Middle Africa
Chad
A vertical tricolour of blue, yellow and red. It was adopted in 1959, shortly before independence from France.
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Adopted
1959
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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Blue
The sky, hope and water.
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Yellow
The sun and the desert in the north.
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Red
Progress, unity and the blood shed for the nation.
Did you know?
Chad’s flag is almost identical to Romania’s, differing mainly in the shade of blue.