Western Sahara Flag GIF (علم الصحراء الغربية - Bandera Sáhara Occidental)



The flag of Western Sahara (Arabic: علم الصحراء الغربية; Spanish: La bandera del Sáhara Occidental) consists of three black, white, and green horizontal lines with a red crescent and star in the middle of the white stripe and a red triangle on the left. The flag is a combination of pan-Arabic colors, and the star and crescent are symbols of Islam. The height-to-width ratio in the flag is 1:2, and the flag was adopted on February 27, 1976.

Its coat of arms includes crossed rifles with national flags at the ends and olive branches surrounding them. An Arabic slogan meaning "Liberty, Democracy, Unity" is written at the bottom.

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic flag is waving on a flagpole rising from the globe.
The Sahrawi Republic, officially known as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, is a state in the west of the African continent that claims sovereignty over all of Western Sahara but is only partially recognized. Its two capitals are El Aioun (declared) and Tifariti (de facto), and its population is about 565,581 (2021).

The waving flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic with its coat of arms (unofficial)
The coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on a waving white flag
The waving vertical flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Animated GIF)
COUNTRY PROFILE
Capitals:Laayoune (claimed),
Tifariti (de facto)
Other major city:Ad-Dakhla
Official languages:Arabic, Spanish
Region:Africa
Ethnic groups:Arab, Berber
Religion:Islam
Nationality name:Sahrawi,
Western Saharan,
Sahrawian
Area:266,000 km²
(103,000 sq mi)
Population:565,581 (2021)
Currency:Sahrawi peseta,
Moroccan dirham,
Algerian dinar,
Mauritanian ouguiya
Country codes:EH, ESH (ISO 3166)
Internet Top-Level Domain:.eh
Calling code:+212
Flag emoji code:🇪🇭


Keywords: Flag and coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Arabic: علم وشعار النبالة للجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية; Spanish: Bandera y escudo de armas de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática), GIF

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