Ethiopia Flashcards

1
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Official name

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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

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2
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Capital city

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Addis Ababa

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3
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president

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Sahle-Work Zewde

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4
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flag

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green yellow red background in horizontal lines with a blye circle with a yellow star in it on top

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5
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it was the only African country

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not colonized, even though it was briefly conquered by Italy in 1936 and occupied until 1941

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6
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official language

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Amharic

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7
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Ethiopian calendar

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a year is 13 months long with 12 months of 30 days each and the last month with 5 days in a common year, and 6 during a leap year

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8
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it has 11

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underground medieval churches built by being carved out of the ground
eg. Church of St George in Lalibela

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9
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It is the home of

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the Ethiopian Orthodox Church- one of the oldest Christian denominations

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10
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It is also the only African country with

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its own alphabet
The Ethiopic Alphabet is also the world’s oldest living alphabet, probably one of the longest with 345 letters

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