Where is Ethiopia?
Ethiopia is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa, bordered by Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan.
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Crazy but True
Ethiopia runs on a different calendar and a different clock. Its calendar has thirteen months and sits roughly seven to eight years behind the one most of the world uses, so Ethiopians celebrated the millennium in 2007. The day is also counted from sunrise, so 7am elsewhere is one o'clock there.
Ethiopia facts
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Population
- 135,472,051 (2025)
- Area
- 1,104,300 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Currency
- Ethiopian birr (ETB)
- Languages
- Amharic
- Coordinates
- 8°, 38°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- ET · ETH
How Ethiopia compares
- Ethiopia is the 27th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Colombia and larger than Bolivia.
- It is the 10th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 6 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Africa, it is the 10th largest of 49 countries by area.