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| | Cycling in Ethiopia 2002 |
 | | Ethiopia is the only African country never to have been colonized, a fact of which Ethiopians are justly proud, and which contributes to Ethiopia's proud and independent political culture. |
 | | There are 9 administrative regions to which many government functions are being devolved (Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumaz, Gambela, Hariai, Oromia, Somali, Southern Nations, Tigray); and in addition to the nine regions, there are two self-governing cities (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa). |
 | | Amharic is the official language, although about 80 other languages are spoken. |
| www.owen.org /cycling/ethiopia/general.php (1606 words) |
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