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Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), 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 southeast, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of 1,104,300 km2 (426,400 sq mi). As of 2026, it has around 138 million inhabitants, making it the 10th-most populous country in the world and 2nd most populous country in Africa. 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. Anatomically modern humans emerged in what is now Ethiopia. In 980 BC, the Kingdom of D'mt extended its realm over Eritrea and the northern region of Ethiopia, while the Kingdom of Aksum maintained…

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Ethiopia

FCDO travel advice for Ethiopia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences. ​​

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Ethiopia

Capital
Addis Ababa
Language
Amharic
Currency
bir
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Calling code
+251
Internet domain
.et
Driving side
right
Plug type
Europlug
Voltage
220

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Ethiopia

ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገናChristmas Day (Orthodox)2026-01-07
ნათლისღებაEpiphany (Orthodox)2026-01-19
የዓድዋ ድል በዓልAdwa Victory Day2026-03-02
ስቅለትGood Friday2026-04-10
ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካEaster Sunday2026-04-12
ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀንInternational Workers' Day2026-05-01
የአርበኞች ቀንEthiopian Patriots' Victory Day2026-05-05
ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀንDownfall of the Derg2026-05-28
እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመትEnkutatash2026-09-11
መስቀልMeskel (Orthodox)2026-09-27

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalAddis Ababa
Population109,224,559
CurrencyETB
Languagesam,en-ET,om-ET,ti-ET,so-ET,sid
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Cities

◎Addis Ababa3,860,000 residents◎Jijiga483,000 residents◎Gonder466,000 residents◎Mek'ele457,900 residents◎Nazrēt456,900 residents◎Warder450,400 residents◎Awasa422,200 residents◎Bahir Dar350,000 residents◎Dire Dawa343,000 residents◎Dessie270,400 residents◎Jimma250,900 residents◎Shashamane208,400 residents◎Bishoftu207,400 residents◎Sodo204,100 residents◎Arba Minch201,000 residents◎Hosa’ina188,200 residents◎Dīla158,800 residents◎Harar157,000 residents◎Nek’emtē156,000 residents◎Ārabī148,933 residents◎Debre Birhan146,900 residents◎Debre Mark’os140,700 residents◎Āsela139,500 residents◎Kombolcha132,100 residents◎Debre Tabor125,300 residents◎Ādīgrat121,800 residents◎Weldiya104,000 residents◎Sebeta102,300 residents◎Burayu101,400 residents◎Inda Silasē100,100 residents◎Hāgere Hiywet99,900 residents◎Arsi Negele98,100 residents◎Gambēla97,600 residents◎Aksum94,500 residents◎Ziway90,500 residents◎Butajīra89,800 residents◎Adwa85,600 residents◎Gununo84,510 residents◎Āreka84,500 residents◎Yirga ‘Alem81,600 residents◎Waliso78,600 residents◎Welk’īt’ē77,500 residents◎Mek’ī75,200 residents◎Negēlē73,100 residents◎K’olīto72,200 residents◎Alamata70,400 residents◎Ciro69,800 residents◎Āsosa69,700 residents◎Gode67,900 residents◎Tēpī66,700 residents◎Goba66,500 residents◎Duramē65,900 residents◎Bodītī64,900 residents◎Gimbi64,300 residents◎Wik’ro64,000 residents◎‘Alemaya63,700 residents◎Mīzan Teferī62,000 residents◎Mojo61,300 residents◎Dembī Dolo61,100 residents◎Felege Neway61,000 residents◎Metu59,700 residents◎Wendo59,300 residents◎Mot’a59,000 residents◎Finote Selam58,400 residents◎Hagere Maryam57,700 residents◎Fichē57,100 residents◎Kobo56,100 residents◎Dangila56,000 residents◎Bonga56,000 residents◎Jinka54,400 residents◎Āgaro52,800 residents◎Chagni52,300 residents◎Sek’ot’a50,300 residents◎Samara50,000 residents◎Maych’ew49,600 residents◎Ch’iko49,500 residents◎Genet48,300 residents◎Hadero48,000 residents◎Werota47,800 residents◎Kibre Mengist47,600 residents◎Shakiso47,500 residents◎Injibara47,500 residents◎Degeh Bur47,200 residents◎Debark’46,800 residents◎Burē46,000 residents◎Kebri Dahar45,900 residents◎Nefas Mewch’a44,200 residents◎Kemisē43,800 residents◎Dodola43,200 residents◎Ādēt43,200 residents◎Āsasa42,900 residents◎Mer’āwī42,200 residents◎Shonē41,900 residents◎Dolo41,400 residents◎Gebre Guracha41,200 residents◎Yirga Ch’efē40,600 residents◎Bedelē40,500 residents◎Robit39,600 residents◎Nejo39,400 residents◎Asaita39,400 residents
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Airports

Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International AirportDire DawaDIRAddis Ababa Bole International AirportAddis AbabaADDGerad Wilwal International AirportJijigaJIJHawassa International AirportHawassaAWAArba Minch AirportArba MinchAMHAsosa AirportAsosaASOAxum AirportAxumAXUBahir Dar AirportBahir DarBJRGambela AirportGambelaGMBGode AirportGodeGDEGondar AirportAzezoGDQHarar Meda AirportDebre ZeyitQHR