Flag of Western Sahara

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Flag Name	Flag of Western Sahara
Territory	Western Sahara
Official Name	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Capital	El Aaiún
Continent	Africa
Region	Northern Africa
ISO Code	EH / ESH
Internet Domain	.eh
Calling Code	+2 (multiple: 125288, 125289)
Currency	Algerian dinar (DZD), Moroccan dirham (MAD), Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU)
Official Language(s)	Berber, Hassaniya, Spanish
Demonym	Sahrawi
Area	266,000 km²
Population	652,271 (approx.)
Coastline	Has a sea coast
United Nations Member	No

Official Flag Name	Flag of Western Sahara
Current Version Adopted	27 February 1976
Design First Used	1976
Flag Proportion	1:2
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	4
Main Colours	Black, White, Green, Red
Designer	Polisario Front
Design Type	Horizontal tricolour with a red hoist triangle, crescent and star
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Official Status	Official territorial flag
Governing Authority	Territorial administration of Western Sahara

Colour	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100	No official Pantone reference
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0	No official Pantone reference
Green	#007A3D	0, 122, 61	100, 0, 50, 52	No official Pantone reference
Red	#C4111B	196, 17, 27	0, 91, 86, 23	No official Pantone reference

Crescent and star	Islam, shown in red on the green band
Black	Stands for the Abbasid dynasty, and the dark past.
White	Stands for the Umayyad dynasty, and peace.
Green	Stands for the Fatimid dynasty, and Islam.
Red	Stands for the Hashemite dynasty, and the blood of the struggle.

Year / Period	Event
27 February 1976	Adopted at the proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
the territory remains disputed
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	1:2
Hoist (height)	1 units
Fly (width)	2 units
Layout	Horizontal tricolour with a red hoist triangle, crescent and star
Band / Stripe Construction	Three equal horizontal bands with a red triangle at the hoist
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	Sahrawi Republic Constitution

Setting	Flown	Notes
Government buildings	Yes	Flown on official premises
Schools and public institutions	Yes	Common in daily and ceremonial use
Private and civil use	Yes	May be flown by members of the public
Public holidays and commemorations	Yes	Displayed on national days of remembrance
Armed forces	No	Defence is handled by the administering state
Naval and maritime use	Yes	Used on locally registered vessels
Embassies abroad	No	Represented diplomatically by the administering state
International sport	Yes	Many territories field their own teams
United Nations building	No	Only member and observer states are flown

Flag Type	Purpose	In Use
Territorial flag	The primary flag shown on this page	Yes
Civil flag	Flown by private citizens and organisations	Yes
War flag	Carried by the armed forces on land	No
Naval ensign	Flown at sea by naval and merchant vessels	No
Air force ensign	Used by the air force	No
Presidential standard	Marks the presence of the head of state	No
Royal standard	Marks the presence of the monarch	No
Historical flags	Earlier designs no longer in official use	Yes

Years in Use (current design)	50 years
Adoption Date	27 February 1976
Earliest Recorded Use	1976
Designer	Polisario Front
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Dominant Colour	Black
Flags It Resembles	Palestine and Jordan share the Pan-Arab triangle layout
Notable Feature	Horizontal tricolour with a red hoist triangle, crescent and star