Senegal Flag

How to identify it

Green, yellow and red vertical bands with a single green five-pointed star in the middle band.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The present flag was adopted in August 1960 after Senegal left the Mali Federation.

History of the design

It replaced the federation’s black human figure with a green star while retaining the green, yellow and red vertical bands.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Mali

  Mali uses the same green-yellow-red order but has no star; Senegal adds a green star to the centre band.

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  Cameroon

  Cameroon uses red as its middle band and places a yellow star there; Senegal uses yellow in the middle with a green star.

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