flag of Benin

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The flag of Benin is a tricolor national flag featuring a vertical green band at the hoist and horizontal yellow and red bands, symbolizing hope, wealth, and courage for the West African nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
adoptedOn 1990-08-01
aspectRatio 2:3
capitalOfCountry Porto-Novo NERFINISHED
category Flags of Africa NERFINISHED
National symbols of Benin
Tricolour flags
color green
red
yellow
continent Africa
country Benin NERFINISHED
design vertical green band at the hoist with horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side
firstAdoptedOn 1959-11-16
governmentSeatCountry Cotonou NERFINISHED
introducedBeforeIndependenceOf Benin NERFINISHED
introducedWhenCountryWasNamed Republic of Dahomey NERFINISHED
legalStatus defined by law of Benin
officialLanguageCountry French
pattern vertical tricolour with one vertical and two horizontal bands
predecessor flag of the People’s Republic of Benin NERFINISHED
predecessorUsedFrom 1975
predecessorUsedUntil 1990
proportion 2:3
readoptedOn 1990-08-01
region West Africa
relatedTo coat of arms of Benin NERFINISHED
side fly side has horizontal yellow and red bands
hoist side has vertical green band
status current national flag of Benin
symbolizes courage
hope
the blood of ancestors
the palm groves
the savannah
wealth
type horizontal and vertical tricolour combination
usedAs civil flag
ensign
state flag
war flag
usedBy Republic of Benin NERFINISHED
usedInContext Beninese embassies and consulates abroad NERFINISHED
government buildings in Benin
international organizations to represent Benin
writingDirectionOfDesign left-to-right from hoist to fly

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Ethiopian flag influencedFlag flag of Benin