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The current flag, consisting of a horizontal triband of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the center, was adopted as the official flag of the Colony of Niger on 23 November 1959. It has remained the national flag of the
Republic of the Niger since its independence in 1960.
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A number of sources have described the symbolic intent of the flag, although official sources have yet to confirm. Common interpretations are that the upper orange band represents the northern regions of the Sahara Desert, or the
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The flag's traditional portrayal with an unusual 6:7 ratio is of unknown significance and is not used consistently in print applications of the
Nigerien government. The ratio is not explicitly specified in the
201:, and the lower green band represents both hope and the fertile regions of southern Niger, the orange disc in the center band is thought to stand for the sun or independence.
665:. Ethnohistory 2006 53(4):633–655 describes Tuareg performers in orange, saying "orange symbolizes the Sahara desert" and relating it to the colors of the Nigerien flag.
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on 18 December 1959. The flag was designed in 1958. It was retained upon independence in 1960 and has remained unchanged through to the
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The FOTW for a discussion of this, and the following government websites for examples of various ratios being used official capacity:
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in the center. The flag forms one of the official national symbols of the
Republic of the Niger, along with the
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see Flags of the World, which cites published (foreign) sources for this. Other examples include
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128:. It uses the national colors of orange, white and green, were inspired by the colours of the
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Portions of this article were translated from the German language
Knowledge article
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755:. Collection Éducation à la citoyenneté (in French). Vol. v.3. Niamey, Niger.
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was used as the official flag of Niger for most of its history as a colony.
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of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre.
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Moving beyond
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since 1959, a year prior to its formal independence from
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751:ChaĂŻbou, Maman (2009). "Le drapeau national".
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