Ityop'iya / ye-Ītyōṗṗyā / Ethiopia / ኢትዮጵያ
Officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is the second most populous nation in Africa with over 79.2 million people and the tenth largest by area. The capital is Addis Ababa. Ethiopia is bordered by Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, Eritrea to the north and Sudan to the west.
Though most African countries are far less than a century old[citation needed], Ethiopia has been an independent country since ancient times. A monarchical state for most of its history, the Ethiopian dynasty traces its roots to the 10th century BC. Besides being an ancient country, Ethiopia is one of the oldest sites of human existence known to scientists today—having yielded some of humanity's oldest traces, it might be the place where Homo sapiens first set out for the Middle East and points beyond. When Africa was divided up by European powers at the Berlin Conference, Ethiopia was one of only two countries that retained its independence. It was one of only three African members of the League of Nations, and after a brief period of Italian occupation, Ethiopia became a charter member of the United Nations. When other African nations received their independence following World War II, many of them adopted the colors of Ethiopia's flag, and Addis Ababa became the location of several international organizations focused on Africa.
The Modern Ethiopian state, and its current borders, are a result of significant territorial reduction in the north and expansion in the south, toward its present borders, owing to several migrations and commercial integration as well as conquests, particularly by Emperor Menelik II and Ras Gobena. In 1974, the dynasty led by Haile Selassie was overthrown as civil wars intensified. Since then, Ethiopia has been a secular state with a variety of governmental systems. Ethiopia is one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), G-77 and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Today, Addis Ababa is still the site of the headquarters of the African Union and UNECA. The country has one of the most powerful militaries in Africa. Ethiopia is the only African country with its own alphabet. Ethiopia also has its own time system and unique calendar, seven to eight years behind the Gregorian Calendar. It has the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa.
The country is a land of natural contrasts, with spectacular waterfalls and volcanic hot springs. Ethiopia has some of Africa's highest mountains as well as some of the world's lowest points below sea level. The largest cave in Africa is located in Ethiopia at Sof Omar, and the country's northernmost area at Dallol is one of the hottest places year-round anywhere on Earth. There are altogether around 80 different ethnic groups in Ethiopia today, with the two largest being the Oromo and the Amhara, both of which speak Afro-Asiatic languages. The country is also famous for its Olympic gold medalists, rock-hewn churches and as the place where the coffee bean originated. Currently, Ethiopia is the top coffee and honey-producing country in Africa, and home to the largest livestock population in Africa.
Ethiopia has close historical ties to all three of the world's major Abrahamic religions. It was one of the first Christian countries in the world, having officially adopted Christianity as the state religion in the 4th century. It still has a Christian majority, but a third of the population is Muslim. Ethiopia is the site of the first hijra in Islamic history and the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa at Negash. Until the 1980s, a substantial population of Ethiopian Jews resided in Ethiopia. The country is also the spiritual homeland of the Rastafari religious movement, which is influenced by Pan-Africanism. Ethiopia is the source of over 85% of the total Nile waters flow but it underwent a series of tragic famines in the 1980s, exacerbated by adverse geopolitics and civil wars, resulting in perhaps a million deaths. Slowly, however, the country has begun to recover, and today Ethiopia has the biggest economy in East Africa (GDP) as the Ethiopian economy is also one of the fastest growing in the world and it is a regional powerhouse in the Horn and east Africa.
History
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Geography
Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the north and northeast by Eritrea, on the east by Djibouti and Somalia, on the south by Kenya, and on the west and southwest by Sudan. The country has a high central plateau that varies from 1,290 to 3,000 m (4,232 to 9,843 ft) above sea level, with the highest mountain reaching 4,533 m (14,872 ft). Elevation is generally highest just before the point of descent to the Great Rift Valley, which splits the plateau diagonally. A number of rivers cross the plateau -- notably the Blue Nile rising from Lake Tana. The plateau gradually slopes to the lowlands of the Sudan on the west and the Somali-inhabited plains to the southeast.
The climate is temperate on the plateau and hot in the lowlands. At Addis Ababa, which ranges from 2,200 to 2,600 m (7,218 to 8,530 ft), maximum temperature is 26 °C (78.8 °F) and minimum 4 °C (39.2 °F). The weather is usually sunny and dry, but the short (belg) rains occur from February to April and the big (meher) rains from mid-June to mid-September.
