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Flag Guinea, in 36 editions.
The entry for Guinea published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).
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1990 edition
First publishedThe same text in 1990 and 1991.
- three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
- uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia;
- similar to the flag of Rwanda which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Rwanda which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
- three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
- uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia;
- similar to the flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; uses the
popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Rwanda Rwanda, which
has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band
- three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
- uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia;
- similar to the flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
uses the
of Rwanda, which
band
- three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
- uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia;
- similar to the flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag
flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow
yellow band
- three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
- uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia;
- similar to the flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and
green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the
the flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the
yellow band
The same text in 3 editions, 1997 to 1999.
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
- uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia;
- similar to the flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side),
yellow, and
similar to
centered in the
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
- uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia;
- similar to the flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side),
The same text in 8 editions, 2002 to 2009.
Published as “Flag description”
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the yellow band Ethiopia
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
- red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work;
- yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice;
- green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity
note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice; green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity
note:
uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal
The same text in 10 editions, 2015 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
- red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work;
- yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice;
- green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity
note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice; green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity
note:
- description:
- three equal vertical bands of red (left side), yellow, and green
- meaning:
- red stands for the people's sacrifice for liberation and work;
- yellow for the sun, the riches of the earth, and justice;
- green for the country's vegetation and unity
- history:
- uses the colors of the Pan-African movement
note: the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal
description: three equal vertical bands of red (hoist (left side), yellow, and green; green
meaning: red represents stands for the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice; green symbolizes for the country's vegetation and unitynote: history: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the Pan-African movement
note: the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guinea: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guinea/flag.