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== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
There are 80 ethnic groups in Ethiopia. The largest [[Nation|nations]] in the country are the Tigray (6.1%) and Amhara (27%), who speak Semitic languages, and the Oromo (34%), who speak a Cushitic language.<ref name=":0" /> | There are 80 ethnic groups in Ethiopia. The largest [[Nation|nations]] in the country are the Tigray (6.1%) and Amhara (27%), who speak Semitic languages, the Somalis (6.2%) and the Oromo (34%), who speak a Cushitic language.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Itiyoppiya Federaalak Demokraatik Rippeblikih የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ Rippabliikii Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Itiyoophiyaa Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga Federaalka Itoobiya ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ ኢትዮጵያ | |
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| Capital and largest city | Addis Ababa |
| Official languages | Afar Amharic Oromo Somali Tigrinya |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 123,379,924 |
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country in East Africa.
History
Italy attempted to colonize Ethiopia in the 19th century but was defeated by Emperor Menelik's forces in 1896. Fascist Italy overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie and occupied Ethiopia from 1936 to 1941. After the Second World War, Ethiopia became a neocolony of the United States. Mengistu Haile Mariam established a socialist government in Ethiopia in the 1970s and was overthrown by the U.S.-backed TPLF in 1991.[1]
Demographics
There are 80 ethnic groups in Ethiopia. The largest nations in the country are the Tigray (6.1%) and Amhara (27%), who speak Semitic languages, the Somalis (6.2%) and the Oromo (34%), who speak a Cushitic language.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Solyana Bekele (2021-08-09). "Smash neocolonialism in Ethiopia, erase the fake borders!" The Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-08-27.