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Jan 17th 2014, 20:10:04
Ethiopia:
Ethiopia was a monarchy for most of its history. Alongside Rome, Persia, China and India the Kingdom of Aksum was one of the great world powers of the 3rd century. In the 4th century, it was the first major empire in the world to officially adopt Christianity as a state religion.
Blow you mind!!
Ethiopia derived prestige for its uniquely successful military resistance during the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa, and subsequently many African nations adopted the colors of Ethiopia's flag following their independence. Ethiopia was the only African country to defeat a European colonial power and retain its sovereignty as an independent country
blow your mind some more.
It's problems really began in the 20th century due to external interference.
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now nigeria:
the "nigerian scam" is not really run by nigerians for the most part. Having said that, the country derives 40% of its GDP from oil and the next largest industry is telecomunications.
Your statement is like saying gun-smuggling is a major industry for the US. You can't know that.
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South Africa:
I would argue that there is no honest statistics to back that.
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Honk Kong: Hong kong is not and never was a country. It was a built up trading post by the British and owes its success to location and the generosity of the British who built it up. I wouldn't say that HK is really all that democratic although it's not that terrible in the grand scheme of things.
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You want some messed up examples? Look at south america. The reasons for that are complex, but it boils down to being settled by people who were looking to loot the place and not really build a new country (unlike US/Canada where it became loot-> build up and settle and then loot some more).
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having said all that I don't think democracy is necessary for sustained prosperity (many counter examples). Lack of corruption, rule of law, competent bureaucracy, and good infrastrucutre are really the key things for success. Being able to defend against your neighbors helps a lot too. Yes democracy can help but it's not enough.
you are all special in the eyes of fluff
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