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Ethiopia is located in Eastern Africa. It is bordered by the countries of Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, and Eritrea. Ethiopia has an area of 1,104,300 sq km. [|CIA World Factbook]
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﻿  The population of Ethiopia is 88,013,491. They have a birth rate of 43.34 births/1,000 population and their death rate is 11.29 deaths/1,000 population. [|CIA World Factbook]
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**﻿Topography:** ﻿Ethiopia varies in it's land. The Great Rift Valley runs in a Northeast to Southwest direction through the country. There are mountains in the Western part of the country that contain the fourth highest peak in Africa known as Ras Dashen. The Western part of Ethiopia also contains the plateau region, which is where many of the mountain ranges are located as well as the Sudan Plains. The Eastern part of the country contains the Somali Plateau, which is semidesert, arid, and rocky. In the Northern part of Ethiopia is the Denakil Desert that stretches to the Red Sea. The rivers in Ethiopia include the Blue Nile and lakes include Lake T'ana. [|Encyclopedia of Nations] ﻿  Climate: ﻿Just as the landscape varies so does the climate. A moderate climate with little temperature variation is found along the plateaus in Ethiopia. Once you get get to the valley the becomes very extreme and intense. The country as a whole experiences a rainy season with very heavy rainfall from about June to August. A second more mild rainy season occurs from about December to February in the high plateau region of Ethiopia. [|Encyclopedia of Nations]

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