Passport card
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Birr
- Languages
- Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali and Afar
- People
- About 14 crore
- Size
- About 11.0 lakh km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
- Never colonised
- One of only two African countries
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Addis Ababa
⭐ Ethiopia's own calendar has 13 months, and is about 7 to 8 years behind ours!
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Ethiopia
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Ethiopia
Turn the globe with your finger. Ethiopia has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Ethiopia and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 3 times the size of Ethiopia.
- PeopleIndia has about 11 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 14 crore in Ethiopia.
- DistanceAddis Ababa is about 4,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeEthiopia is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Addis Ababa.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Ethiopia, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Ethiopia
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Ethiopia's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Ethiopia back on the map
Ethiopia and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Ethiopia worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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