Ethiopia, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia
Ethiopia is an Horn-of-Africa state completing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, hosting the African Union, and scaling agro-processing and airline logistics.
Ethiopia in one word would be “Coffee,” meaning origin brew.
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Ethiopia armorial
Ethiopia is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Ethiopia |
The capital city of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.
| Ethiopia is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent |
| Ethiopia has a population of | 128,691,692 inhabitants within a total area of 1,127,127 Km2 (700,363 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Ethiopia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 144 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.85 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Ethiopia HDI ranks in position nº 180 worldwide HDI of 0.497 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Ethiopia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 46 countries Ethiopia passport ranks 90th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Ethiopia GDP per capita is | $1,066 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Ethiopia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Ethiopia EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency has a score of 498 ranks 63rd worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 8° 00' N, 38° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Eritrea, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti. |
| Ethiopia Climate | tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation |
| Most predominant religion | Ethiopian Orthodox, |
| Second most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Currency name & code | Birr (ETB) |
| Internet ccTLD | .et |
| Ethiopia calling code | +251 |
Ethiopia administrative divisions
12 ethnically based regional states (kililoch) and 2 chartered cities* (astedader akabibiwach)
- Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa),
- Afar,
- Amara (Amhara),
- Binshangul Gumuz,
- Dire Dawa*,
- Gambela Hizboch (Gambela),
- Hareri Hizb (Harari),
- Oromia,
- Sidama,
- Sumale,
- Tigray,
- YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations,
- Nationalities and Peoples),
- YeDebub M'irab Ityop'iya Hizboch (Southwest Ethiopia Peoples),
- Southern Ethiopia Peoples
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