May 23, 2013
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Ethiopia, officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. With over 86,000,000 inhabitants, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world and the second-most populated nation on the African continent. It occupies a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometres, and its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia is one of the oldest locations of human existence known to scientists and is widely considered the region from which Homo sapiens first set out for the Middle East and points beyond. Tracing its roots to the 2nd millennium BC, Ethiopia was a monarchy for most of its history. Alongside Rome, Persia, China and India, the Kingdom of Aksum was one of the great world powers of the 3rd century and the first major empire in the world to officially adopt Christianity as a state religion in the 4th century. During the Scramble for Africa, Ethiopia was the only African country beside Liberia that retained its sovereignty as a recognized independent country, and was one of only four African members of the League of Nations. When other African nations gained their independence following World War II, many of them adopted the colors of Ethiopia's flag, and Addis Ababa became the location of several global organizations focused on Africa. In 1974, at the end of Haile Selassie I's reign, Ethiopia became a federal republic and the EPRDF has been the ruling party since 1991.
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![Sudan, South Sudan edge towards deal [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-11155000/11155061/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=cad1d6afaab387e7bfae9b477b1796c5)
![Ethiopian ruler Meles Zenawi dies at 57 [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-9073000/9073756/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=4dd3041be6f5172ad8f776c24ac14518)
![Egyptian journalist released after two-week detention in Sudan [Nile TV, Egypt]](/images/image_cache/base-7270000/7270729/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=7f1f3db2e75bbdab1780978a3c2cc3ca)
![Two Sudans disagree over border of demilitarized zone [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-5331000/5331752/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=22474f265789b5bfffd8ed6e84bb7823)
![Deadly blast rocks former al-Shabab stronghold in Somalia [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-2957000/2957485/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=f107f1a043fd2483d208394b674f1829)
![Al-Shabab claims responsibility for deadly blast at Somali theater [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-2721000/2721622/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=b6559c4b25c94a2c94d8cecaab5b001f)
![Ethiopian and Somali troops seize key al-Shabab stronghold [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-1030000/1030049/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=a78ec70cca9119826773878ef844cfb3 "A member of Somalia's al-Shabab militant group sits during a public demonstration to announce their integration with al-Qaeda, in Elasha, south of the capital Mogadishu February 13, 2012: REUTERS/Feisal Omar")
![Ethiopian-Israelis rally against racism [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313640/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=7e3177706ca803107bff3b3dff25b59b)