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Oficial Name:
Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik
የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (yä-Ityoṗya Federalawi Dimokrasiyawi Ripäblik)
Establishment:
10th century BC
- Traditional date c.980 BC
- Kingdom of Dʿmt 8th century BC
- Kingdom of Aksum 1st century BC
Area:
1.127.127km2
Inhabitants:
69.560.000
Languages:
Aari Afar Alaba Amharic Anfillo Anuak Arbore Argobba Awngi Baiso Bambassi Basketo Bench Berta Birale Boro Burji Bussa Chara Daasanach Dime Dirasha Dizi Dorze English Ethiopian Sign Language Gamo-Gofa-Dawro Ganza Gawwada Gedeo Gumuz Hadiyya Hamer-Banna Harari Hozo Inor Kachama-Ganjule Kacipo-Balesi Kafa Kambaata Karo Kistane Komo Komso Koorete Kunfal Kwama Kwegu Libido Majang Me'en Melo Murle Mursi Nayi Nuer Nyangatom Oromo- Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo-West Central Oyda Qimant Sebat-Bet-Gurage Seze Shabo Shekkacho Sheko Sidamo Silt'e Somali Suri Tsamai Uduk Wolaytta Xamtanga Yemsa Zay Zayse-Zergulla
Capital city:
Adis Abeba
Meaning country name:
From the Greek word Αἰθιοπία (Æthiopia), from Αἰθίοψ (Æthiops) ‘an Ethiopian’ -- sometimes parsed by Westerners as a purely Greek term meaning "of burnt (αιθ-) visage (ὄψ)"; however, some (i.e. the 16-17th c. Book of Aksum [Matshafa Aksum]) Ethiopian sources state that the name derived from "'Ityopp'is", a son of Cush, son of Ham who according to legend founded the city of Aksum.
Abyssinia (former alternate name): derives from an Arabic form of the Ge'ez (and other Ethiosemitic languages) word Habesha, a name referring to the collection of all tribes in ancient Ethiopia.
Description Flag:
The Flag of Ethiopia was adopted on February 6, 1996.
The colours of African unity - red, green, yellow - are seen here on one of the oldest African flags. These colours were used for the national flag of Ethiopia in 1897, a year after Ethiopia decisively defended itself from colonial Italy at the Battle of Adwa. The flag's tri-colour scheme has existed since the early 19th c. and was previously the official banner of the Ethiopian Empire's Solomonic dynasty. The royal flag often featured the emblem of a Lion of Judah, a crowned lion carrying a cross centred in the banner's yellow mid-section. The flag is understood to be a link between the Ethiopian church, the peoples, and the nation were united in the one flag. Whilst red is currently featured at the bottom of the horizontal tricolour this was reversed in the mid 19th century and the emblem was added in 1996. What the colours symbolise varies depending on point of view, but generally: red represents power or African blood spilled in defence of the land; yellow for peace and harmony between Ethiopia's various ethnic and religious groups; green is almost always said to symbolize the land and its fertility. Other African nations, upon their independence from their colonial rulers so often adopted these three colours that they are known as the Pan-African colours.
Prior to 1996, and to some extent even today, the 'plain' flag was commonly seen across the nation and the world. Previously, especially during the Derg regime, a number of different emblems were experimented with, however, the basic colour schematic has remained constant. Even the oppressive Derg did not dare to tamper with the colours' layout, but simply removed and changed the imperial emblem after Haile Selassie's overthrow. An alternative coat of arms featuring a five pointed star and rays over a cogwheel surrounded by a wreath of leaves is now the featured emblem.
The star, which is a pentagram, is yellow on a blue disc, which overlaps the green and red stripes. The star testifies to Ethiopia's bright future and possibly echoes the connection with the House of King Solomon, while the yellow rays which it emits are equidistant and are said to represent the equality of all Ethiopians regardless of race, creed, or gender.
Coat of arms:
The Coat of arms of Ethiopia has been in its current form since 1996. It contains a golden pentagram radiating rays of light on a blue shield. The pentagram originates from the seal of King Solomon, whose descendants were allegedly the former Ethiopian royal family. Today the pentagram stands for the unity of the people and the nationality of Ethiopia.
