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Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and historically known as Abyssinia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a lan…
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and historically known as Abyssinia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of 1,104,300 square kilometres. As of 2024, it is home to around 132 million inhabitants, making it the 10th-most populous country in the world, the 2nd-most populous in Africa after Nigeria, and the most populated landlocked country on Earth. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African and Somali tectonic plates.
  • Official languages: Amharic · Afar · Oromo · Somali · Tigrinya
  • Government: Federal parliamentary republic
  • Legislature: Federal Parliamentary Assembly
  • Currency: Birr (ETB)
  • Capital and largest city: Addis Ababa
  • Regional languages: Harari · Sidama · Languages of Ethiopia
  • Ethnic groups (2007): 34.5% Oromo · 26.9% Amhara · 6.2% Somali · 6.1% Tigrayan · 4.0% Sidama · 2.5% Gurage · 2.3% Welayta · 1.7% Hadiya · 1.7% Afar · 1.5% Gamo · 12.6% others
Data from: en.wikipedia.org