Interesting Facts about Ethiopia

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19 curious facts about Ethiopia.

• Ethiopia has the world's lowest GNP per capita at $100 per person.
• The name Ethiopia come from a Greek word meaning “sunburned faces.”
• The Greeks called all peoples south of Egypt Ethiopians because of their darker skin.
• Ethiopia's former name is Abyssinia, a word of uncertain origin: some people believe it comes from an Arabic word meaning “mixed” - a reference to the country's many ethnic groups; others contend that the name belonged to an early Ethiopian tribe.