649:
500:
573:
590:
548:
607:
632:
1396:
656:
639:
614:
597:
580:
555:
534:
513:
527:
166:
161:
171:
897:
133:
401:
25:
648:
252:) is a horizontal flag bicolor with equal bands of light blue and light green, with a white, equilateral triangle at the hoist. In the center of the triangle is a red star. The flag combines the basic layout and colors from the flag of the
312:(LPAI) to independence in 1977. The Djiboutian flag was raised for the first time upon independence on 27 June 1977, by the head of police Yacine Yabeh Galab. It is today flown on many governmental buildings.
606:
320:
Specifically, this flag consists of two horizontal bands sky blue and green, and a white isosceles triangle located on the side of the pole. In the middle of the triangle, a red five-pointed star appears.
547:
1813:
1081:
1000:
1162:
308:(FLCS) as the party official flag in the 1960s, which was a guerrilla group who fought for the independence of Djibouti from France. With the help of
995:
572:
589:
305:
253:
988:
1748:
1518:
876:
297:
812:
1407:
886:
631:
1440:
1005:
861:
89:
1844:
1027:
727:
499:
61:
1663:
1503:
1250:
1037:
165:
526:
68:
1208:
825:
1849:
1523:
871:
655:
638:
613:
596:
579:
554:
533:
108:
42:
1380:
170:
75:
1086:
1032:
917:
46:
983:
942:
805:
211:
of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle at the hoist bearing a red star in its center.
57:
785:
1177:
1017:
622:
1774:
1433:
937:
1864:
1538:
922:
748:
1859:
1839:
1243:
1172:
1127:
973:
896:
798:
324:
The meaning of this flag is also found in the national anthem of
Djibouti, with some differences:
1854:
1157:
1063:
35:
1350:
160:
82:
1578:
1426:
1152:
1137:
1096:
1022:
978:
927:
905:
776:
717:
147:
1688:
1678:
1483:
1345:
1182:
961:
947:
881:
8:
1693:
1583:
1513:
1280:
1236:
1201:
1110:
1091:
1051:
932:
833:
678:
520:
The following are the flags historically used in the territory of present-day
Djibouti:
1753:
1673:
1638:
1623:
1608:
1563:
1498:
1360:
1320:
1259:
1147:
1122:
1076:
688:
618:
1804:
1628:
1395:
1335:
1217:
1167:
866:
723:
683:
664:
341:
293:
281:
512:
1728:
1703:
1553:
1548:
1493:
1478:
1068:
856:
385:
In the middle of the triangle, a red five-pointed star symbolizes national unity.
1800:
1791:
1782:
1713:
1683:
1668:
1653:
1643:
1633:
1598:
1593:
1543:
1488:
1463:
1449:
1375:
1355:
1325:
1310:
1275:
1270:
693:
245:
237:
229:
208:
156:
1723:
1718:
1658:
1613:
1573:
1468:
1305:
1300:
1010:
851:
846:
559:
538:
301:
285:
1833:
1778:
1698:
1648:
1603:
1588:
1568:
1558:
1533:
1473:
1385:
1370:
1365:
1340:
1315:
1290:
563:
337:
222:
152:
503:
In
Djibouti, the national flag is omnipresent and harbored in all its forms.
268:
represents unity, the blood shed by the martyrs of independence, as well as
1708:
1618:
1508:
1330:
1295:
1228:
841:
289:
1132:
395:
261:
393:
Note: as there is no official standard, the below are approximations.
356:: "symbolizes the earth, expressed by the eternal green of the earth."
260:, green represents the everlasting green of the earth, as well as the
781:
479:
790:
24:
821:
400:
269:
265:
132:
1418:
280:
Beginning in the mid-19th century before the establishment of the
422:
257:
256:. The light blue represents the sky and the sea, as well as the
660:
344:, however the national anthem references the blue of the sky."
272:
being one of the five regions inhabited by the Somali people.
368:: "symbolizes the blood shed by the martyrs of independence."
441:
264:, white represents the colour of peace and the five point
460:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
516:The national flag of Djibouti flying near the sea.
1831:
1434:
1244:
806:
310:Ligue Populaire Africaine pour l'Indépendance
1814:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
1258:
743:
741:
739:
306:Front for the Liberation of the Somali Coast
642:Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt (1881–1883).
