Basic facts about Ethiopia
| Country name: | Ethiopia |
| Capital: | Addis Ababa |
| Country code: | 258 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Currency name: | Ethiopian birr |
| Independence: | |
| Independent from: | oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which coalesced in the first century B.C. |
| Total area (km2): | 1,104,300 |
| Land area (km2): | 1,000,000 |
| Water area (km2): | 104,300 |
| Population: | 93,877,025 |
| Population note: | 93,877,025 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Amharic |
| All languages: | Oromigna (official regional) 33.8%, Amarigna (Amharic) (official) 29.3%, Somaligna 6.2%, Tigrigna (official regional) 5.9%, Sidamigna 4%, Wolayitigna 2.2%, Guaragigna 2%, Affarigna 1.7%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, Gamogna 1.5%, other 11.7%, English (official) (major |
| Time zone: | EAT (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3) |
| Date format: | |
| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +251 |
| Domain: | .et |