Ethiopia - A Country Profile

Capital: Addis Ababa.
Major Cities: Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Nazret, Harer, Mekele, Jima, Dese, Bahir Dar, and Debre Zeyit (in order of decreasing size, 1994 census).
Independence: Ethiopia celebrates May 28 as its National Day, the date of the defeat of the military government (Derg) in 1991.
Public Holidays: Ethiopians observe the following public holidays: Christmas (January 7, 2005*); Epiphany (January 19, 2005*); Feast of the Sacrifice/Eid al Adha (January 21, 2005*); Battle of Adowa (March 2, 2005); Birth of the Prophet/Mouloud (April 21, 2005*); Good Friday (April 29, 2005*); May Day (May 1, 2005); Easter Monday (May 2, 2005*); Patriots' Victory Day (May 5, 2005); Downfall of the Derg (May 28, 2005); New Year's Day (September 11, 2005*); Feast of the True Cross (September 27, 2005*); End of Ramadan/Eid al Fitr (November 4, 2005*). Asterisks indicate holidays with variable dates according to either the Islamic or Orthodox calendar.

Product details

• Authors: Library Of Congress, Federal Research Division
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.01.2015
• EAN: 9781312807761
• ISBN: 978-1-312-80776-1
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 280 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 111 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias