31. Axum
(Cities/Axum)

The city, which is 1005 kilometers (623 miles) from Addis Ababa, can be reached by surface as well as by air, and it can be visited virtually all year round. The city, which is 1005 kilometers (623 mi

32. Awassa
(Cities/Awassa)

If not for the fishes, birds, the pleasant climate, the accessible water of lake awassa, what would the city Awassa be. Well, that was indeed not all, salt it all with the Sidama culture and you have

33. Arba Minch
(Cities/Arba minch)

...ack-backed jackal and the African hunting dog, as well as the greater kudu, with its spectacular spiral horns and white-striped flanks, the miniscule Guentehr's dik-dik, Burchell's zebra, mingling wit...

34. Poverty
(Government and politics/Economy)

Poverty is pervasive in Ethiopia, and nearly half of the country's people live below the poverty line.Poverty is pervasive in Ethiopia, and nearly half of the country's people live below the poverty l

35. Exchange rate
(Government and politics/Economy)

For nearly two decades, the exchange rate was fixed at 2.07 birr to the U.S. dollar. Early in the first years of the present regime...For nearly two decades, the exchange rate was fixed at 2.07 birr t

36. Investment
(Government and politics/Economy)

Except for the two years of conflict with Eritrea, investment has been rising since the fall of the military government and the introduction of a free-market economy.Except for the two years of confli

37. Economy
(Government and politics/Economy)

Ethiopia's economy is largely based on agriculture, which is undertaken with a primitive farming system, mostly for subsistence.Ethiopia's economy is largely based on agriculture, which is undertaken

38. Addis Ababa
(Cities/Addis Ababa)

Addis Ababa city (lit. meaning new flower) has as many as 80 nationalities speaking 80 languages, and Christian and Muslim communities. Addis Abeba is located about 2,500m above sea level and has a po

39. Addis Ababa's History
(Cities/Addis Ababa)

Addis Ababa was founded by Emperor Menelik II towards the end of the 1880s, his eventual permanent capital city, however, the first such capital after the decline of Gondar in the latter half of the 1

40. The hot zone
(Nature/Climate)

As you descend from the highlands the temperature increases dramatically, and you realize that you are truly in the tropics, after all. In the lowlands light clothing is a must. Wearing canv

41. The cool zone
(Nature/Climate)

The cool zone consists of the central parts of the western and eastern sections of the northwestern plateau and a small area around Harar, with temperature lows reaching freezing point. Th

42. Climate
(Nature/Climate)

Ethiopia is truly a tourist paradise-beautiful, mysterious and extraordinary. Above all things, it is a country of wonderful and varying climate. Tropical monsoon and topographically- i

43. The cradle of the human race
(Nature/Archeology)

Do you know where "the cradle of the human race" is? Let's discover it Have you ever heard of the fossilized remains of the hominid, named Dinqnesh (in Amharic, meaning "thou art wonderful",

44. Wildlife
(Nature/Wildlife)

Ethiopian wildlife is as diversified as the topography and the climatic conditions of the country. Ethiopia has a recorded list of 242 land mammals, of which twenty-eight are endemic. M

45. Awash National Park
(Nature/National parks)

...he river in the late afternoon. The tiny Dik-dik, not easy to spot in the speckled shade of the acacia thorn, zebra grazing the plains to the west of Fantale, cheetah, serval and leopard are also ther...

46. Omo National Park
(Nature/National parks)

Omo National Park is on the west bank of the Omo River in the lower Omo valley. The park is c.140 km long, stretching from the Neruze River in the south to the Sharum plain in the north, and up to 60

47. Mago National Park
(Nature/National parks)

Mago National Park is in South Omo Zone, 35 km south-west of Jinka, the administrative centre of the Zone. The park lies to the north of a large 90? bend in the Omo River. To the west is the Tama Wild

48. Bale Mountains National Park
(Nature/National parks)

... and the Sanetti plateau will ensure you see both. The Mountain Nyala is a large antelope in the spiral-horned antelope family. Males are a dark brown colour with a pair of gently spiraled horns with ...

49. Babille Elephant sanctuary
(Nature/National parks)

The Babille Elephant sanctuary, which is located south of the town of Babille. The sanctuary is 6,982 square kilometers... The Babille Elephant sanctuary, which is located south of the town o

50. Sof Omar Caves
(Nature/Geography)

... is to be found at 120 kilometers (74 miles) eastward from Gobba, in Bale, in a low valley filled with thorn trees and weird funnels of termite hills. Yet another mysterious site takes ...

51. Go-Ethio
(Static Content)

Two years ago, two Ethiopian friends living in Sweden decided to travel to Ethiopia. After being abroad for a very long time, they could not enlist the help of family and contacts as is common. Thus t

52. Getting around
(Static Content)

In order to get around in Ethiopia you use flight, bus or car, or some combination thereof. The best way to get around, if you are not in a hurry is by car, but depending of your routes you will nee

53. Accommodation
(Static Content)

Choose among hotels, guest houses, lodges and if those does not suite you rent one of the main luxury houses.

54. Joomla!
(Web Links / Joomla!)

Home of Joomla!

55. OpenSourceMatters
(Web Links / Joomla!)

Home of OSM

56. Joomla! - Official News
(News Feeds / Joomla!)

http://www.joomla.org/index.php?option=com_rss_xtd&feed=RSS2.0&type=com_frontpage&Itemid=1