Flag of Namibia
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The flag of Namibia consists of a red diagonal band edged in two white bands with a blue upper triangle charged with an 12-ray yellow sun and green lower triangle.
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Use | National flag and ensign |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 21 March 1990; 34 years ago (1990-03-21) |
Design | A white-edged red diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue, charged with a gold sun with 12 triangular rays and the lower triangle is green. |
Designed by | Theo Jankowski Don Stevenson Ortrud Clay |
Use | Naval jack |
Design | A white field with the national flag in the canton. |
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The flag was adopted on 21 March 1990 upon independence from South Africa. During apartheid rule, it used the South African orange-white-blue tricolor.