Flag of Equatorial Guinea

Flag origins

Equatorial Guinea’s flag has green-white-red horizontal bands, a blue triangle at the hoist and central arms. Government explanations link green with forests, white with peace, red with independence fighters’ blood and blue with the sea connecting mainland and islands. The arms show a tree and six six-pointed stars representing the country’s territories and islands. The motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA means Unity, Peace, Justice.

Flag story

The tree is generally identified as a kapok or ceiba. Tradition links it to a nineteenth-century agreement signed beneath a large ceiba between Spanish representatives and a local ruler. Equatorial Guinea is unusual among African states in having Spanish as an official language, a legacy of colonial rule that ended with independence on October 12, 1968. Despite the name, the equator does not cross its mainland, Río Muni, which lies to the north. Some island territory extends south of the equator.

Editorial notes and references

Edited by ABELHA WORKS. The English text translates the administrator-edited Japanese description. Legends should be distinguished from documented history. General reference links do not substantiate every statement in the text.

• Equatorial Guinea — general information on Wikipedia
• Japan MOFA: countries and regions (Japanese)

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