The 10 facts on Ethiopia that you will be happy to know.
TOP TEN ON ETHIOPIA
- The name “Ethiopia” comes from the Greek words “aito” and “ops” which together mean “burn face”
- Ethiopia is the only country in Africa that was never formally colonized.
- The Ethiopian calendar has 13 months and it is 8 years and 7/8 days behind the Western calendar.
- The Great Rift Valley cuts through Ethiopia from northeast to south of the country and is the only physical feature of Africa that it was visible from space.
- Ethiopia is home to the source of the Blue Nile, which together with the White Nile makes up the Nile River, the longest river in the world
- Ethiopia’s national language is Amharic, but there are over 82 languages and 200 dialects, or variations, spoken in the country.
- The first globally recognized female African head of state was Ethiopian Queen Zewditu, who was the empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930
- Ethiopian female pilot Asegedech Assefa is the first African female to fly an airplane.
- Coffee was discovered in Ethiopia, in the Kaffa region. A shepherd discovered this famous beverage when his goats ate the leaves and became restless.
- Ethiopia is the diplomatic capital of the continent since it hosts the headquarters of Kenya African and international organizations such as the African Union, UN Economic Commission for Africa, UNESCO and UNDP.
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