Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia · Eastern Africa
Ethiopia is a country in Eastern Africa, with Addis Ababa as its capital, home to about 135,472,051 people. Ethiopia shares land borders with 6 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Addis Ababa |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Ethiopian birr (ETB Br) |
| Calling code | +251 |
| ISO codes | ET / ETH / 231 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇪🇹 |
| Population | 135,472,051 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 1,104,300 km² |
| Languages | Amharic |
| Internet domain | .et |
| Demonym | Ethiopian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Ethiopia mean?
Ethiopia's green, yellow and red carried symbolic importance in the country long before they were arranged into a flag, and the modern tricolour was ordered by Emperor Menelik II on 11 October 1897, a year after Ethiopia decisively defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa. His version ran red, yellow and green from top to bottom and bore the first letter of his own name on the central stripe; the letter was dropped after his death in 1913, and the colour order was flipped for reasons that were never recorded. The present flag, with the national emblem of a golden pentagram on a blue disc at the centre, dates from 31 October 1996. Ethiopia marks Flag Day on the first Monday of Tikimt to commemorate the 1897 adoption.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Ethiopia
About Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Addis Ababa. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Ethiopian birr (Br), using the code ETB.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Ethiopia for Addis Ababa’s own facts and history.
To call Ethiopia from abroad, dial the country code +251. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes ET (alpha-2) and ETH (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 135,472,051.
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How Ethiopia compares
- Area: 1,104,300 km², ranking 26 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 135,472,051, ranking 10 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 123 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 6, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Ethiopia
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.