Burkina Faso
Flag
Adopted: 1984
The flag features three equal horizontal stripes of red, green, and yellow with a gold star centered on the red stripe.
Flag fun fact: The flag was adopted in 1984 when President Thomas Sankara renamed the country from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, meaning 'land of upright people' in the local Mossi language.
Colors
redgreenyellow
Design elements
stripesstar
Flag family: Pan-African
Country context
Capital city: Ouagadougou
West Africa · Africa
Independent from France · 1960
French
Military junta
UNAfrican Union
Landlocked country
