South Sudan Flag

How to identify it

Black, red and green horizontal bands separated by thin white lines, with a blue triangle at the flagpole side carrying a gold star.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The flag was adopted in 2005, before South Sudan became independent in 2011.

Construction

Black, red and green horizontal bands are separated by narrow white lines. A blue triangle at the flagpole carries a yellow star.

Officially documented meaning

Government material identifies black with the people, white with peace, red with those who died in the liberation struggle, green with the land, blue with the Nile, and the star with unity.

History of the design

The national design is based on the flag of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Kenya

  Kenya centres a shield and crossed spears; South Sudan instead has a blue flagpole-side triangle containing a yellow star.

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