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- Capital
- Lusaka
- Continent
- Africa
- Flag adopted
- 1964
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Zambia
Colors and meaning
Green #198A00
The country's natural resources and agriculture
Orange #EF7D00
Mineral wealth, especially copper
Black #000000
The people of Zambia
Red #DE2010
The struggle for independence
Symbolism and history
An orange fish eagle in flight sits above a black-orange-red vertical block at the fly edge of a green field, an unusual asymmetric layout that places the emblem block off-center rather than at the hoist.
No documented visual overlap
Zambia’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 Zambia on Wikipedia