Ethiopia

Abstract

Ethiopia is a landlocked country in the north-eastern part of Africa, popularly known as the Horn of Africa, with an area of 1,104 million square kilometres (km). It shares borders with North and South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Kenya. It has a total population of approximately 110 million (2017), making it the second most populous nation in Africa, second to Nigeria. The capital city and largest city in Ethiopia is Addis Ababa and a population of 3,384,589. Addis Ababa also serves as the headquarters of the African Union (AU), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and is home to the country’s main government institutions, departments, and offices, including the Imperial Palace (residence and office of the Prime Minister) and the Ethiopian Parliamentary Building. Government offices are open from 0830 until 1730, with one hour lunch break from 1230 to 1330 on Monday to Thursday, and from 1130 until 1330 on Friday. The Ethiopian Birr (ETB) is the currency.