Flag of the Comoros
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The current '''flag of Comoros''' was adopted in [[2001]]. Former flags have consisted of a crescent on a [[green]] field.
== Description ==
The new design retains the [[crescent]] but places it within a green [[triangle]]. In addition, four stripes were added to symbolize the four islands of the nation: [[yellow]] is for [[Mohéli]], [[white]] for [[Mayotte]] (claimed by Comoros but administered by France), [[red]] for [[Anjouan]], and [[blue]] for [[Grande Comore]]. The four stars next to the crescent also stand for the islands, while the crescent stands for [[Islam]], which is the major religion on [[Comoros]]. The flag has a passing similarity to the flag used by the [[Druze]] people of the Middle East, but this is most likely coincidental.
== Former Flags of the Comoros ==
<gallery>
Image:Flag of the Comoros (1963 to 1975).svg|Pre-independence flag of Comoros (1963-1975)
Image:Flag of Comoros (1975-1978).svg|Flag of Comoros (1975-1978)
Image:Flag of the Comoros (1978-1992).svg|Flag of Comoros (1978-1992)
Image:Flag of the Comoros (1992-1996).svg|Flag of Comoros (1992-1996)
Image:Flag of the Comoros (1996-2001).svg|Flag of Comoros (1996-2001)
</gallery>
==See also==
* [[Star and crescent]]
* [[Comoros]]
{{Arab Flags}}
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{{Africa topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Africa]]}}
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==External links==
*{{FOTW|id=km|title=Comoros}}
[[Category:National symbols of Comoros]]
[[Category:National flags|Comoros]]
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