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Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia · Eastern Africa

UN memberLandlocked

Ethiopia is a country in Eastern Africa, with Addis Ababa as its capital, home to about 135,472,051 people. Below are its flag, capital, currency, calling code, ISO codes and the countries it borders.

Capital
Addis Ababa
Region
Eastern Africa
Currency
Ethiopian birr (ETB Br)
Calling code
+251
ISO codes
ET / ETH / 231
Flag emoji
🇪🇹
Population
135,472,051 (2025)
Area
1,104,300 km²
Languages
Amharic
Internet domain
.et
Demonym
Ethiopian

Bordering countries

🇩🇯 Djibouti🇪🇷 Eritrea🇰🇪 Kenya🇸🇴 Somalia🇸🇸 South Sudan🇸🇩 Sudan

About Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the 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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Ethiopia?
The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.
What currency does Ethiopia use?
Ethiopia uses the Ethiopian birr (ETB, symbol Br).
What is the country calling code for Ethiopia?
The international dialling code for Ethiopia is +251.
What are the ISO codes for Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code ET, the alpha-3 code ETH and the numeric code 231.
What is the flag emoji for Ethiopia?
The flag emoji for Ethiopia is 🇪🇹. You can copy it from the top of this page.

Ethiopia appears in these lists

African CountriesLandlocked Countries

Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Dataset compiled 2026-07-02.