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COMOROS
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Official name:
Union of the Comoros
*Arabic / الاتحاد القمري - al-Itti ḥ ād al-Qumurī/Qamarī
* Comorean / Udzima wa Komori
*French / Union des Comores
Capital: Moroni
Idiom: Comorian, French and Arabic
Form of Government: Presidential republic
Currency: Comorian franc
Demonym: Comorian
Administrative divition: 3 Islands
FLAG
The flag of Comoros is made up of four horizontal stripes, being yellow, white, red and blue, from top to bottom. On the pole is a green triangle, with a white crescent and four white five-pointed stars, arranged vertically between the peaks of the crescent. Both the four stars and the four vertical stripes represent the four islands of the Comoros: yellow for Mohéli (Mwali), white for Mayotte (claimed by Comoros and referred to by this country as Mahoré, and still belonging to France), red for Anjouan (Nzwani) and blue for Grande Comore (Ngazidja). The green color and the crescent symbolize Islam, which is the majority religion in Comoros, and formed the old flag of Comoros before adding the four horizontal stripes.
This flag was officially adopted on January 7, 2001.
National flag
Ratio: 3 x 5
ICONOGRAPHY
Half Moon
MEANING
It represents Islam, the majority religion.
stars
MEANING
They represent the four islands that make up the country.
CONSTRUCTION
To : 100 | B : 30 | C :42 | D : 12
E : 34 | F : 6
COLORS
22 %
Green
HEX CODE
# 3d8e33
SYMBOLIZES:
REPRESENTS ISLAM, THE MAJORITY RELIGION
22 %
Yellow
HEX CODE
# ffc61e
SYMBOLIZES:
REPRESENTS THE ISLAND OF MOHELI (MWALI)
19 %
White
HEX CODE
#ffffff
SYMBOLIZES:
REPRESENTS THE ISLAND OF MAYOTTE (MAHORE)
15 %
Red
HEX CODE
# ce1126
SYMBOLIZES:
REPRESENTS ANJOUAN ISLAND (NZWANI)
22 %
Blue
HEX CODE
# 3a75c4
SYMBOLIZES:
REPRESENTS THE ISLAND OF GRAND COMORA (NGAZIDJA)
HISTORY
Flag of
Comoros
1963 - 1975
Flag of
Comoros
1975 - 1978
Flag of
Comoros
1978 - 1992
Flag of
Comoros
1992 - 1996
Flag of
Comoros
1996 - 2001
REGIONAL FLAGS
Flag
from
Anjouan
Flag
from
Grande Comore
Flag
from
Moheli
SHIELD
In the national seal of the Union of Comoros appears, in its central part, a crescent (crescent moon) charged with four five-pointed stars each. The crescent, a traditional symbol of Islam, and the stars represent the four islands that make up the union and are also part of the national flag.
Behind the crescent is represented the sun. These elements are surrounded by the name of the nation, “Union of Comoros”, in French and Arabic.
On the outside of the seal there are two laurel branches and on the lower one the national motto is written in French: “Unité – Solidarité – Développement” (“Unity - Solidarity - Development”)
