The sites listed below were chosen for their utility in providing
information (either brief or extensive) as well as directories
and more extensive portal pages concerning aspects of Ethiopian
life and culture. An ever-growing Ethiopian expatriate community
has been created around the globe. Many of the following web
sites stem from these Ethiopian communities.
For Library of Congress contact information and materials, consult
the Ethiopia Country page of the African Section of the African
and Middle Eastern Division. The Library of Congress Online Catalog
is available at http://catalog.loc.gov .
To track bills and other Congressional materials having to do
with the topic, consult the Library's Thomas Legislative Information
page at: http://thomas.loc.gov .
Abyssinian
Cyberspace Gateway -Ethiopia Page (http://www.abyssiniacybergateway.net/ethiopia/index.html)
Presents a list of Ethiopian web sites and pages by broad categories.
Africa
South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources (http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/ethio.html)
This site offers extensive links to many African related web sites. Searchable
by country and by subject.
African Studies
Internet Resources (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Ethiopia.html)
Searchable by region, country, topic, or by organizations. Includes an "International
Directory of African Studies Scholars" and other helpful finding aids.
CIA -- The
World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Country Reports about ... (http://www.countryreports.org/country.aspx?countryid=77&countryName=Ethiopia)
Offers links to sites about many countries by such subjects as government, the
military, economy, the weather, etc.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com/)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Ethiopia Online (http://ethiopiaonline.net/)
"Ethiopia Online is a web hosting service of NetNation offered to the small
businesses and small NGO community in Ethiopia. Ethiopian based organizations,
institutes, and businesses eligible for publishing at Ethiopia Online are those
that would not be able to afford web hosting costs."
Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/search?fr=iptn&query=ethiopia&in=all)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country
which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works,
etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.
Lonely
Planet - Destinations (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/ethiopia/)
Search by country to find information on travel, attractions, history, culture,
and environment. of that location.
OneWorld.net (http://www.oneworld.net/article/searchswitch/?SearchText=ethiopia)
Searchable by country, regions and topics. Includes current headlines and special
reports.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States. Agency for International Development.
Development Experience Clearinghouse(DEC) (http://www.dec.org)
"The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects,
activities, and programs by making ... development experience documents available
to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions,
developing countries, and the public worldwide."
United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department's official site by searching under a particular country's
name.
United States. Library of
Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ettoc.html)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department
of the Army.
United States. Library
of Congress. Virtual Reference Shelf (http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html)
The Library of Congress has mounted this useful site on its home page to give
scholars and researchers access to common online sources which are excellent
for initial stages of research. These online tools are organized by subject and
format, e.g., "Almanacs and Fast Facts," "Directories," "Libraries," etc.
World Desk Reference (http://dev.prenhall.com/divisions/hss/worldreference/home.html)
Searchable by country, this is the online version of the handbook with more than
5000 illustrations and maps.
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