South Sudan

national flag

South Sudan

Flag Dates

  • adopted July 9, 2005

Vexilliger Type

  • sovereign state in Northern Africa

Shape

2:3
  • quadrilateral → rectangular → elongated

Division

  • horizontal
  • number of stripes 5 stripes
  • stripe symmetry symmetric stripes
  • additional area triangle or pentagon
  • position of additional area hoist
  • stripe areas central thicker
  • division lines straight
  • triangular
  • triangle orientation from hoist
  • triangle spread part
  • triangle partition plain
  • area partition stripes
  • (triangle) shape symmetric triangle

Colors

  • N
    black
  • W
    white
  • R+
    dark red
  • V+
    dark green
  • B+
    dark blue
  • Y+
    dark yellow

Elements

  • horizontal stripe
  • horizontal stripe ×2 (fimbration)
  • horizontal stripe
  • horizontal stripe
  • triangle