COUNTRY GUIDE · Africa
Ethiopia
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Addis Ababa
- REGION
- Africa
- POPULATION
- 132,000,000
- AREA
- 1,104,300 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Amharic
- CURRENCY
- Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Unique Calendar
Ethiopia uses a calendar with 13 months.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Ethiopia
The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela were carved from living rock rather than assembled from separate stones.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Ethiopia in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 1,104,300 km² and a population of approximately 132,000,000. The country is listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.