The coat of arms also appears on the centre of the Flag of Ethiopia.
National Anthem: ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ ,Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya
"March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia"
Amaric
የዜግነት ክብር በኢትዮጵያችን ፀንቶ
ታየ ህዝባዊነት ዳር እስከዳር በርቶ
ለሰላም ለፍትህ ለህዝቦች ነፃነት
በእኩልነት በፍቅር ቆመናል ባንድነት
መሰረተ ፅኑ ሰብዕናን ያልሻርን
ህዝቦች ነን ለስራ በስራ የኖርን
ድንቅ የባህል መድረክ ያኩሪ ቅርስ ባለቤት
የተፈጥሮ ፀጋ የጀግና ህዝብ እናት
እንጠብቅሻለን አለብን አደራ
ኢትዮጵያችን ኑሪ እኛም ባንቺ እንኩራ።
Transliteration
(Yäzêgennät Keber Bä-Ityopp'yachen S'änto)
(Tayyä Hezbawinnät Dar Eskädar Bärto.)
(Läsälam Läfeteh Lähezboch Näs'annät;)
(Bä'ekkulennät Bäfeqer Qomänal Bä'andennät.)
(Mäsärätä S'enu Säbe'enan Yalsharen;)
(Hezboch Nän Läsera Bäsera Yänoren.)
(Denq Yäbahel Mädräk Yä'akuri Qers Baläbêt;)
(Yätäfät'ro S'ägga Yä'jägna Hezb ennat;)
(Ennet'äbbeqeshallän Alläbben Adära;)
(Ityopp'yachen nuri Eññam Banchi Ennekura!)
English
Respect for citizenship is strong in our Ethiopia;
National pride is seen, shining from one side to another.
For peace, for justice, for the freedom of peoples,
In equality and in love we stand united.
Firm of foundation, we do not dismiss humanness;
We are people who live through work.
Wonderful is the stage of tradition, mistress of a proud heritage,
Natural grace, mother of a valorous people.
We shall protect you - we have a duty;
Our Ethiopia, live! And let us be proud of you!
Internet Page: www.tourismethiopia.org
Ethiopia in diferent languages
eng | cym | ina | jav | rup | tsn: Ethiopia
bre | cos | eus | fao | fin | ibo | ita | lld | mlg | nor | oci | pol | roh | ron | scn | sme | sqi: Etiopia
hrv | lav | lit | slv: Etiopija
afr | lim | nld: Ethiopië
ast | glg | spa: Etiopía
deu | ltz | nds: Äthiopien / Äthiopien
hun | por | tet: Etiópia
bam | dje: Etiyopi
cat | srd: Etiòpia
ces | fur: Etiopie
dan | swe: Etiopien
dsb | hsb: Etiopiska
est | vor: Etioopia
kaa | uzb: Efiopiya / Эфиопия
kin | run: Etiyopiya
mlt | szl: Etjopja
arg: Etiopia; Etiopía
aze: Efiopiya / Ефиопија
bos: Etiopija / Етиопија
cor: Ethiopi
crh: Abeşistan / Абешистан
epo: Etiopujo; Etiopio
fra: Éthiopie
frp: Ètiopie
fry: Etioopje
gla: An Itiop
gle: An Aetóip / An Aetóip; An Eatóip / An Eatóip
glv: Yn Eetoip
hat: Etyopi
hau: Ethiyopiya; Habasha
ind: Ethiopia / اثيوڤيا
isl: Eþíópía; Etíópía
jnf: Êthiopie
kmr: Ḧebeşistan / Һ’әбәшьстан / حەبەشستان; Ḧebişîstan / Һ’әбьшистан / حەبشیستان; Efîopî / Әфиопи / ئەفیۆپی
kon: Itiopia
kur: Etyopya / ئەتیۆپیا; H̱ebeşistan / حەبەشستان
lat: Aethiopia
lin: Etiopi
