Flag of Mali
Three vertical bands of green, yellow and red.
- Colours
- green
- yellow
- red
- Region
- Africa
- Adopted
- 1961
What the flag of Mali means
Green stands for the land and hope, gold for the purity of the people and the mineral wealth of the country, and red for the blood shed for independence. The flag once carried a human figure, the kanaga, removed in 1961.
Where is Mali?
Mali is in Africa. The nearest countries in Battuta are Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Benin, Ghana and Togo. Find it yourself on the 3D globe in Waypoint: Africa.
Often confused with
Flags with similar colours
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Questions and answers
When was the flag of Mali adopted?
The current flag of Mali was adopted in 1961.
What colours are on the flag of Mali?
The main colours of the flag of Mali are green, yellow and red.
Which flags look like the flag of Mali?
The flag of Mali is often confused with the flags of Cameroon, Guinea and Senegal.