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Where is Ethiopia located on the Horn of Africa?
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Ethiopia is a landlocked country situated on the Horn of Africa, which is the easternmost projection of the African continent. It is the largest and most populous nation within this region.12
While the Horn of Africa is a variably defined area, it generally encompasses Somalia, all or part of Ethiopia, and often Djibouti, with some definitions extending to include Eritrea, Sudan, and Kenya. Ethiopia itself is bounded by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, and South Sudan and Sudan to the west.13