mol: Etiopia / Етиопия
mri: Etiōpia
msa: Ethiopia / اثيوڤيا; Habsyah / حبشه
nbl: iTopiya
non: Bláland
nrm: Étìopie
que: Itiwpiya
rmy: Etiyopiya / एतियोपिया
sag: Habâsa
slk: Ethiópia; Etiópia
slo: Etiopia / Етиопиа
smg: Etiopėjė
smo: Aitiope
som: Itoobiya; Xabasha
swa: Uhabeshi
tgl: Etiopya; Etyopya
ton: ʻItiopea
tuk: Efiopiýa / Эфиопия
tur: Etyopya; Etiyopya; Etyopi; Habeşistan
vie: Ê-ti-ô-pi-a
vol: Lätiopän
wln: Etiopeye
wol: Ecoopi
zul: iTopiya
zza: Etyopya; Hebeşıstan
chu: Еѳиопия (Eḟiopija)
abq | alt | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | rus | tyv | udm: Эфиопия (Ėfiopija)
che | chv | oss: Эфиопи (Ėfiopi)
bak: Эфиопия / Efiopiya
bel: Эфіопія / Efiopija; Этыёпія / Etyjopija
bul: Етиопия (Etiopija)
chm: Эфиопий (Ėfiopij)
kaz: Эфиопия / Efïopïya / ەفيوپيا
kbd: Эфиопие (Ăfiopie)
lbe: ХӀабаш (Ḥabaš); Эфиопия (Ėfiopija)
mkd: Етиопија (Etiopija)
mon: Этиоп (Ätiop)
srp: Етиопија / Etiopija
tat: Эфиопия / Efiopiä
tgk: Эфиопия / افیاپیه / Efiopija
ukr: Ефіопія (Efiopija)
ara: إثيوبيا (Iṯyūbiyā); أثيوبيا (Aṯyūbiyā); الحبشة (al-Ḥabašâ)
fas: اتیوپی (Etyopī); حبشه (Ḥabaše)
prs: اتیوپیا (Etyōpiyā); حبشه (Ḥabašâ)
pus: اتيوپيا (Ityopiyā); اېتيوپيا (Etyopiyā); حبشه (Ḥabašâ); حبشستان (Ḥabašistān)
uig: ئېفىئوپىيە / Éfiopiye / Эфиопия
urd: ایتھیوپیا (Ītʰiyopiyā); اتھیوپیا (Itʰiyopiyā); ایتھوپیا (Ītʰopiyā); حبشہ (Ḥabašâ); حبش (Ḥabaš)
div: އިތިއޯޕިއާ (Iti'ōpi'ā); ޙަބުޝްކަރަ (Ḥabuškara)
syr: ܟܘܫ (Kūš)
heb: אתיופיה (Etyôpyah); חבש (Ḥabaš)
lad: איטיופיה / Etiopia
yid: עטיאָפּיע (Etyopye)
amh | tir: ኢትዮጵያ (Ityoṗya)
gez: ኢትዮጵያ (Ītyōṗyā)
cop-boh: Ⲁⲓⲑⲓⲟⲡⲓⲁ (Aithiopia)
ell-dhi: Αιθιοπία (Aiṯiopía)
ell-kat: Αἰθιοπία (Aiṯiopía)
hye: Եթովպիա (Yeṭovpia)
kat: ეთიოპია (Eṭiopia)
hin: इथियोपिया (Itʰiyopiyā); हबश (Habaš); हब्श (Habš)
ben: ইথিওপিয়া (Itʰiopiyā)
pan: ਈਥੀਓਪੀਆ (Ītʰīopīā)
kan: ಇತಿಯೋಪಿಯ (Itiyōpiya)
mal: എത്യോപ്യ (Etyōpya)
tam: எதியோப்பியா (Etiyōppiyā)
tel: ఇథియోపియా (Itʰiyōpiyā)
zho: 埃塞俄比亞/埃塞俄比亚 (Āisè'ébǐyà)
jpn: エチオピア (Echiopia)
kor: 에티오피아 (Etiopia)
bod: ཨའེ་ཟི་འོ་པི་ཡ་ (A'e.zi.'o.pi.ya.); ཨེ་ཟི་ཨོ་ཕི་ཡ་ (E.zi.o.pʰi.ya.)
mya: အီသီယုိးပီးယား (Iṯiyòpìyà)
tha: เอธิโอเปีย (Ētʰi'ōpiya)
lao: ເອຕິໂອປີ (Ēti'ōpī)
khm: អេត្យូពី (Etyūpī)
Ityop'iya / ye-Ītyōṗṗyā / Ethiopia / ኢትዮጵያ
Officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is the second most populous nation in Africa with over 79.2 million people and the tenth largest by area. The capital is Addis Ababa. Ethiopia is bordered by Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, Eritrea to the north and Sudan to the west.
