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**Memphis, Tennessee and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia do not have very much in common. Addis Ababa is placed on one of the poorest continents on the planet. On the other hand, Memphis is lucky to be placed in a very wealthy country. In some parts of Africa, some children are forced to participate in wars and are treated as slaves. In America, the closest Memphians get to fighting in wars is fighting with each other! ** **Memphis and Addis Ababa were settled around the same time. They were settled about 60 years apart, actually. Addis Ababa was settled in 1886. 60 years before, Memphis was settled in 1826. Those cities were settled almost 200 years ago! ** **The population of Memphis is way different than Addis Ababa’s population. The population of Memphis is about 676,640 people, which is pretty small compared to 3,384,569 people (which by the way, is Addis Ababa’s population)! This population of Addis Ababa, causes transportation to be public busses. While in Memphis, contrasting to Addis Ababa, Memphians transportation is cars, interstates, and highways. ** **One of the biggest contrasts between the two cities is the culture. Memphis is more of a country-styled state. So for food they eat ribs, and other country foods. Residents in Addis Ababa, probably eat salads. What is really sad, is that some children in Africa do not eat. Some children even live in allies. **

Addis Ababa and Memphis both have African names. That is probably one of the only things that they have in common. These cities have many contrasts, but they have some similarities.

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Elevation- Addis Ababa - 2,355m Memphis - 377m

Settled- Addis Ababa - 1886 Memphis - 1826

Population- Addis Ababa - 3,384,569 people Memphis - 676,640 people

Government- Addis Ababa's Mayor - Kuma Demeska Memphis' Mayor - A.C. Wharton, Jr

Average Yearly Rainfall Addis Ababa - 47.2 inches Memphis - 48.6 inches



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Historical Fact- "Memphis" was named after the african country, Egypt. Which is right along the Nile River.

On May 5,1936, Italian troops invaded Addis Ababa during the second Italio- Abbysian war.

Interesting Fact Addis Ababa means "new flower". Memphis is the name of the former capitol of ancient Egypt.