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Place nameEthiopia
Other namesItyopiya, YeEtiyop'iya, Ityop'iya, Etiopia, , Ethiopië, Éthiopie, Äthiopien, Etiópia, Etiopía, Yaitopya, ETH, ET, ISO231, ET00, Transitional Government of Ethiopia, Hebretesebawit Ityopia, YeEityop'iya Hezbawi Dimokrasiyawa Republek, People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Abissinia, Abyssinia
Latitude8
Longitude39
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Region was part of ancient nation of Ethiopia; dominated by Egypt, Sabaeans; was Christian enclave isolated by Muslim conquest of adjacent area; European contact 15th cen.; modern Ethiopia defined as Theodore II conquered area 1855; civil unrest 1980-90s; official language is Amharic, though Tigrinya, Orominga, Arabic & English are also spoken.
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