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Flag of Eritrea

Flag of Eritrea
Adopted:
The Flag of Eritrea was adopted in 1993
Proportion:
1:2
Design:
red isosceles triangle dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue
Description:
red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle; green stands for the country\'s agriculture economy, red signifies the blood shed in the fight for freedom, and blue symbolizes the bounty of the sea; the wreath-olive branch symbol is similar to that on the first flag of Eritrea from 1952; the shape of the red triangle broadly mimics the shape of the country

About Eritrea

The Eritrean flag is the flag of the country named Eritrea, officially the The State of Eritrea, is a country in Africa, with an area of 117,600 square kilometers and a population of around 6,081,196. Its gdp is $2,065.00 Millions(2011). The capital of Eritrea is Asmara, and the official currency is Eritrean nakfa(ERN).

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