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🇪🇹 How to recognise Ethiopia in Street View

Ethiopia is in East Africa. Here's how to tell you've landed in Ethiopia when Far Fetched drops you there in Street View.

Drive onthe right ➡️
Signs inAmharic
RegionEast Africa
BordersDjibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan

Clues to look for

Amharic script has its own unique letters. Green highlands, mountains and many people walking along the road.

Driving side

Cars in Ethiopia drive on the right. So do Rwanda, Burundi, Madagascar, Comoros and Réunion, which are also in East Africa. Most of the world drives on the right, so this alone won't narrow it down much: check the signs next.

Countries it's easy to confuse with Ethiopia

If you guess a neighbour of Ethiopia you still score 2 points, and any other country in East Africa scores 1 point.

Practise spotting Ethiopia

Play Solo or Survival and choose the Africa map to see more places like Ethiopia. Or try today's daily challenge: five places, one guess each, the same for everyone.

Questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Ethiopia?

In Ethiopia, cars drive on the right.

What language are signs in Ethiopia written in?

You'll see Amharic on signs in Ethiopia.

Which countries look like Ethiopia in Street View?

Its neighbours (Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya and Somalia) and other countries in East Africa can look similar. Check the language on signs and the driving side first.

Is Ethiopia in Far Fetched?

Yes. Ethiopia is one of the 214 countries and territories you can be dropped into in Far Fetched, a free Street View country-guessing game.

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