CartThe Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Flag Colors & Description
The Ethiopian flag consists of three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red. Centered on the three bands is a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk. Since Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, the three main colors of her flag were often adopted by other African countries upon independence. As such, the colors green, yellow and red became known as the pan-African colors.People
Population: 74777981 (July 2006 est) (growth rate): 2.31% (2006 estimate)
Gdp: $64.73 billion (2005 estimate) (per capita): $900 (2005 estimate)
Languages:
Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English (major foreign language taught in schools)
Government
Capital: Addis Ababa
Government type: federal republic
Geography
Natural Resources: copper, hydropower, natural gas, platinum, potash, small reserves of gold