
| 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 |