Notably Remarkable

Is it any wonder why I fell in love with this country?! 

"Ethiopia has ensured that its culture has remained remarkably intact, unpolluted and undiluted by outside influence. The country retains its own particular language and script, its own food and drink, its own church and saints, even its own calendar and clock. Endlessly fascinating, it defies any categorization and generalization; Ethiopia is like no other country in Africa". 
Frances Linzee Gordon - a Scottish author