Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a country in the Horn of Africa. Its capital is Addis Ababa. About 129 million people live there (2023). It covers 1,104,300 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- People (2023)
- 129 million
- Area
- 1,104,300 km²
- Currency
- bir
Ethiopia at a glance
- In its own language
- የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, Federaalawaa Dimokraatawaa Repabliikii Itoophiyaa, ናይኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, Toophphiya Federaalle Dimokkiraatike Ripaabilike
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Population
- 128,691,692 (2023)
- Area
- 1,104,300 km² (426,372 mi²)
- People are called
- Ethiopian
- Official languages
- Amharic
- Currency
- bir
- GDP (nominal)
- US$127 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 65.5 years (2016)
- Human Development Index
- 0.498 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 35 (2015)
- Unemployment
- 5% (2014)
- Government
- federal republic
- Head of state
- Taye Atske Selassie (since 2024)
- Head of government
- Abiy Ahmed (since 2018)
- Country codes
- ET, ETH
- Calling code
- +251
- Internet domain
- .et
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+03:00, East Africa Time, Africa/Asmara
- Coordinates
- 9°, 40°
Ethiopia and its neighbours
Ethiopia borders Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Somaliland. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Ethiopia
- Neighbours
Divisions of Ethiopia
- Addis Ababa
- Afar Region
- Amhara Region
- Benishangul-Gumuz Region
- Dire Dawa
- Gambela Region
- Harari Region
- Oromia Region
- Somali Region
- South Ethiopia Regional State
- Tigray Region
- Southwest Ethiopia Regional State
- Central Ethiopia Regional State
- Sidama Region
Member of
- United Nations
- African Union
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- African Development Bank
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Group on Earth Observations
- Universal Postal Union
- International Telecommunication Union
and 7 more organisations.
How far are you from Ethiopia?
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Questions
What is the capital of Ethiopia?
The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.
What is the population of Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has about 128,691,692 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Ethiopia?
Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 square kilometres (426,372 square miles).
What currency does Ethiopia use?
The bir.
What language is spoken in Ethiopia?
The official language of Ethiopia is Amharic.
Which countries border Ethiopia?
Ethiopia shares a border with Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Somaliland.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.