Ethiopia

national flag

Ethiopia
1:2

Flag Dates

  • adopted February 6, 1996

Vexilliger Type

  • sovereign state in Eastern Africa

Names

  • eng Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia official name
  • amh የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ official name
  • eng Ethiopia
  • amh ኢትዮጵያ

Shape

1:2
  • quadrilateral → rectangular → elongated

Division

  • horizontal
  • number of stripes 3 stripes
  • stripe symmetry symmetric stripes
  • additional area no additional area
  • stripe areas equal
  • division lines straight

Colors

  • B-
    light blue
  • Y
    base yellow
  • V++
    very dark green
  • R
    base red

Elements

  • emblem (circle)
  • horizontal stripe
  • horizontal stripe
  • horizontal stripe
  • 5 pointed star
    heraldic: attribute voided