Mauritius
Flag
Adopted: 1968
The flag features four equal horizontal stripes of red, blue, yellow, and green, adopted upon independence in 1968.
Flag fun fact: The four stripes represent the diversity of Mauritius's multicultural population and its position in the Indian Ocean.
Colors
redblueyellowgreen
Design elements
stripes
Flag family: Horizontal tricolor with additional stripe
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Country context
Capital city: Port Louis
Eastern Africa · Africa
Independent from British · 1968
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Parliamentary republic
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Island nation
