What a surprise to find this card amongst my mail yesterday.. Thank you so much Gaynor for thinking of me on your recent visit and a most welcomed flag card that you have sent me to add to my collection of "Flags of the World"
Posted 10 December 2017 : Arrived Sydney 03 January 2018 : Traveled 24 days..
Greetings from The Federal Democratic Republic of Etiopia.
UNIQUE to Ethiopia is The Ethiopian calendar.contains 13 months and is 7 to 8 years behind the western calendar.
ETHIOPIA was founded in 980 BC ..Ethiopia comes from the Greek words "atho" and "ops" which togeather mean "burnt face"
TEMPERATURE: Ethiopia has the highest average annual temperature 34 C degrees in Dallol in the eastern part of the country.
FAMOUS : Ancient Ge'ez script.also known as "Ethiopic" is one of the oldest alphabets still in use in the world.
COFFEE : "Arabica Coffee" is the most important export to Ethiopia and is where Arabica coffee originates.
ATHLETICS.: Abebe Bikila. won the 160 Olympic Games marathon in Rome While running barefoot.
HISTORY :Ethiopia is the only African country to defeat a European Colonial power and retain its sovereignty
ANCIENT TOOLS.: Stone tools uncovered in 1992 were 2.52 million years old and were the oldest tools ever discovered anywhere in the world.
ETHIOPIA : The Ethiopian Empire also known as Abyssinia existed between 1137 - 1974.
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