Ethiopiaball

Ethiopiaball​​, formerly known as Abyssiniaball, is a landlocked countryball within in the Horn of Africa. He is the most populated landlocked countryball in the World, as well as the second-most populous nation on the African continent after  Nigeriaball.

Ethiopiaball is multilingual, with around 80 ethnolinguistic groups, the two largest of which are the Oromo and the  Amhara. Most of his languages are Afro-Asiatic languages of the Cushitic or Semitic branches.

His ancient Ge'ez script is one of the oldest alphabets still in use in the world. He also uses his own calendar, which is seven years and around three months behind the Gregorian calendar. Unfortunately, his new year happens to be on September 11 (Although he recognizes it as Meskerem 1). A slight majority of himself adheres to Christianityball (mainly the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church), while around a third of himself follows  Islamball. This makes him the only significant Orthodox countryball in Africa.

He came from a very long history as is considered one of the oldest living countryballs. He was a site of the oldest evidence of Caveballs. Tracing its roots to the 2nd millennium BC, Ethiopia was a monarchy for most of its history. During the first centuries AD the  Kingdom of Aksumball, followed by Zagweball, and  Abyssiniaball. In the 19th and 20th centuries, he was the only country in Africa to resist European colonial power except an invasion by Kingdom of Italyball during WW2

Currently, Ethiopiaball is very poor. He has underwent a series of famines, no money, no peace and lives mostly on dry clay. Slowly, however, the country began to recover, and now the Ethiopian economy is one of the fastest growing in Africa.

In some Polandball comics, Ethiopiaball is depicted to be peanut-shaped instead of circular-shaped. This is a reference to his famine, poverty, and for that reason, why he is "thin". But this could change in the next years, the country starting to show signs of recovery of the bad years.

History
Ethiopiaball is a descendant of 8balls and Semitic-speaking  2balls.

Some of the oldest evidence for modern caveballs are found in his clay which is widely considered the region from which caveballs set out for the Middle East and points beyond. Ethiopiaball likes to say to everyone that he is the "the beginning of everything".

He was a monarchy for most of its history. During the first centuries of the Common Era, the  Kingdom of Aksumball (c.100-c.940) maintained a unified civilization in the region and being a early site of Christianity, followed by Zagweball.

He, as Ethiopian Empireball became known to the world as Abyssiniaball from the 1700s onwards. He is very respected by the countryballs of Africa because he kicked Italyball in attempt to colonize him in 1896.

In 1935, Italyball came back, and succeeded in "civilizing" him this time, but only for 6 years, before UKball helped Ethiopiaball kick him out in 1941. His colors became the Pan-African colors, which subsequently, many newly born African countryballs adapted.

In 1974, his empire was replaced with Dergball (backed by  Sovietball), and in 1987, Dergball was replaced with the  PDR Ethiopiaball, a communist countryball. After 1991, he was put into a transitional government until 1995 when the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopiaball was founded. Unfortunately, Ethiopia was starving, and living in poverty, but now started to the recover from the bad times. Ethiopia is now one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

In July 9, 2018, His government and Eritreaball's prime minister restored diplomatic relations by finalizing their border, officially ending their Border Conflict.

