Ethiopia

Country in Eastern Africa

Ethiopia is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital in Addis Ababa. About 135.5 million people live there (2025), making it the 10th most populous of the 195 countries. At 1,104,300 km², it is the 26th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.

Ethiopia at a glance

Capital: Addis Ababa
Population (2025): 135.5 million
Area: 1,104,300 km²
Density: 123 per km²
Official language: Amharic
Currency: Ethiopian birr
People: Ethiopian
Calling code: +251
Internet domain: .et
Coast: Landlocked

Where is Ethiopia?

How Ethiopia compares

Population rank

10th of 195

2nd of 54 in Africa

Size rank

26th of 195

10th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

123 per km²

More crowded than 62% of countries

Similar in size: Bolivia (1,098,581 km²).
Similar population: Mexico (131.9 million).
Ethiopia is the only place that uses the Ethiopian birr.
Amharic is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Ethiopia

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Ethiopia in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Ethiopia

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Ethiopia so far, from 74 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

45% right

47th hardest of 176 · 74 answers

Players find Ethiopia on the map in 45% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Kenya.

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Countries that border Ethiopia

Ethiopia borders 6 countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.

Quick quiz: Ethiopia

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1. Which is the flag of Ethiopia?
2. What is the capital of Ethiopia?
3. Which of these borders Ethiopia?

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Questions about Ethiopia

Is Ethiopia a country?

Yes. Ethiopia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Ethiopia?

The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.

Which countries border Ethiopia?

Ethiopia borders 6 countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.

How many countries border Ethiopia?

6. Ethiopia shares a land border with 6 countries.

How big is Ethiopia?

Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km², about the same size as Bolivia (1,098,581 km²).

Is Ethiopia hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Ethiopia in 45% of 74 tries, 47th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Kenya.

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