Flag of Yemen

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The Flag of Yemen is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and black symbolizing unity and Arab identity, adopted after the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Yemeni flag 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
adoptionDate 1990-05-22
adoptionEvent Unification of North Yemen and South Yemen NERFINISHED
blackSymbolism dark past
oppression
bottomStripeColor black
category Flags of Asia
National flags
Tricolour flags
civilFlag yes
colour black
red
white
country Yemen
design horizontal tricolour
emblemOnFlag none
hasCoatOfArmsVariant State flag of Yemen NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Arab Liberation colors
Flag of Egypt NERFINISHED
Flag of Iraq NERFINISHED
Flag of Syria NERFINISHED
middleStripeColor white
pattern three equal horizontal bands
predecessorFlag Flag of North Yemen NERFINISHED
Flag of South Yemen
proportion 2:3
redSymbolism blood of martyrs
struggle for freedom
reverseDesign identical to obverse
stateFlag yes
stateFlagVariantDesign national flag defaced with the Yemeni coat of arms
stripeOrderFromTop black
red
white
symbolizes Arab identity
Arab nationalism
Yemeni unity
topStripeColor red
usesAtSea yes
usesOnLand yes
usesPanArabColors true
warFlag yes
whiteSymbolism bright future
hope
writingSystemOnFlag none

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flags of Asia includes Flag of Yemen
Iraqi flag sharesColorsWith Flag of Yemen
this entity surface form: Yemeni flag
Flag of Syria relatedTo Flag of Yemen