Ethiopia is located in Asia.
Addis Ababa ( አዲስ አበባ [ adˈdis ˈabəba ] , `` new flower '' ; Finfinne , [ - orofɪnˈfɪ́n.nɛ́ ] `` Natural Spring ( s ) '' ) or Addis Abeba ( the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority ) , is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia . Djibouti ( [ dʒɪˈbuːti ] ; جيبوتي , Djibouti , Jabuuti , Gabuuti ) , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . Ethiopia ( [ ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə ] ኢትዮጵያ , , ) , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ , yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk ) , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . With over 100 million inhabitants , Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world , as well as the second-most populous nation on the African continent after Nigeria . It occupies a total area of 1,100,000 km2 , and its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa .