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Algeria Flag
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How to identify it
A field split green next to the flagpole and white at the outer edge, with a red crescent and star straddling the join in the centre.
Design and construction
- Adoption and legal status
- The current flag was adopted at independence in 1962.
History of the design
Its legal construction precisely positions the red crescent and star across the boundary between equal green and white vertical fields.
Sources
References for the design and any additional notes on this page.
- Algeria: flag history and construction; Flags of the World (FOTW)