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Flag of Guinea

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Quick Facts

Capital
Conakry
Flag adopted
1958
Population
14,363,931
Area
245,857 km²
Languages
French
Currency
Guinean franc (Fr) — GNF
Demonym
Guinean
Government
presidential republic
Subregion
Western Africa
Driving side
Right
Timezones
UTC
Independence
1958

Religions

  • Muslim 85.2%
  • Christian 13.4%
  • None 1.2%
  • Animist 0.2%

About This Flag

Three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow (center), and green (fly side). The flag is a deliberate mirror image of the flag of neighboring Mali, which uses the same colors in reverse order.

Adopted on November 10, 1958, Guinea's flag was created when it became the first French West African colony to gain independence after voting against de Gaulle's proposed French Community in a 1958 referendum. President Ahmed Sekou Toure chose a design inspired by Ghana's flag, rearranged into vertical bands echoing the French tricolor format.

What the colors & design mean

Red symbolizes the sacrifice of the people and the blood shed in the struggle against colonial rule. Yellow represents the sun and the country's mineral riches, particularly its vast bauxite reserves. Green stands for the vegetation and agricultural prosperity of the nation.

red yellow green

Pattern: Vertical Stripes

Bordering countries (6)

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇲🇱 Mali 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Fun Facts

  • Guinea holds an estimated one-third to one-half of the world's known bauxite reserves, the primary ore for aluminum production.
  • Guinea was the only French colony in Africa to reject Charles de Gaulle's 1958 constitutional referendum, immediately triggering independence.
  • The flag is nearly identical to that of Mali but with reversed color order; the two are sometimes confused in international settings.
  • Guinea's 1958 independence vote so angered France that French administrators reportedly destroyed infrastructure and removed equipment as they departed.

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