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Customer Service Catalog Request American Flag Etiquette Product Index View Cart/Checkout » Custom Flags, Banners & Signs » US Flags - Nylon » US Flags - Polyester » US Flags - Cotton » US Flags - Interment » US Flags - Rayon (FEDART GLO) » US Indoor/Parade Flags & Poles » State Indoor/Parade Flags & Poles » State & Territory Flags - Nylon » State & Territory Flags - Polyester » Military Service Flags » Flag Display Cases » US Government Agency Flags » Religious Flags » Residential Flagpoles » Historic Flags, Bunting, Books » International Flags » Texas State Flags » Government Buyers » Flag Construction Facts » American Flag Etiquette » Folding The American Flag » History of the Stars & Stripes » Speaking Engagements Epic Flags is a Proud Member of the Better Business Bureau Click the BBB logo below to view our information on file with the Better Business Bureau.   Home > International Flags > Ethiopia Flags > Ethiopia Flag 4' X 6' Ethiopia Flag 4' X 6', Outdoor Flag Description: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three bands; Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of her flag were so often adopted by other African countries upon independence that they became known as the pan-African colors Introduction Ethiopia Background: Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, one exception being the Italian occupation of 1936-41. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), in 1991. A constitution was adopted in 1994 and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A two and a half year border war with Eritrea ended with a peace treaty on 12 December 2000. Final demarcation of the boundary is currently on hold due to Ethiopian objections to an international commission's finding requiring it to surrender sensitive territory. Geography Ethiopia Location: Eastern Africa, west of Somalia Geographic coordinates: 8 00 N, 38 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total: 1,127,127 sq km land: 1,119,683 sq km water: 7,444 sq km Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Texas Land boundaries: total: 5,328 km border countries: Djibouti 349 km, Eritrea 912 km, Kenya 861 km, Somalia 1,600 km, Sudan 1,606 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation Terrain: high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley Elevation extremes: lowest point: Denakil Depression -125 m highest point: Ras Dejen 4,620 m Natural resources: small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower Land use: arable land: 10.71% permanent crops: 0.75% other: 88.54% (2001) Irrigated land: 1,900 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards: geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts Environment - current issues: deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea Geography - note: landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean Ethiopia Flag 4' X 6' etfl4x6 Related Products Ethiopia Flag 3' X 5' | Ethiopia Flag 4' X 6' < Return To Previous Page      ^ Return to Top of Page We Accept:          [Customer Service] [Contact Us] [Catalog Request] [View Flag Index] [View Cart/Checkout] [Main Page] Epic Flags offers High Quality American Flags, Flags for the 50 States, Flag Sets for Parades, Armed Services Flags, UN Member Flags, Religious Flags, Flag Poles and more. All world rights reserved ©2002-2012 Unauthorized duplication is unlawful. [Privacy Policy] [Security Policy]