Western Africa
Burkina Faso
A horizontal bicolour of red over green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center. It was adopted in 1984 after the country changed its name from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso.
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Adopted
1984
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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Red
The revolution.
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Green
The country’s natural wealth and agriculture.
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Yellow
The country’s mineral wealth and the guiding light of the revolution.
Symbols & emblems
Star
The yellow five-pointed star represents the guiding light of the revolution.
Did you know?
The flag’s red, green and yellow are Pan-African colours, but its layout is distinct from the old Upper Volta tricolour.