Ethiopia is one of Africa's oldest independent nations, a mountainous East African country with its own calendar, script and cuisine.
Overview
- Size: 1,104,300 km²
- Location: Horn of Africa, landlocked highlands, bordering Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan and Sudan.
- Coordinates: 9.145000°, 40.489700°
Governance
- Administrative type: Federal Parliamentary Republic
- Languages: Amharic (federal working language), Oromo, Tigrinya and others
Culture
Never colonized, Ethiopia has its own Ge'ez script, Julian-based calendar, ancient Orthodox Christian churches carved from rock (Lalibela), and the birthplace of coffee.
Economy
Agriculture-led (coffee is the top export), with rapid recent growth in manufacturing, textiles and infrastructure investment.
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