Ethiopia, African Political Geography

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Ethiopia[EthEO´pEu] Pronunciation Key, officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, republic (1995 est. pop. 55,979,000), 471,776 sq mi (1,221,900 sq km), NE Africa. It borders on Eritrea in the north, on Djibouti in the northeast, on Somalia in the east and southeast, on Kenya in the south, and on Sudan in the west. Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city. The country is divided into nine ethnically based regions and the capital.