The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean
Flag Jamaica, in 36 editions.
The entry for Jamaica published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- 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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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles--green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles--green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side)
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles--green triangles - green (top and
bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green
(top and
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green
green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles -
green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly outer side)
Published as “Flag description”
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four
triangles -
side)
Published as “Flag description”
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles-green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into fourtriangles - green triangles-green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer
Published as “Flag description”
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles--green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into fourtriangles-green four triangles--green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and
outer side)
The same text in 9 editions, 2000 to 2008.
Published as “Flag description”
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side)
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag intotriangles--green triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
Published as “Flag description”
- diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side);
- green represents hope, vegetation, and agriculture, black reflects hardships overcome and to be faced, and yellow recalls golden sunshine and the island's natural resources
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side) side); green represents hope, vegetation, and agriculture, black reflects hardships overcome and to be faced, and yellow recalls golden sunshine and the island's natural resources
The same text in 10 editions, 2015 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side);
- green represents hope, vegetation, and agriculture, black reflects hardships overcome and to be faced, and yellow recalls golden sunshine and the island's natural resources
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer fly side); green represents hope, vegetation, and agriculture, black reflects hardships overcome and to be faced, and yellow recalls golden sunshine and the island's natural resources
- description:
- diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles, two green (top and bottom) and two black (left and right)
- meaning:
- green stands for hope, vegetation, and agriculture;
- black for hardships overcome and to be faced;
- and yellow for sunshine and natural resources
description: diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - triangles, two green (top and bottom) and two black (hoist side (left and fly side); right)
meaning: green represents stands for hope, vegetation, and agriculture, agriculture; black reflects for hardships overcome and to be faced, faced; and yellow recalls golden for sunshine and the island's natural resources
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Jamaica: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/jamaica/flag.