What is the order of the stripes on The Gambia's flag?
From top to bottom they are red, white, blue, white and green.
Flag of The Gambia
The Gambian flag sets a blue band between red and green, separated by narrow white lines. Its design and proportions are specified in the 1997 Constitution.
Current flag
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Gambia
Flag facts
Flag design
The flag has 5 horizontal bands from top to bottom: red · white · blue · white · green.
- Layout
- Horizontal bands
- Number of bands
- 5
- Details
- Unequal-width bands and Fimbriated element
- Colours
- Red, white, blue, and green
Five bands, with the river at the centre
The flag has five horizontal bands: red, white, blue, white and green. The 1997 Constitution specifies a width-to-height ratio of 27:18 and gives each band a proportional height, making the blue centre band narrower than the red and green bands.
The Gambia's Permanent Mission to the United Nations describes the colours as symbols: red for the sun, blue for the River Gambia, green for the land, and white for unity and peace. The central river is especially apt: the country follows its course from the Atlantic coast inland.
Frequently asked questions
What are the proportions of The Gambia's flag?
The Constitution gives the flag a width-to-height ratio of 27:18, or 3:2.
What does the blue stripe represent?
The Gambia's Permanent Mission to the UN identifies blue with the River Gambia, which runs through the country.
Sources
Country facts
- Type
- Country
- Name
- Gambia
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Banjul
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- GM
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- GMB
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 270
- Top-level domain
- .gm
- Area
- 11,300 km²
- Population
- 2,822,093 (2025)
- Currency
- GMD
- Calling code
- +220
Flags with a similar layout
These flags come from the same region and share one or more design characteristics.
Historical flags: Gambia (1783–)
Images are ordered by the years listed in the collection. A listed year may not be the flag’s official adoption year.
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The years shown are based on historical records in the dataset and do not always indicate the date of official adoption. The collection is not exhaustive, and historical usage, territorial coverage, and interpretations may vary.
