Official Palette
Symbolism
Green represents the agricultural lands, yellow represents the mineral wealth, black represents the Swahili people, and blue represents the Indian Ocean and the country's lakes and rivers.
History
Adopted on June 30, 1964. The design merged the flags of Tanganyika (green, black, yellow) and Zanzibar (blue, black, green) following their unification into the United Republic of Tanzania.
Construction
A 2:3 ratio. Divided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band from the lower hoist corner to the upper fly corner. The upper triangle is green, and the lower is blue.
Color Meanings
green: Agricultural lands and vegetation
yellow: Mineral wealth of the nation
black: The Swahili people and national identity
blue: The Indian Ocean and Great Lakes
Country Facts
- Population
- 72.6M
4.7% of Africa
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Continent
- Africa
- Subregion
- Central Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- ISO 3166-1
- TZ
Flag Identification
- Adopted
- June 30, 1964
- Proportions
2:3 (≈1.500)
- Total Colors
- 4
- Primary Layout
- Diagonal bands
Influences
Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar flags
Related flags
Flag Protocol
- The black band must be edged with thin yellow stripes
- The division must be diagonal from lower hoist to upper fly
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