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.
Statements (46)
| 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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