June 1995; results -
EPRDF swept nearly all seats

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, judges are elected by the national
legislature

Political parties and leaders: Ethiopian People's Revolutionary
Democratic Front (EPRDF), MELES Zenawi

Other political or pressure groups: Oromo Liberation Front (OLF);
All Amhara People's Organization; Southern Ethiopia People's
Democratic Coalition; numerous small, ethnic-based groups have
formed since MENGISTU'S resignation, including several Islamic
militant groups

International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA,
FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
IGADD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAU,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO,
WTrO (observer)

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador BERHANE Gebre-Christos
chancery: 2134 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 234-2281, 2282
FAX: [1] (202) 328-7950

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Irvin HICKS
embassy: Entoto Street, Addis Ababa
mailing address: P. O. Box 1014, Addis Ababa
telephone: [251] (1) 550666
FAX: [251] (1) 552191

Flag: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red
with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the
angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three
bands; Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the
colors of her flag were so often adopted by other African countries
upon independence that they became known as the pan-African colors

Economy
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Economic overview: Ethiopia continues to face difficult economic
problems as one of the poorest and least developed countries in
Africa. Its economy is based on agriculture, which accounts for
about half of GDP, 90% of exports, and 80% of total employment;
coffee generates 60% of export earnings. The agricultural sector
suffers from frequent periods of drought, poor cultivation
practices, and deterioration of internal security conditions. The
manufacturing sector is heavily dependent on inputs from the
agricultural sector. Over 90% of large-scale industry, but less than
10% of agriculture, is state-run. The government is considering
selling off a portion of state-owned plants and is implementing
reform measures that are gradually liberalizing the e