Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ethiopia sits in Eastern Africa and uses ETB - Ethiopian birr (Br). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Addis Ababa
Population
135.5M
Area
1.1M km2
Population
135.5M
135,500,000 people
Area
1.1M km2
1,104,300 square kilometers
Density
123/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Addis Ababa
9.03, 38.7
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Ethiopia, officially listed here as Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Ethiopia, ET, ETH, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Ethiopia is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 135,500,000 people and a land area of 1,104,300 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 123 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 8, 38, while the capital coordinate reference is 9.03, 38.7. Ethiopia shares listed land borders with DJI, ERI, KEN, SOM, SSD, SDN, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Addis Ababa (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Addis Ababa, Sodo, Warder, Debre Birhan and Shashemenē. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Ethiopia, capital of Ethiopia, and major urban areas in Ethiopia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal parliamentary republic under an authoritarian government. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, BRICS and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Ethiopia uses calling code +251, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jul 8; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jul 8.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists ETB - Ethiopian birr (Br), while language records include Amharic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as ETH. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 31.1 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Ethiopia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
ET / ETH
Top-level domains
.et
Continents
Africa
Border countries
DJI, ERI, KEN, SOM, SSD, SDN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
ETH
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Ethiopia is represented by the ET country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Addis Ababa
Ādīs Ābeba
5,704,000
primary
#2
Sodo
YeDebub Bihēroch Bihēreseboch na Hizboch
512,498
admin
#3
Warder
Sumalē
450,400
City
#4
Debre Birhan
Āmara
436,711
City
#5
Shashemenē
Oromīya
407,000
City
Governance
Government type
Federal parliamentary republic under an authoritarian government
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jul 8
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+251
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Amharic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
31.1
2021