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Amhara people

1st row: Sahle Selassie • Menelik IIZewditu
2nd row: Haile Selassie • Tewodros II
Ethnic group
GroupAmhara
አማራ
Population20,330,000
Main regionEthiopia19,870,651
United States127000
Israel100000
Sudan85000
Somalia58000
Eritrea32000
Canada16000
Sweden12000
Yemen9400
Germany5800
Djibouti4300
Norway3200
Egypt3200

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Amhara ( , ) are an ethnic group (but see below) inhabiting the central highlands of Ethiopia. Numbering about 19.8 million people, they comprise 26% of the country's population, according to the 2007 national census. They speak Amharic, the working language of the federal authorities of Ethiopia, and traditionally dominated the country's political and economic life.


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