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    Ethiopia Flag

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    How to identify it

    Green, yellow and red horizontal bands with a blue disc in the centre carrying a yellow star and rays.

    Design and construction

    Adoption and legal status
    The present tricolour with blue disc and gold emblem was adopted in 1996.

    History of the design

    The long-established green, yellow and red colours influenced many later Pan-African flags; earlier Ethiopian versions used different central emblems or none.

    Sources

    References for the design and any additional notes on this page.