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Section sizes

Section size for Ethiopia (54 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	22,234	22,234
Etymology	5,390	5,390
History	79	55,413
Prehistory	10,713	10,713
Antiquity	5,148	5,148
Middle Ages	7,845	7,845
Early Modern Period (1632–1855)	2,730	2,730
Age of Imperialism (1855–1916)	6,874	6,874
Haile Selassie I era (1916–1974)	4,352	4,352
Derg era (1974–1991)	7,690	7,690
Federal Democratic Republic (1991–present)	9,982	9,982
Geography	2,778	16,054
Climate	5,531	5,531
Biodiversity	7,745	7,745
Government and politics	28	26,488
Government	4,761	4,761
Politics	8,188	8,188
Administrative divisions	1,160	1,160
Foreign relations	7,492	7,492
Military	2,271	2,271
Law enforcement	2,588	2,588
Economy	4,806	24,469
Energy and hydropower	2,902	2,902
Agriculture	2,092	2,092
Exports	8,456	8,456
Transport	1,789	1,789
Science and technology	4,424	4,424
Demographics	4,093	31,217
Urbanization	3,718	8,253
Rural and urban life	4,535	4,535
Languages	4,219	5,524
Script	1,305	1,305
Religion	3,700	3,700
Health	4,178	4,178
Education	5,469	5,469
Culture	1,156	27,006
Arts	1,206	1,206
Architecture	2,838	2,838
Literature	2,492	3,569
Poetry	1,077	1,077
Philosophy	487	487
Music	4,088	4,088
Calendar	2,580	2,580
Media	3,932	3,932
Cinema	2,543	2,543
Cuisine	2,602	2,602
Sport	2,005	2,005
See also	110	110
Notes	24	24
References	15	4,901
Citations	2,923	2,923
General sources	1,963	1,963
Further reading	4,070	4,070
External links	1,417	1,417
Total	218,793	218,793

Culture Coffee Ceremony

This was just redone, but it had said "The most common recognized culture observed is coffee ceremony." The source didn't seem to back that up. The coffee ceremony is currently the main aspect of culture listed in that section. Should that be moved to the Culture of Ethiopia article?

What do you all think? Vajzë Blu (talk) 02:34, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As there was no objection, I moved the section to Culture of Ethiopia. Vajzë Blu (talk) 03:53, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ethiopian plateau's old coffee woods are the source of coffee that is grown all over the world. It is said that Kaldi, a goat herder, first saw the potential of these well-loved beans there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:197:C80:F230:7C40:AF28:36A8:138A (talk) 21:42, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reordering of Subheaders

When clicking in on the page, I think history should come before Etymology. I think then it should be geography, demographics, culture, and then government and politics. I think this is important as people should understand the perspective and culture of those that live their before learning about how the government is organized and why politics and the economy is the way it is. [User:Ishikan|Ishikan]] (talk) 18:52, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pls review Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries#Sections Moxy🍁 01:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Background to the Religion Section

As the religion history of Ethiopia is rich and it's where the first place where Islam was introduced to the whole continent of Africa, where the 'First Hijra' which is a historical moment in the religion. Where even the Prophet Mohammed, pbuh (from Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasulillah) said to his companions “If you have to migrate, migrate towards Habash.”. So, adding this information would show the rich historical value Ethiopia holds in the history of the religion. Nuredinali (talk) 16:25, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is iincoherent. Moxy🍁 18:08, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please explain what is incoherent about this? Nuredinali (talk) 20:45, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Prominent Ethiopian Scientists to the Science and Technology Section

Ethiopia has several of prominent figures shaping the field of Computer Science, particularly Artificial Intelligence in the world stage. These include Dr. Timnit Gebru (who have been named Times 100 Most Influential People 2022, among many other recognitions), Professor Jelani Nelson, etc. Who are decendants of Ethiopia. Adding these names besides the existing scientists who made significant contributions could be useful. Nuredinali (talk) 16:39, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

pls dont ... Caution should be taken to ensure that the sections are not simply a listing of names or mini biographies of individuals accomplishments. Good example Canada#Science and technology. Moxy🍁 18:07, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I totally agree with this point. I'll retract these additions and it's better to keep it clean, since it's hard and unnecessary to include all individuals. Nuredinali (talk) 20:43, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Population size?

Currently the infobox shows 129M based on worldometers.info.
But the table in "List of countries and dependencies by population" says 107M, based on some official document (though the source site is now dead).
A reliable source, cia.gov, estimates 118M.

What's considered authoritative in Wikipedia?
And shouldn't different Wikipedia articles use a unified figure or source? galenIgh 14:26, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]