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2006-07-09 03:50:16 · 2 answers · asked by mickmelaku 1 in Travel Africa & Middle East Other - Africa & Middle East

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Ethiopia has some of the most beautiful people in the world

Ethiopia is 1,127,127 square kilometres (435,071 sq. mi) in size, and is the major portion of the Horn of Africa, which is the eastern-most part of the African landmass. Bordering Ethiopia is Sudan to the west, Djibouti and Eritrea to the north, Somalia to the east, and Kenya to the south. Within Ethiopia is a massive highland complex of mountains and dissected plateaus divided by the Great Rift Valley, which runs generally southwest to northeast and is surrounded by lowlands, steppes, or semi-desert. The great diversity of terrain determines wide variations in climate, soils, natural vegetation, and settlement patterns.

Climate and ecology
Elevation and geographic location produce three climatic zones: the cool zone above 2,400 meters (7,900 ft) where temperatures range from near freezing to 16°C (32°–61°F); the temperate zone at elevations of 1,500 to 2,400 meters (4,900—7,900 ft) with temperatures from 16°C to 30°C (61°–86°F); and the hot zone below 1,500 meters (4,900 ft) with both tropical and arid conditions and daytime temperatures ranging from 27°C to 50°C (81°–122°F). The normal rainy season is from mid-June to mid-September (longer in the southern highlands) preceded by intermittent showers from February or March; the remainder of the year is generally dry.

Ethiopian highlandsEthiopia is an ecologically diverse country. Lake Tana in the north is the source of the Blue Nile. It also has a large number of endemic species, notably the Gelada Baboon, the Walia Ibex and the Ethiopian wolf (or Simien fox).

Administrative divisions
Main article: Subdivisions of Ethiopia
Before 1996 Ethiopia was divided into 13 (14 before Eritrea's independence in 1993) provinces, many of which historical bases. Ethiopia now has a tiered government system consisting of a federal government, ethnically-based regional states, zones, woredas (districts), and kebeles (neighborhoods).

There are 9 ethnically-based administrative regions kililoch; singular: kilil), and subdivided into 68 zones,two chartered cities (astedader akababiwoch, singular: astedader akababi): Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa(respectively, subdivisions 1 and 5 in the map), 550 woredas and six special woredas.

The constitution assigns extensive power to regional states that can establish their own government and democracy according to the federal government's constitution. Each region has its appex regional council where members are directly elected to represent the districts and the council has legislative and excutive power to direct internal affairs of the regions. Article 39 of the Ethiopian Constitution further gives every regional state the right to secede from Ethiopia. There is debate, however, as to how much of the power guaranteed in the constitution is actually given to the states.

2006-07-09 04:28:34 · answer #1 · answered by pink-panther 3 · 3 0

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2006-07-09 06:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by thelordparadox 4 · 0 0

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