a country in northeast Africa on the Red Sea. Population: 65,892,000 (2001). Capital: Addis Ababa. The northern part of the country, Eritrea, fought for independence during the 1970s and 1980s, and became independent in 1993. officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia formerly Abyssinia Country, eastern Africa
Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia