Ethiopia

Summary of Ethiopia located in Africa.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Ethiopia
FIPS Code :   ET
ISO Code :   ET
ISO 3 Code :   ETH
Numeric ISO :   231
Continent :   Africa
Area in (Sq KM) :   1127127
DMS :   9° 8' 42.00" N, 40° 29' 22.82" E
Phone Code :   251
Currency :   Birr (ETB)
In Native :   ኢትዮጵያ

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of 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. With over 109 million inhabitants as of 2019, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world and the second-most populous nation on the African continent. The country has a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometres (420,000 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa, which lies a few miles west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the Nubian and Somali tectonic plates. Ethiopian national identity is grounded in the historic and contemporary roles of Christianity and Islam, and the independence of Ethiopia from foreign rule, stemming from the various ancient Ethiopian kingdoms of antiquity.

May 28 Downfall of the Derg: Marks the defeat of the Derg regime in 1991
 
Capital :   Addis Ababa
Neighbour Countries :   Eritrea,   Kenya,   Sudan,   South Sudan,   Somalia,   Djibouti
Languages :   Amharic,   English,   Oromo,   Tigrinya,   Somali

Regions in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa
Afar
Amara
Benshangul-Gumaz
Dire Dawa
Gambela Peoples
Harari People
Oromia
Somali
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples
Tigrai

Time zones in Ethiopia

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Africa/Addis_Ababa 3 Friday, April 4, 2025 2:22:27 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
E. Africa Standard Time 3 Friday, April 4, 2025 2:22:27 AM

Largest Cities and Populated Areas of Ethiopia