ETHIOPIA
Ethiopia is Africa's oldest independent country and one of the oldest in the world with over 3000 years of history. It is the home of Lucy “Dinknesh”, who is believed to be one of the oldest ancestors of the human being.
Ethiopia is a landlocked nation in East Africa's Horn of Africa, formally known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The total area of Ethiopia's land is 1,112,000 Square Kilometers. With almost 126.5 million people living there as of 2023, it ranks as the 13th most populous nation in the world, the second most populous in Africa after Nigeria, and the most populous landlocked nation on Earth.
FUN FACTS
Ethiopia is where Coffee arabica, the coffee plant, originates.
There are nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia.
The Blue Nile “Abay” originates at Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
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The first cinema was introduced in 1898, three years after the first world film was projected.
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