Algeria

national flag

Algeria
2:3

Flag Dates

  • adopted July 3, 1962

Vexilliger Type

  • sovereign state in Northern Africa

Names

  • eng People's Democratic Republic of Algeria official name
  • ara الجمهورية الديمقراطية الشعبية الجزائرية official name
  • eng Algeria
  • ara الجزائر

Shape

2:3
  • quadrilateral → rectangular → elongated

Division

  • vertical
  • number of stripes 2 stripes
  • stripe symmetry symmetric stripes
  • additional area no additional area
  • stripe areas equal
  • division lines straight

Colors

  • R
    base red
    • CMYK 0-92-75-18
    • PANTONE 186 C
    • HEX D21034
  • V++
    very dark green
    • CMYK 100-0-48-62
    • PANTONE 356 C
    • HEX 6233
  • W
    white

Elements

  • crescent with star
    heraldic: orientation points to fly
  • vertical stripe
  • vertical stripe