There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
ORYCTOLOGY
Etymology
Noun
oryctology (uncountable)
(obsolete) The study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils.
Source: Wiktionary
Or`yc*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. oryctologie.]
1. An old name for paleontology.
2. An old name for mineralogy and geology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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