Mexico Square

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Coordinates: 9°00′37″N38°44′40″E / 9.010223°N 38.744509°E / 9.010223; 38.744509

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Mexico Square is a traffic circle in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia named after the country of Mexico. After the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Mexico was one of only five countries that refused to recognize Italy's annexation of Ethiopia. Mexican support for an independent Ethiopia was a key event in Ethiopia–Mexico relations.

Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 2,739,551 inhabitants.

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country in the northeastern part of Africa, popularly known as the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, and Somalia to the east, Sudan to the northwest, South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. With over 102 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world and the second-most populous nation on the African continent that covers a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometres (420,000 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa, which lies a few miles west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the Nubian Plate and the Somali Plate.

The Addis Ababa Light Rail system has an overpass over Mexico Square.^[1] In 2013, much of the square was demolished to make way for the train.^[2] Mexico station is located about 500 meters to the east of the traffic circle.

Addis Ababa Light Rail is a light rail transportation system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the first light rail and rapid transit in eastern and sub-saharan Africa.

There was a corresponding Ethiopia Square in Mexico City, which was also the location of a traffic circle.^[3] Ethiopia Square was replaced by a metro station, Metro Etiopía.

Mexico City, or the City of Mexico, is the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America. Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centres in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico, a large valley in the high plateaus in the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs.

Metro Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City.

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References

↑ Dogbevi, Emmanuel K. (29 October 2015). "Riding the rails in Addis Ababa". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
↑ Woldegebriel, Yohannes (24 November 2013). "How Ethio-Mexico Diplomacy Lost Its Icons Carelessly". Addis Fortune. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
↑ Vestal, Theodore M. (2011). The Lion of Judah in the New World Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans' Attitudes Toward Africa. Westport: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313386213.

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[1] Dogbevi, Emmanuel K. (29 October 2015). "Riding the rails in Addis Ababa". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

[2] Woldegebriel, Yohannes (24 November 2013). "How Ethio-Mexico Diplomacy Lost Its Icons Carelessly". Addis Fortune. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

[3] Vestal, Theodore M. (2011). The Lion of Judah in the New World Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans' Attitudes Toward Africa. Westport: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313386213.