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Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a landlocked country in Africa with 6 land neighbours — joint 4th-most in Africa. Its capital is Addis Ababa.

Capital

Addis Ababa

Land borders

6joint 4th-most in Africa

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Ethiopia on the Africa boardTap a neighbour
DjiboutiEritreaKenyaSomaliaSouth SudanSudan

Landlocked

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Capital

135.5 million

Population

1,104,300 km²

Area

6

Land borders

Ethiopian birr (ETB)

Currency

Why this one is hard

6 neighbours, and 6 pairs of them border each other too.

Its 6 land borders are joint 4th-most in Africa — level with Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Guinea, Libya, Mozambique, South Sudan, Chad and South Africa. Of the 15 possible pairings among them, 6 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Sudan is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Ethiopia, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.

6

land borders — joint 4th-most in Africa

6

pairs of its neighbours that border each other

7

borders on Sudan, its most-connected neighbour

54

countries on the Africa board

The capital

Addis Ababa

Capital Rush deals Ethiopia and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Ethiopia is the one that owns it.

ISO code
ET
Currency
Ethiopian birr (ETB)
Official language
Amharic
Quiz boards
Africa · World

Where Ethiopia costs people points

South Sudan and Sudan

Both border Ethiopia, and a player who knows the shape can still put one where the other goes. South Sudan's capital is Juba; Sudan's is Khartoum.

Ethiopia, asked and answered

What countries border Ethiopia?

Ethiopia has 6 land neighbours: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.

What is the capital of Ethiopia?

Addis Ababa. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Ethiopia comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is Ethiopia in?

Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.

Where can I practise finding Ethiopia on a map?

On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Ethiopia is in the pool, along with all 6 of its neighbours.

Can you find Ethiopia on a blank map?

Its 6 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.