304:. The flag was created and designed by the
298:French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
284:, other flags were used as the flag of the
1441:
1427:
1251:
1237:
813:
799:
254:Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis
736:
715:
292:and as well religious flags. During the
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
711:
709:
511:
498:
667:is the predecessor to today's Djibouti.
600:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1883).
583:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1793–1844).
1832:
625:included part of present-day Djibouti.
566:included part of present-day Djibouti.
1422:
1232:
820:
794:
706:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
1448:
887:Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict
877:French Territory of Afars and Issas
507:
241:
13:
315:
14:
1876:
770:
722:. Popular Prakashan. p. 19.
663:, used between 1896 and 1977, as
1749:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
1519:Democratic Republic of the Congo
1394:
1351:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
895:
654:
647:
637:
630:
612:
605:
595:
588:
578:
571:
553:
546:
532:
525:
399:
169:
164:
159:
131:
23:
300:, the only ensign used was the
34:needs additional citations for
1:
777:CIA World Factbook - Djibouti
699:
1845:National symbols of Djibouti
142:علم الوطني ("National Flag")
7:
672:
621:(1874–1881), used when the
380:: "symbolic white of peace"
10:
1881:
275:
1762:
1737:
1456:
1403:
1392:
1266:
1195:
1118:
1109:
1059:
1050:
969:
960:
913:
904:
893:
832:
215:
203:
185:
177:
146:
139:
130:
126:
1850:Flags introduced in 1977
1504:Central African Republic
1260:Flags of the Arab States
623:Khedivate's Somali Coast
388:
753:Encyclopædia Britannica
562:(1577–1793), used when
1408:partially unrecognized
1006:Japanese military base
996:Foreign military bases
517:
504:
249:
233:
191:; 47 years ago
1664:São Tomé and Príncipe
1524:Republic of the Congo
1001:Chinese military base
515:
502:
1381:United Arab Emirates
290:Sultanate of Tajoura
122:Republic of Djibouti
43:improve this article
1739:States with limited
679:History of Djibouti
250:Drapeau de Djibouti
123:
1087:Telecommunications
1011:U.S. military base
862:Colonial governors
786:Flags of the World
749:"flag of Djibouti"
689:Djibouti (country)
619:Khedivate of Egypt
518:
505:
189:June 27, 1977
121:
58:"Flag of Djibouti"
1827:
1826:
1766:other territories
1539:Equatorial Guinea
1416:
1415:
1226:
1225:
1191:
1190:
1105:
1104:
1046:
1045:
1028:Political parties
984:Foreign relations
956:
955:
867:French Somaliland
729:978-81-7991-512-7
684:Djibouti (anthem)
665:French Somaliland
497:
496:
342:Gulf of Tadjourah
294:French Somaliland
282:French Somaliland
219:
218:
140:Drapeau National
119:
118:
111:
93:
1872:
1865:Flags with stars
1819:
1818:(United Kingdom)
1810:
1797:
1788:
1764:Dependencies and
1457:Sovereign states
1443:
1436:
1429:
1420:
1419:
1398:
1253:
1246:
1239:
1230:
1229:
1211:
1204:
1116:
1115:
1072:
1057:
1056:
967:
966:
911:
910:
899:
857:Imamate of Aussa
815:
808:
801:
792:
791:
764:
763:
761:
759:
745:
734:
733:
713:
658:
651:
641:
634:
616:
609:
599:
592:
582:
575:
557:
550:
536:
529:
508:Historical flags
403:
396:
375:
363:
351:
331:
243:
226:flag of Djibouti
199:
197:
192:
173:
168:
163:
135:
124:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
1880:
1879:
1875:
1874:
1873:
1871:
1870:
1869:
1860:Quadcolor flags
1840:Flags of Africa
1830:
1829:
1828:
1823:
1822:
1817:
1808:
1795:
1786:
1767:
1765:
1758:
1742:
1740:
1733:
1452:
1450:Flags of Africa
1447:
1417:
1412:
1399:
1390:
1262:
1257:
1227:
1222:
1214:
1207:
1200:
1187:
1178:Public holidays
1101:
1070:
1042:
1018:Law enforcement
952:
900:
891:
842:Kingdom of Adal
828:
819:
773:
768:
767:
757:
755:
747:
746:
737:
730:
716:Anjali Kamath.
