"Interesting Facts about Ethiopia"

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*oldest civilization
*located in East Africa, specifically in the horn of Africa, land locked and surrounded by other countries, *Ethiopia stands tall as the 2nd most populous country in Africa with close to 90 million people
*Ethiopia was a monarchy for most of its history
*Queen of Sheba who visited King Solomon had their son who goes by the name of Menelik I who later became the 1st Jewish Emperor of Ethiopia
*oldest sites of human existence, the region from which homosapiens first set out to the Middle East.
*Scientist also discovered the one and only oldest human bone ever found in this world. She goes by the name of "Lucy" who was 3.5 feet tall who lived about 3.5 million years ago.
*Ark of the Covenant is secretly kept in none other than Ethiopia. It is actually the chest containing the tablets of law and/or the "Ten Commandements"
*Ethiopia is the only African nation that was never colonized by European Power. In fact after World War II, when other African countries got their independence, in fact, many of them adopted the colors of Ethiopia's flag (red yellow & green)
*Emperor Haile Sellasie the great led one of the greatest dynasties in the world. He was noticed, recognized and honored by the international community and greatly beloved by the Jamaicans (Rastafarians)
*Ethiopia has its own unique time system, alphabets and calendar. In fact it is 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar! So technically it is 2003 right about now
*Coffee was discovered in Ethiopia
*More than 85 % of the water that originates from Ethiopia is from the "NILE RIVER" which is the longest river in the world. That gives Ethiopia the resources to produce hydropower dams which gives them cash cow and is one of the only nations in Africa to export power.
*The richest black person in the world today is an Ethiopian named Mohammed Al Amoudi