United Arab Emirates Flag

How to identify it

A vertical red bar next to the flagpole with green, white and black horizontal bands to the right of it.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The flag was first raised when the federation formed on 2 December 1971 and was formalised by federal law that month.

History of the design

A red vertical band occupies the flagpole side; the remaining field is divided equally into green, white and black horizontal bands.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Oman

  Oman adds a white crossed-swords-and-dagger emblem in the red upper-left area; the United Arab Emirates has no emblem.

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