Ethiopia
EthiopiaA country, formerly known as Abyssinia, in north-eastern Africa. Sudan is on its western border, Eritrea on its northern border, and Kenya on its southern, while Somalia reaches round it on the east.
Physical.
The low-lying Ogaden region in the east is very hot and arid; but the entire centre of the country is a group of volcanic mountain ranges with high plateaux where the air is mild and there is moderate summer rain. The Great Rift Valley runs through these, and the whole area is cut about with ravines and fertile valleys. In the north-west lies Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile, while in the south-west forests rise along the slopes of the mountain ranges.Economy.
The Ethiopian economy was centrally planned and based on collectivized agriculture until 1992 , when private land ownership was reintroduced. Coffee, hides, and skins are the main exports. Ethiopia has an oil refinery, but...[The entire page is 724 words long]
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