Official Palette
Symbolism
Blue represents happiness and peace, yellow represents economic development and mineral wealth, and green represents hope of prosperity and the nation's natural resources. The sun signifies enlightenment.
History
Adopted on December 31, 2001. The flag was completely redesigned to distance the country from the genocide of 1994, abandoning the previous Pan-African colors which were associated with the former regime.
Construction
A 2:3 ratio. A horizontal tricolor with a thick blue band (top half) and equal yellow and green bands (bottom half). A 24-rayed yellow sun is in the upper fly corner.
Color Meanings
blue: Happiness and peace
yellow: Economic development and mineral wealth
green: Hope of prosperity and natural resources
Country Facts
- Population
- 14.1M
0.9% of Africa
- Capital
- Kigali
- Languages
- English, French, Kinyarwanda
- Continent
- Africa
- Subregion
- Central Africa
- Landlocked
- Yes
- ISO 3166-1
- RW
Flag Identification
- Adopted
- December 31, 2001
- Designer
- Alphonse Kirimobenecyo
- Proportions
2:3 (≈1.500)
- Total Colors
- 4
- Primary Layout
- Horizontal bands
- Key Symbols
- Emblem
Influences
Post-genocide national reconciliation and new beginnings
Related flags
Flag Protocol
- The yellow sun must be in the upper fly corner
- The blue band must be double the width of the other bands
Practice
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