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    Namibia Flag

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    How to identify it

    A broad red diagonal edged in white running from lower flagpole corner to upper outer corner, with blue above carrying a gold sun, and green below.

    Design and construction

    Adoption and legal status
    Adopted on 21 March 1990, Namibia’s independence day.

    Officially documented meaning

    The official explanation links blue to the sky, Atlantic Ocean, rain and water; gold to life and energy; green to vegetation and agriculture; red to the people; and white to peace and unity.

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