Though most African countries are far less than a century old[citation needed], Ethiopia has been an independent country since ancient times. A monarchical state for most of its history, the Ethiopian dynasty traces its roots to the 10th century BC. Besides being an ancient country, Ethiopia is one of the oldest sites of human existence known to scientists today—having yielded some of humanity's oldest traces, it might be the place where Homo sapiens first set out for the Middle East and points beyond. When Africa was divided up by European powers at the Berlin Conference, Ethiopia was one of only two countries that retained its independence. It was one of only three African members of the League of Nations, and after a brief period of Italian occupation, Ethiopia became a charter member of the United Nations. When other African nations received their independence following World War II, many of them adopted the colors of Ethiopia's flag, and Addis Ababa became the location of several international organizations focused on Africa.
The Modern Ethiopian state, and its current borders, are a result of significant territorial reduction in the north and expansion in the south, toward its present borders, owing to several migrations and commercial integration as well as conquests, particularly by Emperor Menelik II and Ras Gobena. In 1974, the dynasty led by Haile Selassie was overthrown as civil wars intensified. Since then, Ethiopia has been a secular state with a variety of governmental systems. Ethiopia is one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), G-77 and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Today, Addis Ababa is still the site of the headquarters of the African Union and UNECA. The country has one of the most powerful militaries in Africa. Ethiopia is the only African country with its own alphabet. Ethiopia also has its own time system and unique calendar, seven to eight years behind the Gregorian Calendar. It has the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa.
The country is a land of natural contrasts, with spectacular waterfalls and volcanic hot springs. Ethiopia has some of Africa's highest mountains as well as some of the world's lowest points below sea level. The largest cave in Africa is located in Ethiopia at Sof Omar, and the country's northernmost area at Dallol is one of the hottest places year-round anywhere on Earth. There are altogether around 80 different ethnic groups in Ethiopia today, with the two largest being the Oromo and the Amhara, both of which speak Afro-Asiatic languages. The country is also famous for its Olympic gold medalists, rock-hewn churches and as the place where the coffee bean originated. Currently, Ethiopia is the top coffee and honey-producing country in Africa, and home to the largest livestock population in Africa.
Ethiopia has close historical ties to all three of the world's major Abrahamic religions. It was one of the first Christian countries in the world, having officially adopted Christianity as the state religion in the 4th century. It still has a Christian majority, but a third of the population is Muslim. Ethiopia is the site of the first hijra in Islamic history and the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa at Negash. Until the 1980s, a substantial population of Ethiopian Jews resided in Ethiopia. The country is also the spiritual homeland of the Rastafari religious movement, which is influenced by Pan-Africanism. Ethiopia is the source of over 85% of the total Nile waters flow but it underwent a series of tragic famines in the 1980s, exacerbated by adverse geopolitics and civil wars, resulting in perhaps a million deaths. Slowly, however, the country has begun to recover, and today Ethiopia has the biggest economy in East Africa (GDP) as the Ethiopian economy is also one of the fastest growing in the world and it is a regional powerhouse in the Horn and east Africa.
History
Please go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ethiopia
Geography
Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the north and northeast by Eritrea, on the east by Djibouti and Somalia, on the south by Kenya, and on the west and southwest by Sudan. The country has a high central plateau that varies from 1,290 to 3,000 m (4,232 to 9,843 ft) above sea level, with the highest mountain reaching 4,533 m (14,872 ft). Elevation is generally highest just before the point of descent to the Great Rift Valley, which splits the plateau diagonally. A number of rivers cross the plateau -- notably the Blue Nile rising from Lake Tana. The plateau gradually slopes to the lowlands of the Sudan on the west and the Somali-inhabited plains to the southeast.
The climate is temperate on the plateau and hot in the lowlands. At Addis Ababa, which ranges from 2,200 to 2,600 m (7,218 to 8,530 ft), maximum temperature is 26 °C (78.8 °F) and minimum 4 °C (39.2 °F). The weather is usually sunny and dry, but the short (belg) rains occur from February to April and the big (meher) rains from mid-June to mid-September.
