{"id":1566,"date":"2021-01-10T17:04:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T17:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ethiopia\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2021-01-10T17:04:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T17:04:34","slug":"history-of-ethiopia-2nd-most-populous-country-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/history-of-ethiopia-2nd-most-populous-country-in-africa","title":{"rendered":"History of Ethiopia, 2nd most populous country in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press Ethiopia<\/p>\n

Ethiopia, formally known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the \u00a0peninsula of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north,Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south and South Sudan to the west.<\/p>\n

With a population of over one hundred and fifteen million as of year 2020, there is therefore no gimmicks why it is one of the most populous countries in the world and second on the continent of Africa. Of all African countries, it is the only country to have fought and resisted colonialism.<\/p>\n

However like every other country, they also have their pros and cons. They are rich in natural resources, \u00a0entertainment, festivals, tourist attractions but are also deterred by a number of factors limiting them like the recent internal crisis. They have about 9 major ethnic groups and their official languages are Amharic, Afar,Oromo,Somali,Tigrinya and English.<\/p>\n