Flag of Tanzania

Flag origins

Tanzania's flag has green at upper hoist and blue at lower fly, separated by an ascending black diagonal band edged in yellow. Officially, green represents land and natural resources, blue water, black the people, and yellow mineral wealth. Adopted in 1964 for the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, it combines Tanganyika's green, black and yellow with blue associated with Zanzibar.

Flag story

The name Tanzania also combines Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which united on 26 April 1964. The union received its present name that October. Zanzibar retains its own president, legislature and government for non-union affairs. The name, flag and political institutions all preserve the history of that union.

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.

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

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