Quick facts...

Ethiopia is one of the oldest African independent Nation. Many attempted, never colonized it. One exception being, the five year Italian occupation.

Coffee was originally discovered in Ethiopia. The name Coffee was driven from Keffa, a coffee rich region in southern Ethiopia. (Ethiopian Coffee farmers are currently in a legal battel with Starbucks - please support them!)

Ethiopia is the only African nation which has it's own alphabets and numerals. (Through Vista, Microsoft has finally adopted Ethiopic)