flag of Kuwait

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The flag of Kuwait is a horizontal tricolor of green, white, and red with a black trapezoid at the hoist, symbolizing Arab unity and the country’s historical and cultural heritage.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
adoptedOn 1961-09-07
associatedWith State of Kuwait
basedOn Pan-Arab colors
blackRepresents defeat of enemies in battle
category Flags of Asia
National symbols of Kuwait
coatOfArmsOnFlag no
colorSet Pan-Arab colors
country Kuwait
design horizontal tricolor of green, white, and red with a black trapezoid at the hoist
designInfluence Pan-Arab nationalist movement
ensignType civil and state flag
war flag on land
greenRepresents fertile land
hoistShape black trapezoid
introducedInContextOf Kuwait’s independence from the United Kingdom
languageOfOfficialName Arabic
legalStatus defined by Kuwaiti law
officialName علم الكويت
orientation horizontal stripes
proportion 1:2
redRepresents blood of those who defended the country
replaced British colonial-era flag of Kuwait
scriptOnFlag none
shape rectangular
side obverse and reverse identical
status current national flag of Kuwait
stripeColorBottom red
stripeColorMiddle white
stripeColorTop green
symbolizes Arab unity
Kuwait’s cultural heritage
Kuwait’s historical heritage
usedBy Government of Kuwait
Kuwaiti armed forces
Kuwaiti civil institutions
usedOn Kuwaiti embassies abroad
Kuwaiti ships as civil ensign
public buildings in Kuwait
usedSince 1961
usesColor black
green
red
white
whiteRepresents peace

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kuwait
nationalFlag

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