Central African Republic 🇨🇫
Central African Republic
The flag of Central African Republic is composed of four equal horizontal bands of blue, white, green and yellow intersected at the center by a vertical red band of equal size as the horizontal bands. A yellow five-pointed star is situated on the hoist side of the blue band.
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BanguiPopulation
4,829,764Area
622,984 km²Landlocked
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The Flag of the Central African Republic
The Central African Republic, or CAR, is a country in Central Africa. It is bounded by Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo. Its flag is composed of four horizontal stripes, each of a different color, and a smaller vertical band in its center.
What Does the Central African Republic Flag Look Like?
The flag of the Central African Republic has four horizontal stripes—blue, white, green and yellow from top to bottom—crossed by a single vertical red band running down the centre. A single yellow five-pointed star sits in the upper hoist corner.
What is the Central African Republic Flag Called?
The flag of the Central African Republic is commonly known as the “Bangui Flag”, named after the capital city of Bangui.
What Does the Central African Republic Flag Represent?
The four horizontal stripes are blue for the sky and freedom, white for peace and dignity, green for hope and faith, and yellow for tolerance. The red vertical stripe crossing them symbolises blood, and the yellow star represents independence and African unity.
Who Created the Central African Flag?
The flag was designed by Barthélémy Boganda in 1958.
The Colours of Central African Republic
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