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Ethiopia country profile

Ethiopia country profile

Published: May 8, 2008, 8:19 pm
Updated: May 8, 2008, 8:19 pm
Lead Author: Maggie Surface
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This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Lakhdar Boukerrou

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Furrow irrigation, drawing on the Nego River waters, Boku, Ethiopia. (Source: A. Conti/IFAD) Furrow irrigation, drawing on the Nego River waters, Boku, Ethiopia. (Source: A. Conti/IFAD)

  1. General overview
  2. Water in Ethiopia
  3. Energy in Ethiopia
  4. Human Development Index
  5. National parks and preserves
    1. Simen National Park
  6.  Ecoregions
    1. Ethiopian montane forests
    2. Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands
    3. Ethiopian montane moorlands
    4. Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands
    5. Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands
    6. Sahara desert
    7. Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
  7. Places
    1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Citation

Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Ethiopia country profile". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 8, 2008; Last revised Date May 8, 2008; Retrieved February 9, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ethiopia_country_profile>

The Author

Maggie SurfaceMaggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)

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