Flag of Equatorial Guinea 459047 223245761 2008-07-03T06:16:35Z Zorrobot 7218328 robot Modifying: [[ca:Bandera de la Guinea Equatorial]] [[Image:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg|right|thumb|250px|[[Image:FIAV 111111.svg|23px]] Flag ratio: 2:3]] The '''flag of [[Equatorial Guinea]]''' was adopted on [[August 21]], [[1979]]. The flag is a horizontal [[tricolor]], with [[green]], [[white]] and [[red]] stripes and a [[blue]] triangle at its left side. * Green symbolizes the natural resources and jungles of the country. * Blue symbolizes the sea, which connects the main country with the islands. * White symbolizes peace. * Red symbolizes the fight for [[independence]]. The flag was first flown on the day of independence, October 12, 1968, and it showed the national emblem in the center. However, in 1972, during the regime of Francisco Nguema, a different national emblem appeared on the flag. The original coat of arms was restored after Nguema was deposed in August 1979. The arms consists of a silver shield with a silk-cotton tree, which was derived from the arms of Rio Muni. Above the shield is an arc of 6 six-pointed yellow stars, that represent Rio Muni and the offshore islands. Beneath the shield is a silver scroll with the national motto, Unidad, Paz, Justicia ("Unity, Peace, Justice"). In the middle of the flag, on the white stripe, there is the [[coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea]], with the [[Silk Cotton tree]], six yellow stars and the motto: ''Unidad Paz Justicia'' - Unity, Peace, Justice. <br clear=all> {{Africa topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Africa]]}} {{nationalflags}}<!-- to edit this table, go to [[Template:Nationalflags]] --> ==External links== *{{FOTW|id=gq|title=Equatorial Guinea}} [[Category:National flags|Equatorial Guinea]] [[Category:National symbols of Equatorial Guinea]] {{flag-stub}} [[ast:Bandera de Guinea Ecuatorial]] [[bs:Zastava Ekvatorijalne Gvineje]] [[ca:Bandera de la Guinea Equatorial]] [[cs:Vlajka Rovníkové Guiney]] [[de:Flagge Äquatorialguineas]] [[et:Ekvatoriaal-Guinea lipp]] [[el:Σημαία της Ισημερινής Γουινέας]] [[es:Bandera de Guinea Ecuatorial]] [[fr:Drapeau de la Guinée équatoriale]] [[hr:Zastava Ekvatorske Gvineje]] [[bpy:একুয়াটরিয়াল গায়ানার ফিরালহান]] [[id:Bendera Guinea Khatulistiwa]] [[it:Bandiera della Guinea Equatoriale]] [[he:דגל גינאה המשוונית]] [[hu:Egyenlítői-Guinea zászlaja]] [[nl:Vlag van Equatoriaal-Guinea]] [[ja:赤道ギニアの国旗]] [[no:Ekvatorial-Guineas flagg]] [[pl:Flaga Gwinei Równikowej]] [[pt:Bandeira da Guiné Equatorial]] [[ro:Drapelul Guineei Ecuatoriale]] [[ru:Флаг Экваториальной Гвинеи]] [[sk:Vlajka Rovníkovej Guiney]] [[sr:Застава Екваторијалне Гвинеје]] [[fi:Päiväntasaajan Guinean lippu]] [[sv:Ekvatorialguineas flagga]] [[th:ธงชาติอิเควทอเรียลกินี]] [[zh:赤道几内亚国旗]]