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Flag Tunisia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Tunisia published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 9
- 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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2012 edition
Same as 2011The same text in 1990 and 1991.
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling
a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of
Islam
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling
encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are
traditional symbols of
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly
nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are
traditional symbols of Islam
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Flag description”
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent
crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and
star are
Published as “Flag description”
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red
red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and
and star are traditional symbols of Islam
The same text in 10 editions, 2000 to 2009.
Published as “Flag description”
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
red with a white disk in the center bearing a
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
Published as “Flag description”
- red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star;
- resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire;
- red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace;
- the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
note: the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor state to the Ottoman Empire
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire; red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
note:
the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor state to the Ottoman Empire
The same text in 10 editions, 2015 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star;
- resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire;
- red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace;
- the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
note: the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor state to the Ottoman Empire
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire; red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
note:
- description:
- red with a white disk in the center that displays a red crescent around a five-pointed red star
- meaning:
- red stands for martyrs' blood shed the fight against oppression, and white for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
- history:
- resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star), a reference to Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire
description: red with a white disk in the center bearing that displays a red crescent nearly encircling around a red five-pointed star; resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire; red represents the star
meaning: red stands for martyrs' blood shed by martyrs in the struggle fight against oppression, and white stands for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islamnote: history: resembles the Ottoman flag is based on that of Turkey, itself (red banner with white crescent and star), a successor state reference to Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Tunisia: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/tunisia/flag.