Print the Red, Yellow and Green Country Flags

List of countries with a red, yellow and green flag

Find below the complete list of the 25 countries with a red, yellow and green flag, sorted alphabetically. Click on a flag to enlarge it!

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Meaning of the Red, Yellow and Green Colors

The colors red, yellow and green appear on the flags of 25 countries around the world — but their meaning varies according to the history and culture of each nation.

The Pan-African colors:

For most African countries, these three colors are the Pan-African colors, inspired by the Ethiopian flag. Ethiopia, the only African country never to have been colonized, has flown them since 1897 following its historic victory over Italian troops at the Battle of Adwa. They symbolize:

• Red: the blood shed for freedom and independence;
• Yellow: the natural riches of the continent, especially gold;
• Green: the fertility of the land and hope for a better future.

At the time of African independence movements in the 1950s and 1960s, many countries adopted these colors to assert their belonging to the Pan-African movement: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Togo and many others.

A unique meaning for each country:

For non-African countries, the meaning is different and specific to their own national history:

• In Lithuania: yellow represents the sun, green the country's lush forests, and red the blood shed for the homeland — with no connection to Pan-Africanism;
• In Bolivia: red symbolizes the courage of soldiers, yellow the country's mineral resources, and green the fertility of the land;
• In Myanmar: yellow represents national solidarity, green peace and tranquility, and red courage and determination;
• In Portugal: green symbolizes hope, and red the blood shed during revolutions — colors adopted during the Republican revolution of 1910.

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