Other info
Flags from Provinces and Autonomous lands
Oficial Name:
Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik
የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (yä-Ityoṗya Federalawi Dimokrasiyawi Ripäblik)
Establishment:
10th century BC
- Traditional date c.980 BC
- Kingdom of Dʿmt 8th century BC
- Kingdom of Aksum 1st century BC
Area:
1.127.127km2
Inhabitants:
69.560.000
Languages:
Aari Afar Alaba Amharic Anfillo Anuak Arbore Argobba Awngi Baiso Bambassi Basketo Bench Berta Birale Boro Burji Bussa Chara Daasanach Dime Dirasha Dizi Dorze English Ethiopian Sign Language Gamo-Gofa-Dawro Ganza Gawwada Gedeo Gumuz Hadiyya Hamer-Banna Harari Hozo Inor Kachama-Ganjule Kacipo-Balesi Kafa Kambaata Karo Kistane Komo Komso Koorete Kunfal Kwama Kwegu Libido Majang Me'en Melo Murle Mursi Nayi Nuer Nyangatom Oromo- Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo-West Central Oyda Qimant Sebat-Bet-Gurage Seze Shabo Shekkacho Sheko Sidamo Silt'e Somali Suri Tsamai Uduk Wolaytta Xamtanga Yemsa Zay Zayse-Zergulla
Capital city:
Adis Abeba
Meaning country name:
From the Greek word Αἰθιοπία (Æthiopia), from Αἰθίοψ (Æthiops) ‘an Ethiopian’ -- sometimes parsed by Westerners as a purely Greek term meaning "of burnt (αιθ-) visage (ὄψ)"; however, some (i.e. the 16-17th c. Book of Aksum [Matshafa Aksum]) Ethiopian sources state that the name derived from "'Ityopp'is", a son of Cush, son of Ham who according to legend founded the city of Aksum.
Abyssinia (former alternate name): derives from an Arabic form of the Ge'ez (and other Ethiosemitic languages) word Habesha, a name referring to the collection of all tribes in ancient Ethiopia.
Description Flag:
The Flag of Ethiopia was adopted on February 6, 1996.
The colours of African unity - red, green, yellow - are seen here on one of the oldest African flags. These colours were used for the national flag of Ethiopia in 1897, a year after Ethiopia decisively defended itself from colonial Italy at the Battle of Adwa. The flag's tri-colour scheme has existed since the early 19th c. and was previously the official banner of the Ethiopian Empire's Solomonic dynasty. The royal flag often featured the emblem of a Lion of Judah, a crowned lion carrying a cross centred in the banner's yellow mid-section. The flag is understood to be a link between the Ethiopian church, the peoples, and the nation were united in the one flag. Whilst red is currently featured at the bottom of the horizontal tricolour this was reversed in the mid 19th century and the emblem was added in 1996. What the colours symbolise varies depending on point of view, but generally: red represents power or African blood spilled in defence of the land; yellow for peace and harmony between Ethiopia's various ethnic and religious groups; green is almost always said to symbolize the land and its fertility. Other African nations, upon their independence from their colonial rulers so often adopted these three colours that they are known as the Pan-African colours.
Prior to 1996, and to some extent even today, the 'plain' flag was commonly seen across the nation and the world. Previously, especially during the Derg regime, a number of different emblems were experimented with, however, the basic colour schematic has remained constant. Even the oppressive Derg did not dare to tamper with the colours' layout, but simply removed and changed the imperial emblem after Haile Selassie's overthrow. An alternative coat of arms featuring a five pointed star and rays over a cogwheel surrounded by a wreath of leaves is now the featured emblem.
The star, which is a pentagram, is yellow on a blue disc, which overlaps the green and red stripes. The star testifies to Ethiopia's bright future and possibly echoes the connection with the House of King Solomon, while the yellow rays which it emits are equidistant and are said to represent the equality of all Ethiopians regardless of race, creed, or gender.
Coat of arms:
The Coat of arms of Ethiopia has been in its current form since 1996. It contains a golden pentagram radiating rays of light on a blue shield. The pentagram originates from the seal of King Solomon, whose descendants were allegedly the former Ethiopian royal family. Today the pentagram stands for the unity of the people and the nationality of Ethiopia.
