Ethiopia β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Ethiopia covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Ethiopia
The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa. It has a population of approximately 111.7M. The country covers an area of 1,104,300 kmΒ². It is located in Eastern Africa.
The only African nation never formally colonized (excluding Eritrea).
Geography
Ethiopia is a country in Eastern Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 1,104,300 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, and Somalia, totalling 6 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Ethiopia has a population of approximately 111,652,998 people. Population density is around 101.1 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Amharic, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Ethiopian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Ethiopia reports a nominal GDP of about $149.7 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 31.4% of GDP in 2019. The official currency is the Ethiopian birr (ETB, symbol Br). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 158.42 ETB.
Culture & Time
Ethiopia operates on a single time zone (UTC+03:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.et.
Government & Status
The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +251. Its FIFA country code is ETH, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is ET.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.