Ethiopiaの人と風物

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Ringed by the militant Islam, Christian Ethiopia isolated herself from the outside world for last ten centuries. Now His Majesty Haile Selassie I leads his ancient land and people to modernity. The pace is slow but steady.<BR>The government of this country is nominally constitutional monarchy ; in fact, a benevolent autocracy. The area of this country is about 1, 184, 000 square kilometers, and the accurate survey is now in progress. In the country 22, 000, 000 dusk-skinned, mostly non-Negroid peoples populate, but has never had a national census. Their languages officially Amharic, plus English, Italian and some others. Their religion is Ethiopian Orthodox Christian, with many Moslems and pagans.<BR>The capital is Addis Ababa or Addis Abeba. Climate is equatorially hot in the lowlands, but temperate on the highlands.<BR>An ever-growing flood of travelers is discovering Ethiopia, home of primitive peoples and unparalleled wild game only short air hops from modern hotels.<BR>Generally speaking, this African empire is the country of future.
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