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Ethiopia
- Location
Location Description
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia
- Continent
- Africa
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, yellow and red, with the national emblem superimposed at the center of the field. The national emblem comprises a light blue circle bearing a golden-yellow pentagram with single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points of the pentagram.
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Language
- Amharic
- Currency
- (birr)
- Size
- 426,373 sq mi (1,104,300 sq km) — 28th largest
- Total Population
- 111,652,998 people — 14th largest
- Population Density
- 262 people per sq mi (101 people per sq km) — 115th largest
- Fun Fact
- Uses a calendar that is approximately seven years and three months behind the commonly used Gregorian calendar