Ethiopia is in the continent 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 . The country is the site of the Migration to Abyssinia and the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa at Negash . The country has begun to recover recently however , and now has the largest economy ( by GDP ) in East Africa and Central Africa .