Ethiopia - Introduction

Ethiopia (officially: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) is a country in Africa, precisely in Eastern Africa, with a population of about 131.2 Millions inhabitants today (2024-12-15). The capital city of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa, and the official country TLD code is .et. Ethiopia has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as ET, ETH, ETH, 231 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Ethiopia , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Ethiopia
Official Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Common (Native) Ethiopia
Official (Native) Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Alternative spellings ET, ʾĪtyōṗṗyā, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
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Languages
amh Amharic
Geography
User Country Flag

Flag

Ethiopia is located in Eastern Africa and has a total land area of 1104300 km². It is bounded by Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and the capital city is Addis Ababa

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Eastern Africa
TimeZone UTC+03:00
Capital city Addis Ababa
Area 1104300 km²
Population 2024-12-15 131.2 Millions
Bordered Countreies Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan
Demonym
eng Male: Ethiopian / Female: Ethiopian
fra Male: Éthiopien / Female: Éthiopienne
Lat/Lng 8, 38
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Ethiopia

The flag of Ethiopia is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, yellow and red, with the national emblem superimposed at the center of the field. The national emblem comprises a light blue circle bearing a golden-yellow pentagram with single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points of the pentagram.

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Currency
Name Ethiopian birr
Code ETB
Symbol Br
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ET
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 ETH
ISO 3166-1 numeric 231
International calling code +251
FIFA 3 Letter Code ETH
All Important Facts about Ethiopia

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Ethiopia is found in Eastern Africa