Relationships

 * [[File:Italy-icon.png]] Italyball - I am thousands of years older than you. You know who I am? I am the beginning of everything!!! I even know your father SPQRball!!! I'm not your son, fuck you! AND YOU INVADED ME ON WW2! FUCK MUSSOLINI!!! We get along today surprisingly, and he is of recognizing usage of gas attacks now.
 * [[File:Somalia-icon.png]] Somaliaball - Pirate brother. Is of needing to calm down.
 * [[File:USA-icon.png]] USAball - Friends. This young guy sends me aid/ food occasionally. He also helped me in my times that I had split-personality disorder. He is kindhearthed... I guess.
 * [[File:UK-icon.png]] UKball - Friends. He also sends me food/aid occasionally. I see many balls calling you old, but compared to me you are a toddler, because I have millenium of ages. Also helped kick out [[File:Italy-icon.png]] Italyball in 1941. Coffee is still better than tea though.
 * [[File:India-icon.png]] Indiaball - Another friend. I love his stuff and his country. More Bollywood movies, plox! Also, he hates my pirate brother.
 * [[File:Eritrea-icon.png]] Eritreaball - ኤርትራ አንድ ደደብ ዝንጀሮ ነው!!! አንጎልህ ቆሻሻው ያነሰ ነው!! ጣሊያናዊ አሻንጉሊት አሳማ ዶግ!! ሁለቱን ድርጅቶች መዋሐድ!!! Scary psychotic mentally disturbed brother. Best left alone. Also worst enemy and now I have no coast. AIRSTRIKE!!! ኤርትራ ወደ ሞት!!!!!!!!!
 * [[File:Djibouti-icon.png]] Djiboutiball - Meh. Brothers, I guess. He is my only nice neighbor in the horn of Africa (unless you consider Kenya as a part of the Horn), and is of letting me use his coasts.
 * [[File:Egypt-icon.png]] Egyptball - LET ME OF USING RIVERS! We are good outside of that though, we both love our history.
 * [[File:Bolivia-icon.png]] Boliviaball Has the same flag like me, also landlocked. We support each-other.
 * [[File:Germany-icon.png]] Germanyball - Biggest trade partner by far
 * [[File:Liberia-icon.png]] Liberiaball: WE'RE NOT COLONIZED BY EUROPE'S FUCK YEAH!!!!
 * [[File:China-icon.png]] Chinaball - We have a lot in common with our history and he is helping me modernize today. I do question his intentions though...
 * [[File:UN-icon.png]] UNball - I helped create you, plox gib aid!
 * [[File:Kenya-icon.png]] Kenyaball - One of my only nice neighbors... also we both love to run!
 * [[File:Netherlands-icon.png]] Netherlandsball - Big trade partner
 * [[File:Saudi Arabia-icon.png]] Saudi Arabiaball - I accepted his religion early on, but never adopted it. Also a trade partner.
 * [[File:Switzerland-icon.png]] Switzerlandball - Another trade partner
 * [[File:Cuba-icon.png]] Cubaball - Love hate relationship. He supported a communist coup and supported dictatorship... but at the same time supported me in Ogaden war and Eritrean war.
 * [[File:Ghana-icon.png]] Ghanaball - Fellow Pan Africanist who started trend of using my flag in independence movements.
 * [[File:Mexico-icon.png]] Mexicoball - Strongly condemned Italian occupation of me, thank you
 * [[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] New Zealandball, [[File:Soviet-icon.png]] Sovietball, [[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] Republic of Chinaball, and [[File:Second Spanish Republic-icon.png]] Second Spanish Republicball - They all condemned Italy along with aforementioned [[File:USA-icon.png]] USAball and [[File:Mexico-icon.png]] Mexicoball
 * [[File:Burkina Faso-icon.png]] Thomas Sankara - Pan africanist and anti colonialist
 * [[File:Jamaica-icon.png]] Jamaicaball - He thinks I am god, it's weird but he seems nice.
 * [[File:Gaddafi Libya-icon.png]] Gaddafiball - Pan africanist who I will forever remember... but I don't like how he supported my communist regime...
 * [[File:Sudan-icon.png]] Sudanball - We've had many border conflicts in the past, and he even killed one of my kings, but we are still trade partners.
 * [[File:Israel-icon.png]] Israelcube - I've always had a Jewish minority and I was glad to see he was formed... but I do wish he would stop deporting my immigrants...
 * [[File:Congo-icon.png]] [[File:Zimbabwe-icon.png]] [[File:Mali-icon.png]] [[File:Guinea-icon.png]] [[File:Guinea-Bissau-icon.png]] [[File:Cameroon-icon.png]] [[File:Togo-icon.png]] [[File:Benin-icon.png]] [[File:Burkina Faso-icon.png]] [[File:Senegal-icon.png]] [[File:Ghana-icon.png]] [[File:Mozambique-icon.png]] [[File:Mauritania-icon.png]] [[File:São Tomé and Príncipe-icon.png]] [[File:South Sudan-icon.png]] [[File:Kitts-icon.png]] [[File:Libya-icon.png]] Congoball, Zimbabweball, Maliball, Guineaball, Guinea-Bissauball, Cameroonball, Togoball, Beninball Burkina Fasoball Senegalball Ghanaball Mozambiqueball, Mauritaniaball São Tomé and Príncipeball South Sudanball Saint Kitts and Nevisball and [[File:Libya-icon.png]] Libyaball - all can into using my flag. I like some of them more than I like the others though...
 * [[File:Saudi_Arabia-icon.png]] Saudi Arabiaball, [[File:Iran-icon.png]] Iranball, [[File:Afghanistan-icon.png]] Afghanistanball, [[File:North Yemen-icon.png]] North Yemenball, [[File:Liberia-icon.png]] Liberiaball, [[File:Japan-icon.png]] Japanball, [[File:China-icon.png]] Chinaball, [[File:Mongolia-icon.png]] Mongoliaball, [[File:Tonga-icon.png]] Tongaball, [[File:Thailand-icon.png]] Thailandball, [[File:Bhutan-icon.png]]. Bhutanball, [[File:South_Korea-icon.png]][[File:North_Korea-icon.png]] Koreaball, [[File:Sentinelese-icon.png]] North Sentinel Islandball, and [[File:Nepal-icon.png]] Nepalrawr - We were all not colonized by Europe
 * [[File:Russia-icon.png]] Russiaball - I don't know, he is good friends with [[File:Eritrea-icon.png]] Eritreaball and supported my communist side but he still wants to cooperate with me and we are both Orthodox