714:
707:
702:
694:Djibouti (city)
675:
668:
652:
643:
635:
626:
610:
601:
593:
584:
576:
567:
551:
542:
530:
510:
408:Sky Light Blue
405:(1977–present)
404:
391:
381:
373:
369:
361:
357:
349:
345:
329:
318:
316:Characteristics
278:
234:Calanka Jabuuti
195:
193:
190:
141:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1878:
1868:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1855:National flags
1852:
1847:
1842:
1825:
1824:
1821:
1820:
1811:
1798:
1789:
1775:Canary Islands
1771:
1770:
1768:
1763:
1760:
1759:
1757:
1756:
1751:
1745:
1743:
1738:
1735:
1734:
1732:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1460:
1458:
1454:
1453:
1446:
1445:
1438:
1431:
1423:
1414:
1413:
1411:
1410:
1404:
1401:
1400:
1393:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1267:
1264:
1263:
1256:
1255:
1248:
1241:
1233:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1213:
1212:
1205:
1197:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1119:
1113:
1107:
1106:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1066:
1060:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1038:Prime Minister
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1003:
993:
992:
991:
981:
976:
970:
964:
958:
957:
954:
953:
951:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
914:
908:
902:
901:
894:
892:
890:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
852:Adal Sultanate
849:
847:Ifat Sultanate
844:
838:
836:
830:
829:
818:
817:
810:
803:
795:
789:
788:
779:
772:
771:External links
769:
766:
765:
735:
728:
704:
703:
701:
698:
697:
696:
691:
686:
681:
674:
671:
670:
669:
653:
646:
644:
636:
629:
627:
611:
604:
602:
594:
587:
585:
577:
570:
568:
560:Ottoman Empire
552:
545:
543:
539:Adal Sultanate
531:
524:
509:
506:
495:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
476:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
457:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
438:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
419:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
390:
387:
383:
382:
372:
370:
360:
358:
348:
346:
336:: "symbolizes
328:
317:
314:
286:Ottoman Empire
277:
274:
217:
216:
213:
212:
205:
201:
200:
187:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
150:
144:
143:
137:
136:
128:
127:
117:
116:
99:September 2024
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1877:
1866:
1863:
1861:
1858:
1856:
1853:
1851:
1848:
1846:
1843:
1841:
1838:
1837:
1835:
1815:
1812:
1806:
1802:
1799:
1793:
1790:
1784:
1780:
1776:
1773:
1772:
1769:
1761:
1755:
1752:
1750:
1747:
1746:
1744:
1736:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1579:Guinea-Bissau
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1461:
1459:
1455:
1451:
1444:
1439:
1437:
1432:
1430:
1425:
1424:
1421:
1409:
1406:
1405:
1402:
1397:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1268:
1265:
1261:
1254:
1249:
1247:
1242:
1240:
1235:
1234:
1231:
1219:
1216:
1215:
1210:
1206:
1203:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
998:
997:
994:
990:
987:
986:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
971:
968:
965:
963:
959:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
915:
912:
909:
907:
903:
898:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
839:
837:
835:
831:
827:
823:
816:
811:
809:
804:
802:
797:
796:
793:
787:
783:
780:
778:
775:
774:
754:
750:
744:
742:
740:
731:
725:
721:
720:
712:
710:
705:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
676:
666:
662:
657:
650:
645:
640:
633:
628:
624:
620:
615:
608:
603:
598:
591:
586:
581:
574:
569:
565:
564:Habesh Eyalet
561:
556:
549:
544:
540:
535:
