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Ethiopia

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Photo courtesy of user Dietmas Temps on Flickr Location : Eastern Africa Background : Uniquely maintained freedom from colonial rule except between 1936-1941. Area : Over 1 million sq km; 27th largest in the world          Slightly less than twice the size of Texas Coasts : Landlocked since 1993; most populated landlocked country Agriculture : Coffee is believed to have originated there Population : Over 91 million; 14th largest in the world Capital : Addis Ababa History : Oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2000 years. Economy : 41% agriculture Sources: CIA World Factbook , Wikipedia A lot of the countries that I cook from don't have well-known cuisine in the US.  Yes, there may be pockets of people that eat the food, and some influences from there, but most people don't go out to an Equatorial Guinean restaurant.  This is not true for Ethiopia.  I have eaten at multiple Ethiopian restaurants and have always enjoye