Formerly known as Abyssinia. Ethiopia shares its longest border with Somalia to the east aslo borders Kenya to the south and Sudan on the west. It is the tenth largest country in Africa. It covers approximately the area of the state of Texas and five times the area of the United Kingdom.
The capital of Ethiopia is addis Ababa where I stayed four nights, It lies in the heart of the country in the central highlands at an altitude of about 7,000 feet. It is the third highest capital city in the world. When I landed in Addis I expected the familiar oppressive heat of other Sub-Saharan countries but the altitude makes Addis and the entire country quite comfortable. The temperature stayed around 75 degrees fehrenheit.
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