528:
523:
522:
521:
514:
501:
492:
489:
486:
483:
481:
478:
477:
473:
470:
467:
464:
462:
459:
458:
454:
451:
448:
445:
443:
440:
439:
435:
432:
429:
426:
424:
421:
420:
416:
413:
410:
407:
402:
398:
397:
394:
386:
379:
371:
367:
359:
355:
347:
343:
339:
338:Bab el-Mandeb
335:
327:
326:
325:
322:
313:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
239:
235:
231:
227:
224:
214:
210:
207:A horizontal
206:
202:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
167:
162:
158:
154:
153:National flag
151:
149:
145:
138:
134:
129:
125:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
16:National flag
1785:
1689:South Africa
1679:Sierra Leone
1528:
1484:Burkina Faso
1346:Saudi Arabia
1285:
1142:
1128:Demographics
974:Constitution
872:World War II
758:15 September
756:. Retrieved
752:
718:
617:Flag of the
558:Flag of the
537:Flag of the
519:
474:255-255-255
465:106-178-231
392:
384:
377:
365:
353:
333:
323:
319:
309:
279:
225:
220:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1741:recognition
1694:South Sudan
1584:Ivory Coast
1158:LGBT rights
1133:Djiboutians
1064:Agriculture
541:(1415–1577)
480:Hexadecimal
449:77-0-100-0
1834:Categories
1796:(Portugal)
1754:Somaliland
1674:Seychelles
1639:Mozambique
1624:Mauritania
1609:Madagascar
1564:The Gambia
1499:Cape Verde
1361:Somaliland
1321:Mauritania
1071:(currency)
918:Localities
700:References
471:215-20-26
468:18-173-43
452:0-86-63-0
446:59-11-0-0
242:علم جيبوتي
196:1977-06-27
178:Proportion
69:newspapers
1629:Mauritius
1336:Palestine
1153:Languages
1138:Education
1097:Transport
1033:President
979:Elections
943:Volcanoes
928:Districts
906:Geography
882:Civil War
719:Flag Book
1809:(France)
1803: /
1781: /
1777: /
1729:Zimbabwe
1704:Tanzania
1554:Ethiopia
1549:Eswatini
1529:Djibouti
1494:Cameroon
1479:Botswana
1286:Djibouti
1218:Category
1183:Religion
1173:Olympics
1023:Military
989:CJTF-HOA
962:Politics
948:Wildlife
826:articles
822:Djibouti
782:Djibouti
673:See also
659:Flag of
493:#FFFFFF
490:#D7141A
487:#12AD2B
484:#6AB2E7
455:0-0-0-0
340:and the
334:Sky blue
302:tricolor
270:Djibouti
266:red star
223:national
209:bicolour
1805:Réunion
1801:Mayotte
1792:Madeira
1787:(Spain)
1783:Melilla
1714:Tunisia
1684:Somalia
1669:Senegal
1654:Nigeria
1644:Namibia
1634:Morocco
1599:Liberia
1594:Lesotho
1544:Eritrea
1514:Comoros
1489:Burundi
1464:Algeria
1376:Tunisia
1356:Somalia
1326:Morocco
1311:Lebanon
1281:Comoros
1276:Bahrain
1271:Algeria
1202:Outline
1123:Cuisine
1111:Culture
1092:Tourism
1052:Economy
933:Regions
923:Climate
834:History
423:Pantone
276:History
258:Somalis
194: (
186:Adopted
83:scholar
1816:
1807:
1794:
1724:Zambia
1719:Uganda
1659:Rwanda
1614:Malawi
1574:Guinea
1469:Angola
1306:Kuwait
1301:Jordan
1148:Health
1082:Mining
1077:Energy
1069:Franc
938:Rivers
824:
726:
661:France
436:White
417:White
411:Green
376:
374:
364:
362:
352:
350:
332:
330:
246:French
238:Arabic
230:Somali
204:Design
157:ensign
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
1779:Ceuta
1699:Sudan
1649:Niger
1604:Libya
1589:Kenya
1569:Ghana
1559:Gabon
1534:Egypt
1474:Benin
1386:Yemen
1371:Syria
1366:Sudan
1341:Qatar
1316:Libya
1291:Egypt
1209:Index
1168:Music
1163:Media
433:185c
430:354c
427:284c
389:Color
378:White
354:Green
262:Afars
90:JSTOR
76:books
1709:Togo
1619:Mali
1509:Chad
1331:Oman
1296:Iraq
1143:Flag
760:2014
724:ISBN
442:CMYK
414:Red
296:and
221:The
155:and
62:news
784:at
461:RGB
366:Red
181:2:3
148:Use
45:by
1836::
751:.
738:^
708:^
288:,
248::
244:,
240::
236:,
232::
1442:e
1435:t
1428:v
1252:e
1245:t
1238:v
814:e
807:t
800:v
762:.
732:.
228:(
198:)
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
