Ethiopia
ኢትዮጵያ
Ethiopia is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa with about 135 million people, and its capital is Addis Ababa. Its system of government is a federal parliamentary republic. The main language is Amharic, and the currency is the Ethiopian Birr.
It covers 1,129,819 km², making it the 26th largest of the 197 countries here, and ranks 10th by population. That works out at 120 per km², 77th in the world for density. Ethiopia shares land borders with 6 countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia and South Sudan.
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- Population
- 135,472,05110th of 197, 2025, World Bank estimate
- Area
- 1,129,819 km²26th of 197, 2024
- Density
- 120 per km²
- Continent
- AfricaEastern Africa
- Language
- Amharic
- Currency
- Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
- GDP
- $126 billion65th of 193, 2025
- GDP per person
- $933179th of 193, 2025
- Life expectancy
- 67.6 years2024 figure
- Urban population
- 24.1%2025 figure
- Highest point
- Ras Dashen, 4,533 m
- Coastline
- None (landlocked)
- Drives on the
- right
- Calling code
- +251
How Ethiopia ranks
| Measure | World | Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10th of 197 | 2nd of 54 |
| Area | 26th of 197 | 10th of 54 |
| Population density | 77th of 197 | 16th of 54 |
| GDP | 65th of 193 | 7th of 54 |
| GDP per person | 179th of 193 | 42nd of 54 |
| Life expectancy | 147th of 194 | 17th of 54 |
| Urban population | 184th of 194 | 51st of 54 |
| Land borders | 20th of 197 | 7th of 54 |
Neighbouring countries
Similar in size
- Colombia1,140,619 km²
- Bolivia1,098,580 km²
- South Africa1,221,037 km²