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Asia

Yemen

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: May 22, 1990 Usage: National and Civil

Red, white and The flag adopted
black, are pan-Arab for the united state
colors was based on the
common tricolor of
former flags of North
and South Yemen

Asia
Yemen was originally two countries, the Kingdom
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The first flag of the Yemen, used NORTH YEMEN
while the Imams were in power, was The flag of the Yemen Arab
red, with a white sword placed Republic, formally the Kingdom of
horizontally in the center and five Yemen, was also modeled on the
white stars representing the five Egyptian flag. It was a red, white,
duties of a devout Muslim. Yemen and black tricolor, but it was simply
was originally two countries, each charged with a single, five-pointed
having their own flag. green star in a central white band,
representing Arab unity.
SOUTH YEMEN
Formally the British Aden A UNIFIED FLAG
Protectorate, the flag of the People’s When Yemen unified, the stars and
Democratic Republic of Yemen was the triangle were dropped, but the
modeled on the Egyptian pan-Arab common elements of their flags—the
flag. It was a red, white, and black pan-Arab red, white, and black
tricolor and it bore a blue triangle, stripes—were preserved for the united
representing the Yemeni people in flag. The new flag’s pattern suggests a
the hoist, while a red star represented compromise between the officially
the Socialist ruling party. secular south and the Islamic north.

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