Study a Master/Doctorate in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Foreign Trade and Business in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (East Africa)

Doing Business in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Master in International Trade

Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) is an East African landlocked country

1. የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ in Amharic
2. Ethiopia is the oldest independent African state (History of Ethiopia)
3. Addis Ababa is the economic, political and administrative capital of Ethiopia and the largest Ethiopian city
   1. The headquarters of the African Union (AU) and the Economic Commission for Africa of the United Nations are in Addis Ababa
4. The largest cities of Ethiopia are Addis Ababa, Adama, Gondar, Mek'ele, Awasa, Bahir Dar (Dessie), Dire Dawa, Jimma and Jijiga
5. Ethiopia is an African Frontier Market
6. Ethiopia is one of the most dynamic economies in the world
7. The Ethiopian agriculture:
   1. 85% of the active population
   2. The main Ethiopian agricultural products are: coffee, legumes, oilseeds, cereals, potatoes, sugarcane and vegetables
   3. Coffee is the main export product
   4. Ethiopia is the second largest African producer of corn
8. Ethiopia has 14 main rivers, including the Nile.
   1. Ethiopia has the largest water reserves in Africa
   2. Ethiopian hydroelectric power stations: 89% of total installed electricity capacity
9. Ethiopia share borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya (861 kilometres), Somalia (1,626 kilometres), Sudan (769 kilometres) and South Sudan
10. Transport and Logistics in Ethiopia

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The Ethiopian population: 105 millions Ethiopians

1. Ethiopia is the second most populated African Country
2. Ethiopia is the most populated landlocked country of the World
3. 1983: 34 millions
4. Population density: 88 inhabitants / square kilometres

1. The area of Ethiopia: 1,127,127 square kilometres
2. Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa, in a vast complex of mountains and plateaus divided by the Great Rift Valley
3. The great diversity of the terrain determines great variations in its climate
4. Ethiopia is a Federal Republic
5. Calling code: 251
6. Country code top-level domain: .et
7. The currency of Ethiopia: Birr (ETB)

Sheik Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi

Regions of Ethiopia

The two Ethiopians «cities-regions» are (city / population in a million people):

1. Addis Ababa (city) / 3,3
2. Dire Dawa (city) / 0,4

The nine regions of Ethiopia are (population in a million people / area / capital)

1. Afar / 3.8 / Semera
2. Amhara / 28.4 / Bahir Dar
3. Benishangul-Gumuz / 1 / Asosa
4. Gambela / 0.4 / Gambela
5. Harari / 0.2 / Harar
6. Oromia / 33.7 / Adama
7. Somali / 8.5 / Jijiga
8. Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region / 18.2 / Hawassa
9. Tigray / 5 / Mek'ele

Economic Integration Organisations (Ethiopia)

1. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
3. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement
4. Nile Basin Initiative

Main Ethiopian ethnicities:

Oromo are the most important ethnic group in Ethiopia (35% of Ethiopians)

Amhara represent 27% of Ethiopian population

Other ethnic groups are Somalis, Tigray, Sidama, Ghage, Welayta and Afar.

Religions in Ethiopia:

1. Orthodox Christianity (43% of Ethiopian population)
2. Sunni Islam (34%)
3. Traditional African religions

Languages of Ethiopia

More than 90 languages are spoken in Ethiopia.

Most Ethiopians speak Afro-Asiatic languages (Cushitic or Semitic branches).

1. Amharic, spoken by Amhara. Amharic is the official Ethiopian language
2. Tigrinya, spoken by Tigrinya
3. Oromiffa, spoken by Oromo
4. Somali, spoken by Somalis

Ethiopia and Eritrea use the ancient Ge'ez alphabet, one of the oldest alphabets in the world

Higher Education in Ethiopia

Etiopía Éthiopie Etiópia

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