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- Capital
- Malabo
- Continent
- Africa
- Flag adopted
- 1968
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Equatorial Guinea
Colors and meaning
Green #3E9A00
The vegetation and natural resources of the mainland and islands
White #FFFFFF
Peace
Red #E32118
The blood of those who died for independence
Blue #0073CE
The sea connecting Rio Muni and the islands of Bioko and Annobón
Symbolism and history
A green-white-red horizontal tricolor with a blue hoist triangle and a gray silk-cotton tree, the national coat of arms, centered on the white band.
No documented visual overlap
Equatorial Guinea’s design isn’t a close visual match for any other current national flag. A few more flags from Africa, for browsing:
Further reading: Flag of Equatorial Guinea on Wikipedia