The coat of arms also appears on the centre of the Flag of Ethiopia.
National Anthem: ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ ,Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya
"March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia"
Amaric
የዜግነት ክብር በኢትዮጵያችን ፀንቶ
ታየ ህዝባዊነት ዳር እስከዳር በርቶ
ለሰላም ለፍትህ ለህዝቦች ነፃነት
በእኩልነት በፍቅር ቆመናል ባንድነት
መሰረተ ፅኑ ሰብዕናን ያልሻርን
ህዝቦች ነን ለስራ በስራ የኖርን
ድንቅ የባህል መድረክ ያኩሪ ቅርስ ባለቤት
የተፈጥሮ ፀጋ የጀግና ህዝብ እናት
እንጠብቅሻለን አለብን አደራ
ኢትዮጵያችን ኑሪ እኛም ባንቺ እንኩራ።
Transliteration
(Yäzêgennät Keber Bä-Ityopp'yachen S'änto)
(Tayyä Hezbawinnät Dar Eskädar Bärto.)
(Läsälam Läfeteh Lähezboch Näs'annät;)
(Bä'ekkulennät Bäfeqer Qomänal Bä'andennät.)
(Mäsärätä S'enu Säbe'enan Yalsharen;)
(Hezboch Nän Läsera Bäsera Yänoren.)
(Denq Yäbahel Mädräk Yä'akuri Qers Baläbêt;)
(Yätäfät'ro S'ägga Yä'jägna Hezb ennat;)
(Ennet'äbbeqeshallän Alläbben Adära;)
(Ityopp'yachen nuri Eññam Banchi Ennekura!)
English
Respect for citizenship is strong in our Ethiopia;
National pride is seen, shining from one side to another.
For peace, for justice, for the freedom of peoples,
In equality and in love we stand united.
Firm of foundation, we do not dismiss humanness;
We are people who live through work.
Wonderful is the stage of tradition, mistress of a proud heritage,
Natural grace, mother of a valorous people.
We shall protect you - we have a duty;
Our Ethiopia, live! And let us be proud of you!
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Ethiopia in diferent languages
eng | cym | ina | jav | rup | tsn: Ethiopia
bre | cos | eus | fao | fin | ibo | ita | lld | mlg | nor | oci | pol | roh | ron | scn | sme | sqi: Etiopia
hrv | lav | lit | slv: Etiopija
afr | lim | nld: Ethiopië
ast | glg | spa: Etiopía
deu | ltz | nds: Äthiopien / Äthiopien
hun | por | tet: Etiópia
bam | dje: Etiyopi
cat | srd: Etiòpia
ces | fur: Etiopie
dan | swe: Etiopien
dsb | hsb: Etiopiska
est | vor: Etioopia
kaa | uzb: Efiopiya / Эфиопия
kin | run: Etiyopiya
mlt | szl: Etjopja
arg: Etiopia; Etiopía
aze: Efiopiya / Ефиопија
bos: Etiopija / Етиопија
cor: Ethiopi
crh: Abeşistan / Абешистан
epo: Etiopujo; Etiopio
fra: Éthiopie
frp: Ètiopie
fry: Etioopje
gla: An Itiop
gle: An Aetóip / An Aetóip; An Eatóip / An Eatóip
glv: Yn Eetoip
hat: Etyopi
hau: Ethiyopiya; Habasha
ind: Ethiopia / اثيوڤيا
isl: Eþíópía; Etíópía
jnf: Êthiopie
