Geuest

Middle Africa

Gabon

A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and blue in equal bands. It was adopted at independence in 1960, replacing an earlier colonial-era version that had a French tricolour in the canton.

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Flag of Gabon

Adopted

1960

Proportion

3:4

Colours

3

Colours & their meaning

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Green

Commonly said to represent the country’s forests.

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Yellow

Commonly said to represent the equator and the sun.

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Blue

Commonly said to represent the sea.

Did you know?

The yellow central band is often explained as referring to Gabon’s position on the Equator, which passes through the country.