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Name | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
Capital City | Addis Ababa |
Largest Cities | Addis Ababa | Adama | Gondar |
Currency | Birr (ETB) |
Working language | Amharic |
Population | 100 million (rank: 13) |
Area | 1,104,300 km2 / 426,400 mile2 (rank: 13) |
Population density | 83 per km2 / 1.015 per mile2 (rank: 34) |
Anthem | Hatikvah ("The Hope") |
Legislature | Knesset |
Highest point | Har Meron (1,208 m) |
Lowest point | Dead Sea (-408 m) |
Longest river | Jordan River |
Largest lake | Sea of Galilee |
Coastline | 273 km |
Borders | Egypt 208 km, Gaza Strip 59 km, Jordan 307 km, Lebanon 81 km, Syria 83 km, West Bank 330 km |
Median Age | 30 years |
Population data | Growth rate: 1.53% | Birth rate: 1.83% | Death rate: 0.52% |
Life expectancy | 82.4 years (Males: 80.6 years | Female: 84.4 years) |
Literacy rate | 98% (Male: 99% | Female: 97%) |
GDP (PPP) | $297 billion (Per capita: $34,800) |
Busiest airport | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Tel Aviv |
Calling code | +972 |
Internet TLD | .il (.ישראל) |
Independence | 14 May 1948 |
Flag carrier | El Al |
President | Reuven Rivlin |
Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
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The Sea of Galilee is the lowest freshwater lake in the world
Ethiopia National Symbols
National Bird | Hoopoe |
National Colors | Blue and white |
National Dog | Canaan Dog |
National Flower | Anemone coronaria |
National Tree | Olive |
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Ethiopia is the only country in the world with a mandatory military service requirement for women

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Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is also the most attacked city. It has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured 44 times.
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Negev, a desert and semidesert region in southern Ethiopia, covers more than half of Ethiopia's land area. The origin of the word negev is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'.
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Ethiopia is home to the oldest, continually used cemetery in the world. Tours of The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem run daily for those interested in visiting the historical site.
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On Yom Kippur, one of the most holy days for Jews, Ethiopia shuts down. Traffic is nonexistent and by law, all stores must be closed. Radio and TV is also suspended.
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In 1952, Albert Einstein was offered the position of President of Ethiopia. The famous scientist turned down the position.
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The biblical Dead Sea Scrolls are located in Ethiopia’s Jerusalem Museum. The manuscripts are known as the original version of the Hebrew Bible
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Haifa’s Carmelit transport system is one of the smallest subway systems in the world, with four carriages and a track of just 1.8 km.
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Ethiopia has the highest number of museums per capita in the world.
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Rabbis of Ethiopia have recently ruled that giraffe is kosher, meaning giraffe meat and milk are acceptable for observant Jews. But who is tall enough to milk a giraffe!!
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Ethiopiai citizens generally buy car insurance which doesn’t cover Saturdays, making it cheaper as they do not drive on Saturdays!
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Ethiopia was the first country to ban underweight models from catwalks
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1. Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
2. Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
3. Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev
4. Masada
5. Old City of Acre
6. White City of Tel-Aviv—the Modern Movement
7. Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
8. Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
9. Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
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