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Namibia Flag
Namibia's national flag is defined in Article 2 of the Namibian Constitution and is among the country's protected national symbols. Its official specifi...
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About Namibia and its flag
Namibia's national flag is defined in Article 2 of the Namibian Constitution and is among the country's protected national symbols. Its official specification gives a 3:2 proportion, a diagonal blue, white, red and green arrangement, and a 12-rayed gold sun in the upper hoist. Government guidance treats national symbols as emblems of sovereignty and national pride.
Flag design and meaning
The flag is rectangular in a 3:2 proportion. A red diagonal band runs from the lower hoist to the upper fly and is edged with narrow white bands, separating a blue upper-hoist triangle from a green lower-fly triangle. A gold sun with twelve straight rays appears in the blue area near the hoist.
- Gold sun: The sun represents life and energy; gold represents warmth and the colour of Namibia's plains and the Namib Desert.
- Blue field: Blue represents the Namibian sky, the Atlantic Ocean, marine resources, and the importance of rain and water.
- Red, white and green: Red represents Namibian people, their heroism and determination; white refers to peace and unity; green represents vegetation and agricultural resources.
History and adoption
The flag's legal history is tied to the constitution adopted on 9 February 1990, which specifies it in Article 2. Parliament records that Hidipo Hamutenya chaired the Constituent Assembly's National Symbols Committee in 1989–90, a committee credited with developing the national flag. These sources support a constitutional and constituent-assembly process rather than a separate single adoption event.
How to recognise this flag
- Look for the red diagonal band with thin white borders rather than a horizontal or vertical tricolour.
- The gold twelve-rayed sun sits in the blue upper-hoist triangle.
- The blue area is above the diagonal, while the green area occupies the lower-fly side.
Namibia flag quiz context
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Its region is listed as Africa, which helps place the country among nearby geography questions in the game.
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