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Geography - note Ethiopia, in 30 editions.
The entry for Ethiopia published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1996
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Geographic note”
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 27 April 1993
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea
was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 27 April 1993
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 27 April 1993
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea
lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 27 April 1993
Published as “Geography-note”
landlocked-entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 27 April 1993
landlocked - entire landlocked-entire coastline along the Red Sea was
with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 27 April 1993
Published as “Geography--note”
landlocked?entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993
landlocked-entire landlocked?entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost
lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 27 April 24 May 1993
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993
landlocked?entire landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was
- landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993;
- the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia;
- three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993 1993; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
The same text in 11 editions, 2003 to 2013.
- landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993;
- the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia;
- three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile, Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
The same text in 5 editions, 2014 to 2018.
- landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993;
- Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world;
- the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia;
- three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
note 1: landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia
note 2: three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
note 1: landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; Ethiopia
note 2: three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
note 1: landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia
note 2: three major crops may have originated in Ethiopia: coffee (almost certainly), grain sorghum, and castor bean
note 1: landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia
note 2: three major crops are believed to may have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, coffee (almost certainly), grain sorghum, and castor bean
note 1: landlocked -- entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia
note 2: three major crops may have originated in Ethiopia: coffee (almost certainly), grain sorghum, and castor bean
note 1: landlocked - -- entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia
note 2: three major crops may have originated in Ethiopia: coffee (almost certainly), grain sorghum, and castor bean
- the most populous landlocked country in the world;
- the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia
note 1: landlocked -- entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia
note 2: three major crops may have originated in Ethiopia: coffee (almost certainly), grain sorghum, and castor bean
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Ethiopia: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/ethiopia/geography-note.