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Flag of Algeria

Algeria

Flag

Adopted: 1962

The flag features a vertical green stripe, white stripe, and red stripe with a red crescent and five-pointed star centered on the white band.

Flag fun fact: The green and white colors represent Islam and peace, while red symbolizes the blood shed during Algeria's struggle for independence from France.

Colors

greenwhitered

Design elements

stripescrescentstar

Flag family: Arab

Country context

Capital city: Algiers

Northern Africa · Africa

Independent from France · 1962

FrenchOttoman

Presidential Republic

UNAfrican UnionArab LeagueOPEC

Currency

Algerian Dinar (DZD) →

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