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Flag of Tanzania

Tanzania

Flag

Adopted: 1964

The flag features a black diagonal stripe bordered by yellow, dividing gold and green fields, with a blue triangle on the hoist side.

Flag fun fact: The flag was adopted upon Tanzania's independence in 1964, combining elements from the flags of Tanganyika and Zanzibar after their union.

Colors

blackyellowgreenbluewhite

Design elements

stripestriangle

Flag family: Pan-African

Country context

Capital city: Dodoma

East Africa · Africa

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Independent from British · 1961

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