Flag of the Republic of Namibia

Flag of the Republic of Namibia

Description

  • A diagonal red band edged with white divides the flag, with blue in the upper hoist and green in the lower fly
  • A 12-ray golden sun sits in the blue upper hoist triangle
  • Adopted on 21 March 1990 at independence from South African administration

Trivia

  • The 12-ray golden sun echoes the motif on the flag of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO)
  • The diagonal colour scheme was chosen from over 800 design proposals submitted during independence
  • Namibia was the last African country under European-originated rule to achieve independence
  • The flag design was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 2 February 1990

Flag of Namibia

Namibia's flag features a broad red diagonal band edged with white, dividing the flag from lower hoist to upper fly, with blue in the upper hoist triangle and green in the lower fly triangle. A 12-ray golden sun sits in the blue section. Adopted on 21 March 1990 when Namibia gained independence from South African administration, the flag was selected from more than 800 public submissions by the Constituent Assembly.

Blue represents the sky, the Atlantic Ocean, and Namibia's scarce but vital water resources. Red stands for the Namibian people and their shared heritage, white for peace and unity, and green for vegetation and farming. The golden sun recalls the motif of SWAPO, the movement that led the independence struggle, and symbolises life and the nation's energy.

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