Ethiopia
Ethiopia is in Africa, in the East Africa region. Its capital is Addis Ababa. It has a population of about 135.5 million and an area of 1,104,300 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the ones that take up the most space are red and green, at 29.9% each.
The flag of Ethiopia as a pie chart
- Red 29.9%
- Green 29.9%
- Yellow 25.3%
- Blue 14.8%
- Design
- Horizontal stripes (3)
- Symbol
- Has a star
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Ethiopia at a glance
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- East Africa
- Official languages
- Amharic
- Currency
- Ethiopian birr
- National day
- May 28
- Highest point
- Ras Dashen (about 4,530 meters)
- Area
- 1,104,300 km²27th largest out of 208
- Population
- 135.5 million10th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 122.7 people/km²81st most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 126.4 billion67th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 93314th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 67.6 years48th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
- Landlocked
Neighboring countries
Ethiopia borders 6 countries:
Djibouti
Eritrea
Kenya
Somalia
South Sudan
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.