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Flag of Mozambique

Mozambique

Flag

Adopted: 1975

The flag features a green horizontal stripe, black triangle on the hoist side, and yellow and white horizontal stripes, with a red star and crossed rifle and hoe on a yellow disc in the center.

Flag fun fact: Mozambique's flag is one of only two national flags to feature a firearm, with the crossed rifle and hoe symbolizing defense and agriculture respectively.

Colors

greenblackyellowwhitered

Design elements

stripestrianglestaremblem

Flag family: Pan-African

Country context

Capital city: Maputo

Southern Africa · Africa

Independent from Portugal · 1975

Portuguese

Presidential Republic

UNAfrican Union

Currency

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