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NOMBRE OFICIAL: República Democrática de Etiopía CAPITAL: Addis Abeba Área (Km2): 1´127.127 POBLACIÓN (HAB): 78´254.090 (julio 2008) COSTAS(Km): no tiene PUERTOS: mediante un acuerdo con Eritrea, usa los puertos de Assab y Massawa. DIVISIÓN POLÍTICA: 9 regiones y 2 ciudades UNIDAD MONETARIA: birr etíope PIB PER CÁPITA: 700 (2007) IDIOMAS: (oficial) amárico; (no oficiales) amabarí, agau, somalí, árabe, italiano, inglés FIESTA NACIONAL: 12 de Diciembre, Aniversario de la Revolución de 1974 GENTILICIO: etíope HORA OFICIAL: GMT +3horas (normal/verano) MIEMBRO DE: ONU, UA, ACP, BAD, COMESA

SOCIEDAD Ciudades principales (hab): Addis Abeba, 3144918; Dire Dawa, 304920; Harare, 132042; Nazret, 250799 (2008)

GEOGRAFÍA Etiopía limita al norte y oeste con Sudán, con Kenia al suroeste, Somalia al sureste y este, y Djibouti y Eritrea al noroeste. Su topografía varía desde la depresión de Danakil, al este, hasta las regiones de oeste, donde sobresale el Ras Dashán (4.621). Al sur, entre los ríos Ganale y Shebeli, está el macizo de Bale. El valle de Rift atraviesa el territorio de noreste a sureste y permite apreciar un grupo de hondonadas lacustres.

MEDIO AMBIENTE Hidrografía: En esta nación se encuentra el Nilo Azul, cuyo origen está en el lago Tana, el mas grande del país. Hay fuentes termales al norte de la llanura de Danakil. Clima: aunque el territorio está en latitudes tropicales, en las zonas altas el clima es templado. Recursos naturales: pequeñas reservas de oro, platino y cobre. Uso de la tierra (%): cultivable, 9,9; cosechas permanentes, 0.6; otros, 89,5. Tierras de riesgo (Km2): 1.900 (2001)

At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia there is a picture of a flag at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg#file Supposedly this is an Ethiopian flag and that is why it has been posted at the Ethiopian site by Wikipedia.The Coat of Arms of the current Ethiopian Government is a yellow star with blue background. You can compare the flag with that of the United States here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States The Great Seal of USA is there next to the flag on the Wiki page. I am posting this opposing the use of an Ethiopian flag with the Coat of Arms of the current Ethiopian government as if it is an Ethiopian flag. The Ethiopian flag has always been one with only the green, yellow and red colors. Wiki should thus use only the one without the star. The current Ethiopian government is using an illegal flag and the people never had a say in what should be added to it. Recently, the government went as far as banning flags without the star. This is not only an unnecessary intrusion on the rights of the people, but also something irresponsible. The flag of Emperor Haile Selassie used to have a lion in the middle and they never insisted that everyone buy one with a lion. In Ethiopia they even may not know that laws apply to rules set after a certain date and what should and should not be grandfathered. I don’t think Wiki should change with the wishes of moody leaders that come and go and change flags to appease them. I expect Wiki to use the Ethiopian flag with only green, yellow and red strips without the star instead of protecting the one with a star so that users won't change it. Yohannes Gishen

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:39, 11 January 2007		600×300 (2 KB)	Reisio (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	00:03, 11 January 2007		1,000×500 (1 KB)	Pumbaa80 (Talk \| contribs)	(more vivid colors; design from www.vexilla-mundi.com)
	20:14, 3 June 2006		600×300 (2 KB)	Fibonacci (Talk \| contribs)	(Simplified version)
	22:46, 27 September 2005		600×300 (4 KB)	SKopp (Talk \| contribs)	(The flag of Ethiopia. Source: Drawn by User:SKopp {{Template:Insignia}} Category:Flags of Ethiopia)