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Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amharic ኢትዮጵያ Ityopp'ya), is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, and Sudan to the west. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nation on the continent, or indeed in the world. Unique among African countries, Ethiopia maintained independence during the Scramble for Africa, and continued to do so except for a five-year period (1936-41) when it was under Italian occupation. But even during this period there was no Italian colonization of Ethiopia as the Italians occupied a few key cities and most of Ethiopia was not affected by their presence; the Italian period is thus considered an "occupation" and not colonial rule.

Ethiopia was also historically called Abyssinia, derived from the Arabic form of the Ethiosemitic name "HBSHT," modern Habesha. The English name "Ethiopia" is thought to be derived from the Greek word Aithiopia, from Aithiops ‘an Ethiopian’, derived from Greek terms meaning "of burnt (αιθ-) visage ()".Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon (s. v.); Αιθιοπηες Il. 1.423, properly, Burnt-face, i.e. Ethiopian, negro However, this etymology is disputed. The Book of Aksum, an Ethiopic chronicle dating from the Christian era, states that the name is derived from "'Ityopp'is", a son (unmentioned in the Bible) of Cush, son of Ham who according to legend founded the city of Axum.

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RT @OasisIntLtd Please pray for a shipment of Africa Bible Commentary to Ethiopia that looks like it might have problems in customs. May G..
Prayer_Network (Prayer Network) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:52:08 -0000
RT @OasisIntLtd Please pray for a shipment of Africa Bible Commentary to Ethiopia that looks like it might have problems in customs. May G..
Please pray for a shipment of Africa Bible Commentary to Ethiopia that looks like it might have problems in customs. May God grant favor!
OasisIntLtd (Oasis International ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:44:00 -0000
Please pray for a shipment of Africa Bible Commentary to Ethiopia that looks like it might have problems in customs. May God grant favor!
#CFP #SKP Ethiopia may not reach anti-poverty goals http://bit.ly/112dER
cureforpoverty (The Free Market) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:38:48 -0000
#CFP #SKP Ethiopia may not reach anti-poverty goals http://bit.ly/112dER
What to do tonight- Home w/@doswaldramsay (me), visit Ethiopia, or terror with @gvoidwell ?
doswaldramsay (Dushane Ramsay ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:37:13 -0000
What to do tonight- Home w/@doswaldramsay (me), visit Ethiopia, or terror with @gvoidwell ?
eh ngaku!ahahaha RT @teguhpur: eh,goblok,ethiopia mna ad yg sebulet gw!!gw zimbabwe!!@ratihahmad
ratihahmad (Ratih Kusuma Putri) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:34:55 -0000
eh ngaku!ahahaha RT @teguhpur: eh,goblok,ethiopia mna ad yg sebulet gw!!gw zimbabwe!!@ratihahmad
@CeeJaiDee since when are u from ethiopia miss? lol
AndreThe2nd (Andre II) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:32:00 -0000
@CeeJaiDee since when are u from ethiopia miss? lol

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