Ethiopia
Africa · Capital: Addis Ababa
Ethiopia is a country in Africa, home to about 128.7 million people across 1,104,300 km². Its capital is Addis Ababa. It is landlocked sharing land borders with 6 countries.
Key facts
Capital
Addis Ababa
Region
Africa
Population
~128.7 million people
Area
1,104,300 km²
Density
117 people per km²
Coastline
Landlocked
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Lowest point
Below sea level
Drives on the
Right
Languages
Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Afar, Tigrinya
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
4,550 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Flag colors
green, yellow, red, blue
Flag features
at least one star
Land borders (6)
Djibouti
Eritrea
Kenya
Somalia
South Sudan
SudanEthiopia in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Ethiopia is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 27 claims from the pool that are true of Ethiopia, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Its name begins with “E”1 of 8
- Has more than 100 million people1 of 16
- Its capital city's name begins with “A”1 of 16
- Has more than two official languages1 of 19
- Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
- Has an area larger than 1,000,000 km²1 of 29
- Has more than 50 million people1 of 29
- Borders more than 5 countries1 of 33
- Has land below sea level1 of 33
- Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
- Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
- Is landlocked1 of 44
- Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
- Is in Africa1 of 54
- Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
- Has more than one official language1 of 65
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Its flag contains blue1 of 99
- Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177