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Capital | Addis Ababa | ||||
Other cities | Adama, Dire Dawa, Asmara | ||||
Language official |
Amharic (lingua franca) | ||||
others | Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya | ||||
Religion | Christianity and Islam | ||||
Demonym | Ethiopian | ||||
Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||
Emperor | Zera Yacob Amha Selassie | ||||
Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn | ||||
Population | 97,266,994 | ||||
Currency | Birr (ETB )
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Time Zone | EAT (UTC+3) | ||||
Calling Code | +251 | ||||
Internet TLD | .et | ||||
Organizations | AU, UN |
Ethiopia (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ, ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially known as the Ethiopian Empire, is a nation located in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia shares borders with Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan and Sudan to the west, and maritime borders with Saudi Arabia and North Yemen.