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The flag of the African Union is a green flag with the dark green map of the African continent on a white sun, surrounded by a circle of 55 5-pointed gold (yellow) stars. 1945–present. Flag of the Arab League. The flag of the Arab League is two olive branches and 22 chain-links encircling a crescent and the name of the organisation (in Arabic ...
It lists 56 sovereign states (54 of which are member states of the United Nations), two non-sovereign (dependent) territories of non-African sovereign states, and nine sub-national regions of non-African sovereign states. Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer ...
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The new flag was first hoisted at midnight on 30 September 1966, the day Botswana became an independent country. [6] It was designed to be distinct from the flag of South Africa, due to the country’s apartheid system. It is one of the few African flags that do not use the Pan-African colours or the colours of the flag of the dominant ...
Flag at the embassy in Washington, DC. The national flag of Sierra Leone is a tricolour consisting of three horizontal green, white and blue bands. It was adopted in 1961, Sierra Leone 's independence year, to replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the Crown Colony of Sierra Leone.
The first flag of independent Malawi was adopted on 6 July 1964. A rising sun against a black field is also present in the coat of arms of Malawi and in the flag it officially represents the dawn of hope and freedom for the continent of Africa (when the flag was created, more countries in Africa were gaining independence from European rule).
A collage of various national flags around the world (clockwise from top-left): The flag of Brazil being digitally drawn on a computer. The flag of Papua New Guinea on the patch of a soldier. A sports fan waving the flag of South Africa. Giant flag of Turkey made of Lego bricks. Flag of the United States on the moon during the Apollo 15 moon landing. Flags of the United Kingdom and India are ...
African flag stubs (24 P) Pages in category "Flags of Africa" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent ...