What country will we represent?

Some Clues….◦ It is the most populous landlocked country

in the world It has a population of 84.7 million 13th largest population in the world

◦ It has the second largest population on its continent

◦ It was never colonized◦ It was occupied by the Italians for a few

years◦The two major religions in this country are

Christianity and Islam

What does its flag look like?

This was its old flag…

What continent is it on?

What part of the continent?

We are…Ethiopia!

What is the Capital?Addis Ababa

GovernmentCurrent Constitution created in

1995◦Parliamentary Republic◦President◦Prime Minister

HistoryAncient EmpireKings connected lineage to King

Solomon“Lion of Judah”Haile SelassieItalian Invasion during WWII

Culture: LanguageOfficial Language is Amharic Other languages are recognized

◦Many ethnic and tribal groupsHow do you say hello?

◦Teanastëllën◦Pronounce it: Tay-na-sti-ling◦You can also say Salam (not in

Amharic)

Culture: Clothes

Women Men

Culture: Food

Culture: MusicReggae

◦Not created by Ethiopians but inspired by religious connects to Ethiopia/Lion of Judah Spiritual Home of the Rastafarian Movement

Ethiopian Music◦Inspired by many influences◦Various ethnic groups◦Religious elements◦Pop Music◦Traditional Dance

Culture: Religion

Ethiopians in the USA

Approximately 460,000 Americans of Ethiopian ancestry

Washington DC has a large Ethiopian-American population