Family
The Cushitic Languages Family
 * [[File:Somalia-icon.png]] Somaliaball - Brother.
 * [[File:Eritrea-icon.png]] Eritreaball - Brother.
 * [[File:Djibouti-icon.png]] Djiboutiball - Brother.
 * [[File:Arab League-icon.png]] Arab countryballs - Cousins
 * [[File:Derg-icon.png]] Dergball (or PDR Ethiopiaball, pretty much same thing) - Father that I hate very much
 * [[File:Abyssinia-icon.png]] Ethiopian Empireball - Grandfather that I love and miss very much
 * [[File:Zagwe-icon.png]] Zagweball - Shit and boring great grandfather
 * Aksumball - Great great grandfather that I wish I knew more about (Persiaball said he was very stronk)

Children

 * [[File:Addis Ababa-icon.png]] Addis Ababa - Joy of my life :) and capital city. He loves Adidas (like [[File:Russia-icon.png]] Russia!)
 * [[File:Afar-icon.png]] Afar - Kebab son, I like him when he isn't seperatist. Once was stolen from me by [[File:Adal-icon.png]] Adal, he make him kebab.
 * [[File:Amhara-icon.png]] Amhara - Son, I use his language
 * [[File:Benishangul-Gumuz-icon.png]] Beninshangul-Gumuz - Bantu Son with two personalities, one being Benishangul and the other being Gumuz.
 * [[File:Dire Dawa-icon.png]] Dire Dawa - Son, but I don't love you as much as I love Addis
 * [[File:Gambela-icon.png]] Gambela - Tribal son, settle down plox
 * [[File:Harari-icon.png]] Harari - Son, why do you exist?
 * [[File:Oromia-icon.png]] Oromia - Angry son. He is the my oldest and he can into protest so I make him PM.
 * [[File:Somali-icon (Ethiopia).png]] Somaliball (Ogaden) - Son, I rightfully conquested you, stop trying to join pirate kebab!
 * [[File:Southern Nations-icon.png]] SNNPR (Southern "Nations, Nationalities", and People's Region) - Son with stupid name and cool flag
 * [[File:Tigray-icon.png]] Tigray - Son who is always bullying my other children (especially Oromia). Now he is behaving (also stop speaking Eritrea's language)

Famous Ethiopians

 * Haile Selassie - Last emperor of Ethiopia and descedant of King Solomon. He ruled during WW2 and most of the Cold War until a communist takeover. Rastafarians believe he is the resurrected version of Jesus Christ.
 * Mengistu Haile Mariam - Communist dictator of Derg and PDR Ethiopia from 1977-1991. Although charged with murder of 1.5 million and ignoring the starvation to death of over 1 million, he remains well and alive in Zimbabweball.
 * Marcus Samuelsson - Ethiopian chef living in Swedenball
 * Menelik II - Emperor of Ethiopia during war with Italyball
 * Aminé  - Ethiopian rapper living in USAball
 * Abebe Bikila - Ethiopian marathon runner who set a world record barefoot in 1960
 * Meles Zenawi - Tigray indepedence fighter during Ethiopian Civil War... then dictator until his death in 2012.
 * Hailemariam Desalegn - Prime minister of Ethiopia until his resignation in 2018.
 * Doctor Abiy Ahmed Ali - Prime Minister of Ethiopia, ethnically Oromo
 * Amha Selassie - Crown Prince of Ethiopia
 * Zera Yakob Amha Selassie - Emperor in exile of Ethiopia

links
instagram page

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