🇬🇶 The colours of Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea’s flag features green, white, and red stripes with a blue triangle at the hoist. Green stands for the country’s vegetation, white for peace, red for the blood shed for independence, and blue for the ocean linking its territories. The central coat of arms includes a silk-cotton tree, recalling a historic treaty.

Where no official value is given, the swatch shows the colour family, not the exact shade.

• The blue triangle stands for the ocean linking the country's regions.
• Green, white, and red stripes represent vegetation, peace, and independence.
• The silk-cotton tree on the coat of arms recalls a historic treaty.
• Six stars on the coat of arms symbolise the mainland and five islands.
• The flag was changed during 1978–1979, then reverted to its original form.

The colours of the flag of Equatorial Guinea

The flag of Equatorial Guinea is made up of three horizontal stripes: green at the top, white in the middle, and red at the bottom. At the hoist, a blue triangle points inward. The green stripe stands for the country's rich plant life, the white stripe for peace, and the red stripe for the sacrifices made during the struggle for independence. The blue triangle symbolises the sea, which links the mainland and the islands. The flag also features the coat of arms in the centre, which includes a grey shield with a silk-cotton tree and six stars for the nation's territories.

How the colours were chosen of Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea adopted its current flag design at independence from Spain in 1968, initially without the coat of arms. The coat of arms was added later. During the presidency of Francisco Macías Nguema (1978–1979), both the flag and coat of arms were changed, with the new arms featuring weapons and a chicken. After his overthrow in 1979, the original flag and coat of arms were restored.

Official shades and rules of Equatorial Guinea

The sources do not specify official shades or proportions for the flag’s colours. The flag’s design is described in terms of its layout and symbols, but no detailed rules for colour use or exact measurements are provided.