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Africa

Cameroon

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: May 20, 1975 Usage: National and Civil

The pattern of the Red, yellow, and
flag reflects the green are the
French Tricolore pan-African colors

Yellow symbolizes
The star of unity prosperity

The red stripe
Green represents hope represents unity

Africa
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after World War I.
The French area became single star in the center of the flag
autonomous on January 1, 1959 and to symbolize the new unity of
independent a year later. A national the state.
flag was adopted during the period
of French control and was the first THE NATIONAL ARMS
West African flag after that of Ghana The coat of arms, like the flag,
to use the red, yellow, and green has been altered to reflect the
colors. The actual design is based on changes in the constitution. The
the French Tricolore. The original date of independence of French
design of 1959 did not have a star. Cameroon has been removed,
leaving just the name of the state on
A NEW UNITED FLAG the scroll and there is now only one
In 1961, the southern part of yellow star in the green on the
British Cameroon joined the shield. The main features of the
former French colony forming current arms are a map of the
the current state of Cameroon. country, a balance, and two crossed
To mark this, two yellow stars were fasces or local axes. The shield is
placed in the upper hoist. In 1975, divided in the colors of the national
the two stars were replaced by a flag; green, red, and yellow.

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