Flag of Mauritius
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The Flag of Mauritius is a national flag featuring four horizontal bands of red, blue, yellow, and green, symbolizing the country's history, Indian Ocean setting, bright future, and lush landscape.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1968-03-12 ⓘ |
| adoptionEvent | independence of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Four Bands ⓘ |
| bottomStripeColor | green ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Africa
ⓘ
National symbols of Mauritius ⓘ |
| civilUse |
as national symbol
ⓘ
on land ⓘ |
| continentCountry | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | four horizontal bands ⓘ |
| field | vexillology ⓘ |
| governmentUse |
on official ceremonies
ⓘ
on public buildings ⓘ |
| hasColor |
blue
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| isOn |
civil flag of Mauritius
ⓘ
state flag of Mauritius ⓘ war flag of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDefinition | defined in Mauritian law ⓘ |
| numberOfStripes | 4 ⓘ |
| oceanCountry | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguageCountry |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Mauritian Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | colonial flag of British Mauritius ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| secondStripeColor | blue ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| status | current national flag ⓘ |
| stripeOrderTopToBottom | red-blue-yellow-green ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Indian Ocean setting
ⓘ
bright future ⓘ history of Mauritius ⓘ lush landscape ⓘ |
| thirdStripeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| topStripeColor | red ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Mauritius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
people of Mauritius ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.