ethiopia anthony pratt, sarah erkson, and annie kennedy
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Ethiopia
Anthony Pratt, Sarah Erkson, and Annie Kennedy
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General Facts
•Population = 85,237,338 •Life expectancy at birth = ~55 years old
•Literacy Rate– Male: 50.3% – Female: 35.1%
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HistoryHistory• Oldest Human Settlement• Lucy(Australopithecus) was
discovered 1974 in Awash Valley, Ethiopia– Estimated to live 3.2
million years ago– Human evolution
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History (continued)History (continued)
• Zemene Mesafint– 1755 - 1855– Complete isolation and emperors
started to act like figureheads – Modernization and recentralizing
power to the Emperor– Ethiopia began to take part in world
affairs again
• "Age of Princes“• THEN connected with
Europe
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• Slightly less than twice the size of Texas• Landlocked (no coastlines)• Located in the north eastern part of Africa, also called the “Horn
of Africa”• Total area: 1,127,127km , 7,444 of that being water bodies.
• A Blend of massive highlands, highly rugged terrain , and valleys divided the by Great Rift Valley
• Bordering Countries: Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Eritrea, and Djibouti
• Climate: Mostly tropical monsoon, moderate temperate, with the average temperature rarely exceeding 68 F.
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Natural Resources: small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower
Current Environmental Issues: Deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, water shortages, intensive farming and poor management.
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• A large split in the landscape from two tectonic plates separating
• Large complex divergent plate boundary on the Eastern side of Africa. Total distance of 3,000 km.
• Remarkable region of volcanic lakes, with a famous collection of birds.
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Blue Nile Falls, Tis Iset Ethiopia
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/africa/ethiopia/map_of_ethiopia.jpg
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Economy
•GDP(official exchange rate)- 25.08 billion (2008 est.)
•GDP per capita- $800 (2008 est.)
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Natural Resources/Industry• Natural resources- small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, natural gas, hydropower.
• Industries- food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, cement.
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Poverty in Ethiopia• http://indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?
c=et&v=69
• http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01259/statistics_on_ethiopian_poverty.htm
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Ethiopia’s TradeEthiopia’s Trade•Imports- food and live animals, petroleum, chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, cereals, textiles.
•Exports- coffee, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds.
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Trade Relations• Imports Exports
• Saudi Arabia 17% -Germany 8.2%
• China 15.9% -Saudi Arabia 7%
• India 7.8% -U.S 6.9%
• Italy 5.1% -China 6.5%
-Italy 6.5%
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• The two major religions are Christianity and Islam.The two major religions are Christianity and Islam.
• Most Muslims are Sunnis, the largest sect of Islam.Most Muslims are Sunnis, the largest sect of Islam.
• Christianity is more predominant in the north Christianity is more predominant in the north where 62% of the people are Christian.where 62% of the people are Christian.
• Ethiopia is well known for its distinctive Christian Ethiopia is well known for its distinctive Christian traditiontradition
• Muslim is more predominant in the South at about Muslim is more predominant in the South at about 34%34%
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• They do not eat meat and dairy products on fasting days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
• Church is held daily in all Tewahedo Churches from early morning to three o’clock PM.
• Only one meal can be eaten each day of fasting, usually occurring after three o’clock
• Christmas falls on December 29,and New Years fall on September 11(the first month of the year is September and the last is Pagumiene which comes after August.
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Government• 1970’s – illegal political groups formed
• Groups hold elections 1970-present
• Federal Parliamentary Republic
– Prime Minister
– Executive Power
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Ethnic Groups• Oromo (Galla) 40%
– Southern half of nation• Amhara and Tigrean 32%
– Political• Sidamo 9%
– Southern foothills and savanna• Shankella 6%
– Western frontier
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Ethiopian MusicEthiopian Music
• Modal System • Pentatonic• Long intervals
between notes• Some well known
musicians include Teddy Afro, Gigi, Mahmoud Ahmed, etc.
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Current Events
• June 2, 2008• UNICEF estimates 1260,000
children are in need of care for sever malnutrition.
• Harvest fails increased amount of malnutrition in children
• The World Food Program estimates that 147 million dollars will be necessary to feed the kids in Ethiopia.
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Current Affairs in Ethiopia• Recently, 35 Ethiopians were arrested for allegedly
plotting to overthrow the Ethiopian government.
• The government claims that these people were all part of an opposition group called Ginbot Seven.
• This opposition group was founded by the exiled mayor of Addis Abba, Berhanu Nega.
• After the most recent Ethiopian election (2005), Nega was tried for treason and sentenced to life in prison before being pardoned and released.
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8035430.stm
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CONNECTIONSCONNECTIONS
• Gender Roles Kite Runner & A Thousand Splendid Suns
• Government Issues Taliban like groups
• Strict Religious Rules Iraq & Middle East
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• "Ethiopian Treasures." 06 01 2009 Web.3 Jun 2009. <http://www.ethiopiantreasures.toucansurf.com/pages/calendar.htm>.