Official Palette
Symbolism
Red represents the blood shed for independence and unity, white represents a bright future, and black represents the dark past of foreign rule.
History
Adopted on May 22, 1990, the day North Yemen and South Yemen were unified. The design was based on the Arab Liberation Flag used during the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.
Construction
A 2:3 ratio. A horizontal tricolor of red, white, and black.
Color Meanings
Country Facts
- Population
- 34.8M
0.7% of Asia
- Capital
- Sana'a
- Languages
- Arabic
- Continent
- Asia
- Subregion
- Middle East
- Landlocked
- No
- Borders
- ISO 3166-1
- YE
Flag Identification
- Adopted
- May 22, 1990
- Proportions
2:3 (≈1.500)
- Total Colors
- 3
- Primary Layout
- Horizontal bands
Influences
Lookalike Comparison
Side-by-side analysis of high-confusion flags, comparing exact color shades, proportions, and historical divergence.
Direct Lookalike Comparison
Quick Tell
Yemen is plain red-white-black. Syria's current flag is green-white-black with three red stars.
Historical Divergence
Yemen's plain tricolor dates to May 22, 1990. Syria's independence flag is in Article 6 of the March 13, 2025 Constitutional Declaration. The 1980 two-star flag is retired.
Flags with resemblance
Yemen is plain red-white-black. Syria's current flag is green-white-black with three red stars. The old two-green-star flag is retired.
Related flags
Flag Protocol
- Horizontal bands must be of equal height
- Must be treated with respect as a symbol of unity
Practice
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