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Lalibela<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Aksum<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Gondar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Harar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Lower Omo Valley<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Bale Mountains National Park<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Simien Mountains National Park<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Lower Awash Valley<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Land Area:<\/strong> 1,127,708 square kilometers (26th largest country in the world)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic country with rich linguistic diversity. There are 83 languages and around 200 dialects spoken.<\/p>\n Working Language:<\/strong> Amharic<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Widely Spoken Languages:<\/strong> Oromiffa (Oromigna), Tigrigna, Guragegna<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Foreign Languages in Use (commerce & education):<\/strong> English, Italian, French, Arabic<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The major religions practiced in Ethiopia are Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and Islam. 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