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Africa

Niger

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: November 23, 1959 Usage: National and Civil

Orange represents the
savannah grasslands

White represents
the River Niger

Green represents the
country’s rain forests

The orange disc is
symbolic of the sun

Africa
Algeria Lib Niger was originally a province of French West
Libya
Mali
NIGER Africa. In 1958 it joined the Sahel-Benin Union,
Chad
B Burkinakina Ni i achieving full independence in 1960.
Nigeria
The flag was designed in 1958 with rain forest, whilst the white strip
that of the Ivory Coast, with which stands for the Niger River, and the
Niger was in alliance, along with orange disc for the sun. The flag was
Chad and Dahomey (modern Benin). retained on independence and has
This alliance came to nothing, but remained unchanged ever since.
flags were adopted which indicated Four flags appear on the arms of
their common interest. In the case of Niger, surrounding a green shield.
Niger, the orange is said to stand for On the shield are weapons, the sun,
the savannah and the green for the a corncob, and a buffalo’s head.

ARMS OF NIGER

Weapons represent
military achievements Corn represents the
country’s agriculture

The buffalo’s head
The title of the
state—in French—is reflects pastoral farming
placed on the scroll

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