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| Location |
East Africa |
Land Area |
1,128,200 square km. |
| Population |
83.1 million (UN, 2007) |
Main
Language |
Amharic - the only written language in Africa with its own unique script |
| Capital City |
Addis Ababa, founded in 1889 |
Major
Religions |
Orthodox Christianity and Islam |
| Telephone dialling code |
+251 |
Time |
Three hours ahead of GMT. |
| Flag |
Horizontal bands of green, yellow and red |
Age |
Historical records date back more than 3, 000 years |
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