flag of Guinea
E631370
The flag of Guinea is a vertical tricolor of red, yellow, and green that reflects Pan-African symbolism and resembles the flag of Mali with its color order reversed.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| flag of Mali | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1958-11-10 ⓘ |
| adoptionContext | after independence from France ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pan-African movement ideals ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Africa
ⓘ
National symbols of Guinea ⓘ |
| containsCoatOfArms | no ⓘ |
| containsEmblem | no ⓘ |
| continentOfCountry | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | vertical tricolor ⓘ |
| differenceFromFlagOfMali | reversed color order ⓘ |
| firstStripeColorAtHoist | red ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | flag of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ahmed Sékou Touré government ⓘ |
| ISO3166Country | GN ⓘ |
| middleStripeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| numberOfStripes | 3 ⓘ |
| officialIn | Republic of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outerStripeColorAtFly | green ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| regionOfCountry | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedColorScheme | Ethiopian flag colors ⓘ |
| similarTo | flag of Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | current national flag ⓘ |
| stripeOrder | red-yellow-green ⓘ |
| stripeOrientation | vertical ⓘ |
| symbolism | Pan-African colors ⓘ |
| symbolismColorGreen |
agriculture
ⓘ
hope ⓘ vegetation ⓘ |
| symbolismColorRed |
blood of martyrs
ⓘ
sacrifice for independence ⓘ |
| symbolismColorYellow |
riches of the land
ⓘ
sun ⓘ |
| usage |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
civil population of Guinea
ⓘ
government of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ state institutions of Guinea ⓘ |
| usesColor |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
flag of Mali