Sharyem Tours
The Ethiopian Travel Specialists
The Ethiopian Flag
Green labour, development and fertility
yellow hope, justice and equality
red sacrifice
added on February 6, 1996
disk peace
star unity and the future
Tricolour pennants were used prior to the official flag of Oct. 6, 1897, and a tricolour was flown by anti-government forces in 1991.
map of Ethiopia
Official name Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Form of government federal republic with two legislative houses (Federal Council [117] Council of People's Representatives [548])
Chief of state President
Head of government Prime Minister
Population (1998) 58,390,000
Population projection (2000) 60,967,000 (2010) 74,832,000
Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1995-2000) 32.0 (world average 15.7)
Gross national product (1996) US $6,042,000,000 (U.S.$100 per capita)
Land use (1994) forest 13.3% pasture 20.0% agriculture 11.0%; other 55.7%
