presidency speaks out on death sentences in Ethiopia http://goo.gl/fb/A6xY
ECADF (Ecadf Ethiopia) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:36:44 -0000
EU Presidency speaks out on death sentences in Ethiopia http://goo.gl/fb/A6xY
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