kmr: Ḧebeşistan / Һ’әбәшьстан / حەبەشستان; Ḧebişîstan / Һ’әбьшистан / حەبشیستان; Efîopî / Әфиопи / ئەفیۆپی
kon: Itiopia
kur: Etyopya / ئەتیۆپیا; H̱ebeşistan / حەبەشستان
lat: Aethiopia
lin: Etiopi
mol: Etiopia / Етиопия
mri: Etiōpia
msa: Ethiopia / اثيوڤيا; Habsyah / حبشه
nbl: iTopiya
non: Bláland
nrm: Étìopie
que: Itiwpiya
rmy: Etiyopiya / एतियोपिया
sag: Habâsa
slk: Ethiópia; Etiópia
slo: Etiopia / Етиопиа
smg: Etiopėjė
smo: Aitiope
som: Itoobiya; Xabasha
swa: Uhabeshi
tgl: Etiopya; Etyopya
ton: ʻItiopea
tuk: Efiopiýa / Эфиопия
tur: Etyopya; Etiyopya; Etyopi; Habeşistan
vie: Ê-ti-ô-pi-a
vol: Lätiopän
wln: Etiopeye
wol: Ecoopi
zul: iTopiya
zza: Etyopya; Hebeşıstan
chu: Еѳиопия (Eḟiopija)
abq | alt | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | rus | tyv | udm: Эфиопия (Ėfiopija)
che | chv | oss: Эфиопи (Ėfiopi)
bak: Эфиопия / Efiopiya
bel: Эфіопія / Efiopija; Этыёпія / Etyjopija
bul: Етиопия (Etiopija)
chm: Эфиопий (Ėfiopij)
kaz: Эфиопия / Efïopïya / ەفيوپيا
kbd: Эфиопие (Ăfiopie)
lbe: ХӀабаш (Ḥabaš); Эфиопия (Ėfiopija)
mkd: Етиопија (Etiopija)
mon: Этиоп (Ätiop)
srp: Етиопија / Etiopija
tat: Эфиопия / Efiopiä
tgk: Эфиопия / افیاپیه / Efiopija
ukr: Ефіопія (Efiopija)
ara: إثيوبيا (Iṯyūbiyā); أثيوبيا (Aṯyūbiyā); الحبشة (al-Ḥabašâ)
fas: اتیوپی (Etyopī); حبشه (Ḥabaše)
prs: اتیوپیا (Etyōpiyā); حبشه (Ḥabašâ)
pus: اتيوپيا (Ityopiyā); اېتيوپيا (Etyopiyā); حبشه (Ḥabašâ); حبشستان (Ḥabašistān)
uig: ئېفىئوپىيە / Éfiopiye / Эфиопия
urd: ایتھیوپیا (Ītʰiyopiyā); اتھیوپیا (Itʰiyopiyā); ایتھوپیا (Ītʰopiyā); حبشہ (Ḥabašâ); حبش (Ḥabaš)
div: އިތިއޯޕިއާ (Iti'ōpi'ā); ޙަބުޝްކަރަ (Ḥabuškara)
syr: ܟܘܫ (Kūš)
heb: אתיופיה (Etyôpyah); חבש (Ḥabaš)
lad: איטיופיה / Etiopia
yid: עטיאָפּיע (Etyopye)
amh | tir: ኢትዮጵያ (Ityoṗya)
gez: ኢትዮጵያ (Ītyōṗyā)
cop-boh: Ⲁⲓⲑⲓⲟⲡⲓⲁ (Aithiopia)
ell-dhi: Αιθιοπία (Aiṯiopía)
ell-kat: Αἰθιοπία (Aiṯiopía)
hye: Եթովպիա (Yeṭovpia)
kat: ეთიოპია (Eṭiopia)
hin: इथियोपिया (Itʰiyopiyā); हबश (Habaš); हब्श (Habš)
ben: ইথিওপিয়া (Itʰiopiyā)
pan: ਈਥੀਓਪੀਆ (Ītʰīopīā)
kan: ಇತಿಯೋಪಿಯ (Itiyōpiya)
mal: എത്യോപ്യ (Etyōpya)
tam: எதியோப்பியா (Etiyōppiyā)
tel: ఇథియోపియా (Itʰiyōpiyā)
zho: 埃塞俄比亞/埃塞俄比亚 (Āisè'ébǐyà)
jpn: エチオピア (Echiopia)
kor: 에티오피아 (Etiopia)
bod: ཨའེ་ཟི་འོ་པི་ཡ་ (A'e.zi.'o.pi.ya.); ཨེ་ཟི་ཨོ་ཕི་ཡ་ (E.zi.o.pʰi.ya.)
mya: အီသီယုိးပီးယား (Iṯiyòpìyà)
tha: เอธิโอเปีย (Ētʰi'ōpiya)
lao: ເອຕິໂອປີ (Ēti'ōpī)
khm: អេត្យូពី (Etyūpī)