What a place Ethiopia is

Poor: 5 hours behind Beijing time.

Language: Amharic is the working language of the Federation, common English, and the main national languages are Oromo and Tigray.

Religions: Residents are Muslim, Ethiopian Orthodox, and a few are Protestant, Catholic, and primitive religions.

Currency: The currency of Ethiopia is the birr, which is equal to cents. Foreign currency can only be exchanged at officially permitted banks and restaurants.

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What to wear: Wear a short-sleeved shirt and a shirt in the past of this season.

Hint: Ethiopians love bright colors, black, and religious symbolic patterns are taboo. Ethiopians wear pale yellow clothing when mourning the dead, but they should never wear yellow clothing when they go out as guests.

The tap water in Addis Ababa is of poor quality, so please do not drink it raw, be cautious, and wash your face and hands after returning to the hotel. Please drink plenty of mineral water sold at the restaurant (called ambo by local producers).

Traditional customs] unique timekeeping method: 24 hours a day, the time when the sun rises is regarded as zero o'clock, that is, the usual 6 o'clock, is the beginning of the day, to 6 o'clock in the afternoon is the end of the 12 hours of the day, but also the beginning of the 12 hours of the night, this unique timekeeping method is still used among the people. If a friend invites you to dinner at 12 noon, don't forget to ask him"Whether it's European time or local time".

There are 13 months in a year: the Egyptian calendar has 365 days in the year, divided into 13 months, with 30 days per month for the first 12 months and only 5-6 days for the 13th month.

Categories: Social Culture.

Analysis: Area: 1,221,900 square kilometers.

Population: 56,316,000

Capital: Addis Ababa.

Major city: Gondar.

Languages: General English, Amharic, Gayra.

Religion: Orthodox, *Church.

Currency: Ethiopian Birr.

GDP per capita: $110.

Overview: Ethiopia has the highest topography of any African country, with the highest terrain"Roof of Africa"called. The central part of Ethiopia is a volcanic lava plateau, and the western part of the country is gradually declining, obliquely towards the Sudan Basin and the north.

Deserts in the northeast and in the west. Ethiopia has an arid climate, with frequent droughts and famines, the most recent of which occurred in 1984.

Brief introduction of the national flag: Since the beginning of the 19th century, Ethiopia has adopted the green, yellow and red horizontal striped national flag. In modern history, Ethiopia was the first African country to be among the free peoples. By the century.

In the fifties and sixties, many African countries became independent one after another, and adopted green, yellow, and red as the national flag colors, so they were called "pan-African colors". Ethiopia is one of the ancient African countries, with a long history of more than 3,000 years, giving green, yellow and red three colors a deeper connection in this land. Historically, they have been closely related to the liturgy of the Coptic Church, and have been enshrined as a symbol of the trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, embodying the three virtues of loyalty, hope, and kindness that human freedom reveals.

These three colors also represent the three regions of Ethiopia: Tikle (red), Amhara (yellow), and Theoya (green). In Ethiopia today, green represents grass, land and its abundant products, yellow symbolizes resources, peace and determination to build a nation, and red embodies the hymn of the blood of the people who are ready to sacrifice to defend their homeland.

This tricolor flag was officially adopted in 1974.

Introduction to the national emblem: In 1991, Ethiopia temporarily formulated a new national emblem, the new round national emblem consists of a winged black, a balance and a bridge and other patterns, and the circumference is decorated by ears of wheat and gears.