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🇪🇹Ethiopia

ኢትዮጵያ

Africa · Eastern AfricaSovereign stateAU
ISOET · ETH · 231
LAT,LNG8.00, 38.00
TEL+251

Ethiopia is a sovereign country in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Addis Ababa. It has a population of about 114,963,583 across 1,104,300 km² — roughly 104 people per km². The currency is the Ethiopian birr (ETB Br). The official language is Amharic. Its ISO 3166 codes are ET, ETH, 231, and the international calling code is +251.

Capital
Addis Ababa
#12
Population
114,963,583
#28
Area
1,104,300 km²
#103
Density
104 /km²

Key facts about Ethiopia

GET/alpha/ET
Calling code
+251
Currencies
ETB Br
Languages
Amharic
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Demonym
Ethiopian
Top-level domain
.et
ISO codes
ET · ETH · 231
Coordinates
8.00, 38.00
Capital
Addis Ababa

Other names for Ethiopia

ʾĪtyōṗṗyāFederal Democratic Republic of Ethiopiaየኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክÉthiopieEtiopíaÄthiopienEtiopiaEtiópiaエチオピア

Largest cities in Ethiopia (12)

GET/cities?country=ET

Countries bordering Ethiopia (6)

GET/borders/ethiopia

Frequently asked questions about Ethiopia

What is the capital of Ethiopia?

The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.

What is the population of Ethiopia?

Ethiopia has a population of about 114,963,583, the 12th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Ethiopia?

Ethiopia uses the Ethiopian birr (ETB, symbol Br).

What languages are spoken in Ethiopia?

The main language of Ethiopia is Amharic.

What is the calling code for Ethiopia?

The international dialing code for Ethiopia is +251.

Which countries border Ethiopia?

Ethiopia shares land borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan.

Query Ethiopia from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Ethiopia; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/ET
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/ETH
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/231
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/ETH
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/ethiopia
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=ET
Largest cities in EthiopiaDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/ethiopia
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=8&lng=38
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Eastern%20Africa
Countries in Eastern AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/ETB
Countries using the Ethiopian birrDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/am
Countries that speak AmharicDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/251
Countries with calling code +251Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B03%3A00
Countries in UTC+03:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/et
Countries on the .et domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Ethiopian
Countries whose people are "Ethiopian"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Addis%20Ababa
Find a country by capital (Addis Ababa)Docs
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