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Ethiopia
Eastern AfricaCapital Addis Ababa6 neighbours
Ethiopia is a country in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Addis Ababa. Ethiopia is next to Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.
A way to remember it
The big mountainous shoulder of the Horn of Africa, landlocked and wedged between Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan and Sudan.
Good to know
Its capital, Addis Ababa, sits more than 2,000 metres above sea level.
Quick facts
- CapitalAddis Ababa
- RegionAfrica, Eastern Africa
- Land borders6 countries
- Also known asFederal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ʾĪtyōṗṗyā, የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
Djibouti
Eritrea
Kenya
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan