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Flag of Ghana

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Quick Facts

Capital
Accra
Flag adopted
1957
Population
33,742,380
Area
238,533 km²
Languages
English
Currency
Ghanaian cedi (₵) — GHS
Demonym
Ghanaian
Government
presidential republic
Subregion
Western Africa
Driving side
Right
Timezones
UTC
Independence
1957

Religions

  • Christian 71.3%
  • Muslim 19.9%
  • Other 4.5%
  • traditionalist 3.2%
  • None 1.1%

About This Flag

Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), gold (middle), and green (bottom) with a large five-pointed black star centered on the gold band. Designed by Theodosia Okoh, the flag was adopted on March 6, 1957, when Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule.

The flag was briefly replaced during 1964-1966 when the gold band was changed to white under Kwame Nkrumah's one-party state, but the original design was restored after his overthrow. It was the first African flag after Ethiopia's to use the Pan-African colors.

What the colors & design mean

Red commemorates those who worked and died for independence. Gold represents the country's mineral wealth, particularly its historical gold resources that gave it the colonial name Gold Coast. Green symbolizes the rich forests and natural wealth. The black star is the lodestar of African freedom and Pan-African unity.

red yellow green black

Pattern: Horizontal Stripes

Bordering countries (3)

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 🇹🇬 Togo

Fun Facts

  • The Black Star of Ghana inspired the name of the Black Stars, Ghana's national football team.
  • Designer Theodosia Okoh was a teacher and artist who beat several other entries in a national competition; she chose the colors specifically to replace the colonial flag.
  • Ghana's flag directly inspired the flags of Guinea, Mali, Cameroon, and several other newly independent African nations in the 1960s.
  • Ghana was known as the Gold Coast before independence, and its gold exports remain significant to this day.

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