Madagascar
Flag
Adopted: 1958
The flag features three equal horizontal stripes of red, white, and green, with red on top representing sovereignty and white symbolizing purity, and green representing hope.
Flag fun fact: Madagascar's flag colors were inspired by the Indonesian flag, reflecting the shared Austronesian heritage of the island's original settlers who arrived from Southeast Asia around 500-700 CE.
Colors
redwhitegreen
Design elements
stripes
Flag family: Horizontal tricolor
Country context
Capital city: Antananarivo
Eastern Africa · Africa
Independent from France · 1960
French
Semi-presidential republic
UNAfrican Union
Island nation
