Facts

Location: Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

Area (only Total) total: 1,127,127 sq km

Climate: tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation

Terrain: high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley

Population: 82,544,840

Main Language (only first): Amarigna

Government type: federal republic

Capital (Name): Addis Ababa

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+3

Independence: oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years

National holiday: National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)