Ethiopia
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​Ethiopia is a country in Eastern Africa, with coordinates of 8 00 N, 38 00 E, and is landlocked (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020a). If trying to imagine the actual size of Ethiopia, it can be compared to slightly less than 2x the size of Texas (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020a). The population of Ethiopia is 108,113, 150 as of July 2020, according to the Central Intelligence Agency (2020a). Most of the population lives in the highlands of the country, especially around the capital which is Addis Ababa (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020a). The primary language of Ethiopia is Oromo, and the primary religion is Ethiopian Orthodox, followed by Muslim, and Protestantism (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020a).
Climate & Natural Resources
Coffee, grain sorghum, and caster bean are believed to have originated from Ethiopia (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020a). Ethiopia has some natural resources such as gold, platinum, and copper to name a few (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020). The country has a tropical monsoon climate, with high plateau terrain and central mountain ranges separated by the Great Rift Valley (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020a). Most of the land in Ethiopia is considered agricultural, followed by forest, and then the rest of the land is classified as other (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020a). At the Great Rift Valley there is potential for earthquakes, volcano eruptions, and droughts (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020a). “Deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, water shortages, and pollution from industrialized areas are some environmental issues Ethiopia faces,” (Central Intelligence Agency, 2020a).
References
Central Intelligence Agency. (2020a, July 20). The World Factbook: Ethiopia. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html
Central Intelligence Agency. (2020b, July 20). The World Factbook: Ethiopia [Map]. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/attachments/maps/ET-map.jpg