Flag of Cape Verde
A blue field with narrow white, red and white stripes below the middle and a circle of ten yellow stars.
- Colours
- blue
- white
- red
- yellow
- Region
- Africa
- Adopted
- 1992
What the flag of Cape Verde means
The blue stands for the ocean and the sky, and the stripes for the road to building the nation, white for peace and red for effort. The ten stars stand for the ten main islands of the archipelago.
Where is Cape Verde?
Cape Verde is in Africa. The nearest countries in Battuta are Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Find it yourself on the 3D globe in Waypoint: Africa.
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Questions and answers
When was the flag of Cape Verde adopted?
The current flag of Cape Verde was adopted in 1992.
What colours are on the flag of Cape Verde?
The main colours of the flag of Cape Verde are blue, white, red and yellow.