Western Africa
Guinea
A vertical tricolour of red, yellow and green. It was adopted at independence from France and uses the Pan-African colours in a different order from neighboring Mali and Senegal.
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Adopted
1958
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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Red
Represents the blood shed for freedom and labour.
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Yellow
Represents the sun and the country’s mineral wealth.
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Green
Represents vegetation, agriculture and the future.
Did you know?
Guinea’s flag is often confused with Mali’s; Guinea’s order is red-yellow-green from the hoist, while Mali’s is green-yellow-red.