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This article is about the current national flag. For list of all flags, see List of flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Not to be confused with Flag of the Republic of the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Use
National flag and ensign
Proportion
3:4[1]
Adopted
18 February 2006; 18 years ago (2006-02-18)
Design
A sky blue field with a yellow five-pointed star in the canton and cut yellow-fimbriated red diagonal band from the lower hoist-side to the upper fly-side
Presidential Standard
Design
National flag with the addition of the inscription "LE PRESIDENT"
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on flagpole
The national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo[2] (French: drapeau de la république démocratique du Congo) is a sky blue flag, adorned with a yellow star in the upper left canton and cut diagonally by a red stripe with a yellow fimbriation. It was adopted on 18 February 2006.[3] A new constitution, ratified in December 2005 and which came into effect in February 2006, promoted a return to a flag similar to that flown between 1963 and 1971, with a change from a royal blue to sky blue background. Blue represents peace. Red stands for "the blood of the country's martyrs", yellow the country's wealth; and the star symbol the future for the country.[4][2][5] It is one of the few national flags incorporating a diagonal line, with other examples including Tanzania, Namibia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brunei.
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