Flag of Cameroon
- Country
- Cameroon
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Continent
- Africa
- Adopted
- 1975
- Colours
- Green, Red, Yellow
What does the flag of Cameroon mean?
The flag of Cameroon uses the pan-African colours. Green represents the rich forests of southern Cameroon, red stands for unity, and yellow represents the sun and the savannas in the north. The star is referred to as 'the star of unity'.
Colours and what they stand for
Green
The lush vegetation of the south.
Red
The unity of the nation.
Yellow
The sun and the savannas of the north.
History
Adopted in 1975, this flag is a modification of the tricolour flag of 1961. A second star was added in 1961 to represent the joining of British Southern Cameroons, which was then removed in 1975 to symbolise a unitary state.
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