Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a country in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Addis Ababa, home to roughly 109,224,559 people across 1,104,300 km² of land.

Key facts

Ethiopia is one of only two African countries never colonized by a European power.
Coffee cultivation is traditionally traced to the Ethiopian highlands, where legend says a goatherd first noticed its energizing berries.
Lalibela's 12th-century rock-hewn churches were carved entirely from solid volcanic rock.
Ethiopia follows its own calendar with 13 months, running roughly seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar.
The Blue Nile rises at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and supplies most of the Nile River's water.

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