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Flag of Uganda

Uganda

Flag

Adopted: 1962

The flag features six horizontal stripes of black, yellow, and red with a white circle in the center containing a crowned crane.

Flag fun fact: The crowned crane in the center is Uganda's national bird and appears on the national emblem.

Colors

blackyellowredwhite

Design elements

stripescirclecrescentstar

Flag family: Pan-African

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Country context

Capital city: Kampala

East Africa · Africa

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Independent from British · 1962

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Landlocked country

Currency

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