Flag of Tanzania - Design, Colors, Meaning, Symbolism

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The flag of Tanzania features a diagonal black band edged in yellow, dividing green and blue fields.Green represents natural vegetation, blue symbolizes lakes and the ocean, black stands for the people, and yellow reflects mineral wealth.

The National Flag of Tanzania

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Tanzania Flag Facts

CountryTanzania
CapitalDodoma
CurrencyTanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Official LanguageSwahili and English
ISO Country CodeTZA
Adopted On30 June 1964
Design ByBased on the flags of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
National Day9 December (Independence Day)
National SongMungu ibariki Afrika (National Anthem of Tanzania)
Flag Ratio2:3
ColorsGreen, Yellow, Black, Blue
DesignGreen upper triangle and blue lower triangle divided by a black diagonal band edged in yellow
Center SymbolNone
Meaning of GreenNatural vegetation and agriculture
Meaning of BlueIndian Ocean, lakes, and rivers
Meaning of BlackThe people of Tanzania
Meaning of YellowMineral wealth and natural resources
SymbolismRepresents unity between mainland Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Cultural InfluenceReflects Pan-African identity and national unification
Unique FeatureDistinct diagonal design symbolizing the union of two states
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