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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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Ethiopia
Country
Continent: Africa
Capital: Addis Ababa
National Language: Amharic
Government: Federal dominant-party parliamentary republic
Status in OTL: Active

Ethiopia is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the north-east.

Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world and Africa's second-most populous nation. Ethiopia has yielded some of humanity's oldest traces, making the area important in the history of human evolution. Many religions, including certain lesser-known Christian denominations, have deep cultural connections to Ethiopia.

In ancient times, the name "Ethiopia" was applied to various locations in Africa and Asia. After the dominance of European culture, "Ethiopian" became interchangeable with "African," as it was one of the most famous and romanticized cultures south of the Sahara.

Ethiopia in "Islands in the Sea"[]

By AD 769, Ethiopia remained Christian, due to its being off the main path of Islamic expansion.[1]

Ethiopia in "King of All"[]

Ethiopia was a leading grower of caffeine, although not as prolific as Colombia.

Ethiopia in "Myth Manners' Guide to Greek Missology"[]

Ethiopia was ruled by King Cepheus. He traveled to Mount Olympus with his consort, Queen Cassiopeia, to attend the wedding of their daughter Andromeda to Prince Perseus of Argos.[2]

Literary comment[]

In the original myth, Cepheus and his family were from Jaffa, in one of the many regions generically referred to as "Aethiopia" by the Ancient Greeks; see top of this page. As this satire identifies Cepheus' homeland only as "Ethiopia," it is included here for convenience.

Ethiopia in The Two Georges[]

Ethiopia was part of Britain's African Possessions. It was governed as part of British India.[3]

Literary comment[]

This version of Ethiopia includes Eritrea.

Ethiopia in The War That Came Early[]

For much of the Second World War, Abyssinia was a desultory, secondary front of of combat between Britain and Italy. In 1940, campaigns in that theater were on so small a scale (especially compared with the fighting in the European mainland) that it was considered safe for civilians to travel through the combat zone.[4]

While fighting stopped from mid 1940-1941 as a consequence of the Big Switch, the front re-opened after the Big Switch ended, and the British government became nervous that Italy could use Abyssinia as launching point for an invasion of Egypt.[5]

References[]

  1. Departures, pg. 87.
  2. E.g., Counting Up, Counting Down, pg. 285.
  3. See The Two Georges map.
  4. The Big Switch pg. 18, TPB.
  5. Coup d'Etat pg. 264, TPB.
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