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1184:10 January
1004:2012-02-28
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411:Ogaden War
290:Population
220:43°33′06″E
1432:Kombolcha
1367:Dire Dawa
1347:Dembidolo
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1287:Bahir Dar
331:Area code
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217:5°57′10″N
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284:Shabelle
257:Ethiopia
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1437:Mekelle
1412:Irgalem
1407:Hosaena
1372:Gambela
1297:Bedessa
1247:Adigrat
1158:23 June
1081:, vol.1
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498:Climate
478:Somalis
449:famines
398:History
354:Amharic
245:Country
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45:updated
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1492:Wukro
1422:Jimma
1402:Harar
1362:Dimtu
1322:Bombe
1277:Awasa
1267:Areka
1237:Adama
998:(PDF)
991:(PDF)
900:Notes
870:10.5
867:11.0
855:10.5
573:Year
350:Godey
309:UTC+3
25:Gothi
1482:Sodo
1387:Gode
1382:Goba
1357:Dila
1292:Batu
1282:Axum
1257:Ambo
1252:Adwa
1186:2022
1160:2024
1066:UNDP
1019:link
882:9.6
879:7.7
876:9.2
873:8.4
864:9.7
861:9.7
858:9.9
852:9.6
849:9.9
846:9.6
796:(%)
775:35.0
770:48.0
745:63.0
740:89.0
735:16.0
711:22.4
706:21.1
701:21.0
696:22.3
691:23.2
686:23.0
681:22.5
676:22.4
671:22.8
666:23.7
661:23.8
656:22.0
651:21.1
641:34.5
636:35.1
631:33.8
626:33.9
621:35.0
616:33.5
611:32.8
606:32.8
601:33.7
596:35.3
591:36.9
586:36.2
581:35.1
570:Dec
567:Nov
564:Oct
561:Sep
558:Aug
555:Jul
552:Jun
549:May
546:Apr
543:Mar
540:Feb
537:Jan
489:Gode
384:IATA
364:of
342:Gode
335:+251
324:3040
280:Zone
191:Gode
158:Gode
125:Gode
99:City
73:Gode
835:54
832:48
829:56
826:63
823:51
820:54
817:55
814:59
811:63
808:54
805:48
802:46
799:47
785:266
780:3.0
765:8.0
760:0.0
755:0.0
750:1.0
730:3.0
725:0.0
511:BWh
313:EAT
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