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Flag of Zambia

Its colour palette includes green, red, black, and orange.

Current flag

Flag of Zambia
Flag of Zambia (ZM)
Zambia
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Zambia

Flag facts

Information about the flag’s design, colours and proportions.

Proportion
2:3 height: width
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Flag design

Visible design element: Animal.

Layout
Complex layout
Symbols
Animal – Fly side
Colours
Green, red, black, and orange
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What does the flag of Zambia mean?

Zambia's green field carries red-black-orange bands and an orange eagle; the colours represent nature, liberation, people and copper wealth.

Country facts

Type
Country
Name
Zambia
Continent
Africa
Capital
Lusaka
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ZM
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
ZMB
ISO 3166-1 numeric
894
Top-level domain
.zm
Area
752,614 km²
Population
21,913,874 (2025)
Currency
ZMK
Calling code
+260
Zambia on the globe
Zambia on the globe

Zambia on the globe

Historical flags: Zambia (1924–)

Images are ordered by the years listed in the collection. A listed year may not be the flag’s official adoption year.

About historical flags

Vexilla's historical flag collection includes former flags associated with present-day countries and territories, as well as flags of states, empires, and other authorities that historically governed them.

A flag's inclusion in a country's historical collection does not necessarily mean that the country was independent at the time or that the flag was its own national flag.

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.

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