Name: | Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) |
Local name (Amharic): | ኢትዮጵያ (የኢትዮጵያ፡ ፌዴራላዊ፡ ዲሞክራሲያዊ፡ ሪፐብሊክ) |
Former name: | Abyssinia |
Bordering countries: | Eritrea, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti |
Status: | sovereign state |
Surface: | 1 127.1 ths. sq. km |
Population (2003): | 66 558 ths. |
Capital: | Addis Ababa (አዲስ፡ አበባ) |
Official language: | Amharic |
Administrative divisions: | 9 national states, 2 federal cities |