Ethiopia Country Code +251

Complete guide to calling Ethiopia from the US and abroad

ISO-2: ET ISO-3: ETH Africa Capital: Addis Ababa

Calling Information

Capital: Addis Ababa
Continent: Africa
Area: 1 km²
Population: 85,237,338
Currency: Ethiopian birr
Languages: Oromo (official language working language in the State of Oromiya) 33.8%, Amharic (official language national language) 29.3%, Somali (official language working language of the State of Sumale) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official language working language of the State of Tigray) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official language working language of the State of Afar) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English (major foreign la

Follow these simple steps to make an international call to Ethiopia from a US landline or mobile phone:

1

Exit Code

011

US international prefix

2

Country Code

251

Ethiopia

3

Area Code

XX

City/region code

4

Local Number

XXXX XXXX

Subscriber number

Example dialing format:

011 - 251 - area code - local number

Replace 011 with the + symbol (press and hold 0):

+251 - area code - local number

Call Ethiopia

Enter a phone number to see the full dialing sequence from the US:

+251

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Direct dial

Ethiopia does not use city-specific area codes. Dial the country code +251 followed directly by the local number.

Metric	Value (2016)
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)	50.0%
Mobile Subscriptions (total)	51,224,000
Fixed-line Subscriptions (per 100 people)	1.1%
Fixed-line Subscriptions (total)	1
Internet Users (per 100 people)	15.3%