The capital of Ethiopia was founded in 1887. Addis Ababa is the capital, the commercial and political capital of the African nation of Ethiopia. Over three million people live in Addis Ababa at last count, making it a very populated city. It is the largest city in Ethiopia and holds the Federal Government of Ethiopia seat. There are also various embassies, dignitaries, and other organizations involving regional government, international organizations, non-governmental agencies and other organizations such as the Economic Commission for Africa or the Organization of African Unity. The capital of Ethiopia is an important hub for organizations of the world to touch Africa.

Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is also the capital of the African Union. The African Union is an organization that consists of about 53 African states and was formed in 2001 to serve as a predecessor to the African Economic Community and the Organization of African Unity. One of the many goals of the African Union is to have a single currency and a single defence force that will be integrated through the capital of Ethiopia. The purpose of the union is to secure Africa’s rights on a global scale and to bring an end to inter-Africa conflict that causes problems within and between the states of the continent.

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It is considered widely by most census takers and information collectors that one hundred percent of the people in the capital of Ethiopia are urban dwellers. This is because there are no rural areas in Addis Ababa to speak of. The census also reports that there is slightly more women than men in Addis Ababa, although the difference is quite small at around one hundred thousand more women than men. The city has an estimated population density of around five thousand people for every square mile. This can create quite crowded conditions on the streets.

A large majority of people in Addis Ababa are Christians, at around 82%. Twelve percent of people in the capital of Ethiopia are Muslims and the rest are followers of other religions including Hinduism and Judaism. Almost all ethnic groups are represented in Addis Ababa because of its position as the capital of Ethiopia. There are many farmers in Addis Ababa that contribute a lot of their crops and their animals to the overall storehouse projects. They are continual contributors to the economy of the city as a whole.

The Kingdom of Aksum is notable for a number of achievements: its own alphabet, the Ge'ez alphabet, which was modified to include vowels, becoming an abugida (writing system in which consonants are inherently associated with vowels). In the early times of the kingdom, giant Obelisks to mark King's (and nobles') tombstones were constructed, the most famous of which is the Obelisk of Aksum.

Under King Ezana’s rule, Aksum adopted Christianity and replaced its former polytheistic and Judaic religions around the year 325. This gave rise to the present day Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church. Since the split with Rome after the Council of Chalcedon, it has been an important Miaphysite church, and its scriptures and liturgy are still in the Ge'ez language.

A story recorded by Rufinus has it that at that time, a foreign boy named Frumentius was made a slave of the royal court, and was later made a tutor to the royal children. When the king died, the queen asked Frumentius to help rule Aksum. Frumentius declined his promised freedom and remained until the queen's son, Ezana, was old enough to rule. Frumentius also established a number of Christian churches, and then when Ezana became king Ezana made Christianity the official religion of Aksum. The custom of a slave teaching kings remained an important tradition for the next few hundred years.

Aksum was a cosmopolitan and culturally important state. It was a meeting place for a variety of cultures including Egyptian, Arabic, Sudanic and Indian. The major Aksumite cities had Sabean, Jewish, Nubian, Christian, and even Buddhist minorities.

The Kingdom of Aksum was also the first African polity to issue its own currency. From the reign of Endubis up to Armah, gold, silver and bronze coins were minted. Issuing coinage in ancient times was seen as an act of great importance because it showed the world that the Aksumite kingdom considered itself to be equal to its neighbors. The presence of coins also simplified trade, and was a useful instrument of propaganda and a source of profit to the kingdom.

Aksum began to decline in the 7th century, and the population was forced to go farther inland, and was eventually being defeated around 950. Local history tells of a Jewish Queen named Yodit or "Gudit“defeated the kingdom and burned its churches and literature. While there is evidence of churches being burned and an invasion around this time, her existence has been questioned by some modern authors. Another possibility is that the Aksumite power was defeated by a queen named Bani al-Hamwiyah, possibly of the tribe al-Damutah or Damoti. After this period, the Aksumite kingdom was succeeded by the Zagwe dynasty in the eleventh century or the twelfth century, although it was limited in size and scope. However, Yekuno Amlak, who killed the last Zagwe king and founded the modern Solomonic dynasty, traced his ancestry and his right to rule from the last king of Aksum, Dil Na'od.