In this article I will quickly summarize to you the 14 interesting Facts About Ethiopia you don’t know.
In no particular order, here they are:
1. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest country. Originally founded in 980 BC, Ethiopia is the oldest independent nation on the continent. Additionally, Ethiopia has remnants of some of the most ancient human beings on earth dating back millions of years making it one of the most important archaeological areas in the world. Not only that, but it is the second most populated country with more than 106 million people.
2. Over 80 languages are spoken in Ethiopia.There are over 80 languages spoken with English being the language of educational systems in addition to local languages which include Oromo, Amharic, Somali and Tigrinya.
3. There are Thirteen months to the year based on their own calender, which means they are on 2015
4. Ethiopians also measure the hours of a day to a different schedule based on the logic that clock starts when the day does.
5. Ethiopia is the only African country never to have been brought under colonial control.
6. Ethiopia ?? is the birthplace of the Rastafarian movement
7. The first cup of coffee in Ethiopia ?? by a herder led to the taking off of the coffee industry.
8. Several archaeological findings in Ethiopia’s Afar region go quite some way in suggesting that the country may be where we all started out from.
9. In 1960, an Ethiopian by the name of Abebe Bikila became the first black African to win gold in the Olympics
10. Addis Ababa’s name translates to ‘New Flower’ in Amharic.
11. Addis ababa Referred to as “the political capital of Africa” due to its historical, diplomatic, and political significance for the continent, Addis Ababa serves as the headquarters of major international organizations such as the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA
12. Ethiopian cooking is some of the tastiest, healthiest and most diverse cuisine on the continent.
13. Over half of Africa’s mountains are in Ethiopia. Along with Ethiopia’s incredible cultural and historical significance, the natural beauty is in a league of its own. In addition to a gorgeous landscape of low desserts and volcanic plateaus, Ethiopia is incredibly mountainous. In fact, around 70% of Africa’s mountains are in Ethiopia.
14. Ethiopia is the only country in the world with its own unique Alphabet…Blacksregion.com
