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flag of gabon wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 design toggle design subsection 2 1 symbolism 2 2 distinctiveness 2 3 colours 3 presidential flags 4 naval flags 5 ethnic group flags 6 provincial flags 7 municipal flags 8 historical flags 9 references 10 external links toggle the table of contents flag of gabon 71 languages afrikaans አማርኛ العربية asturianu azərbaycanca basa bali беларуская тарашкевіца беларуская български বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী brezhoneg bosanski català کوردی čeština cymraeg dansk deutsch ελληνικά esperanto español eesti euskara فارسی suomi français galego ગુજરાતી עברית हिन्दी hrvatski magyar հայերեն արեւմտահայերէն bahasa indonesia igbo íslenska italiano 日本語 jawa kongo 한국어 lombard lietuvių latviešu македонски bahasa melayu plattdüütsch nederlands norsk nynorsk norsk bokmål polski português română русский scots srpskohrvatski српскохрватски simple english slovenčina српски srpski svenska ไทย türkçe українська oʻzbekcha ўзбекча tiếng việt 吴语 yorùbá ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ 粵語 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from list of gabonese flags gabonese republic use national flag and ensign proportion 3 4 adopted 9 august 1960 66 years ago 1960 08 09 design a horizontal triband of green gold and blue state flag of gabon with the national seal use state flag proportion 3 4 standard of the president of gabon use other proportion 3 4 adopted 2016 10 years ago 2016 protestors with gabonese flags the flag of gabon french drapeau du gabon is a tricolour consisting of three horizontal green yellow and blue bands adopted in 1960 to replace the previous colonial flag containing the french tricolour at the canton it has been the flag of the gabonese republic since the country gained independence that year the design of the present flag entailed the removal of the tricolour and the widening of the yellow stripe at the centre history edit the french gained control of modern day gabon in 1839 when a local chief surrendered the sovereignty of his land to them the berlin conference of 1885 solidified france s claim to the territory through diplomatic recognition 1 and it later became part of french equatorial africa in 1910 2 under french colonial rule over gabon the authorities forbade the colony from utilizing its own distinctive colonial flag this was because they were worried that this could increase nationalistic sentiment and lead to calls for independence 3 however with the rise of the decolonization movement in africa the french were obliged to grant limited autonomy to gabon as a self governing republic within the french community this was granted in 1958 after a referendum was held supporting the proposal 2 gabon considered one of the more progressive of french colonies swiftly formulated a design for a new flag which was officially adopted a year later in 1959 3 4 it featured a horizontal tricolour identical to the current flag 4 but with the yellow stripe at the centre narrower than the green and blue bands surrounding it the french tricolour was situated at the canton of the flag making gabon the only french autonomous republic to feature this symbolic link with france 3 5 on 9 august 1960 just over a week before gabon became an independent country on 17 august 6 the flag was slightly modified the change entailed removing the tricolour at the canton and enlarging the yellow stripe at the centre thus giving it equal width with the two other bands 3 design edit symbolism edit the colours and symbols of the flag carry cultural political and regional meanings the yellow alludes to the equator which cuts across the country 3 and also symbolizes the sun 7 the green epitomizes the natural resources of gabon as well as its extensive forested area that the gabonese people are economically dependent on in the form of lumber 3 4 7 the blue represents the sea 4 7 specifically the south atlantic ocean along which the country has an extensive coast 3 while whitney smith in the encyclopædia britannica and dorling kindersley s complete flags of the world describe the centre band as solely yellow 3 4 the world factbook characterizes it as both yellow and gold 7 distinctiveness edit the proportions of gabon s flag are 3 4 4 this uncommon flag ratio which is enshrined by gabonese law 4 is shared by the flags of only three other countries democratic republic of the congo some sources state that the proportions are 2 3 papua new guinea 8 9 and san marino 10 11 furthermore the country s flag does not utilize the green yellow and red colours of the pan africanist movement in contrast to its neighbouring countries unlike other former french colonies in africa the flag consists of a horizontal tricolour rather than a vertical one modelled after the flag of france 3 the former flag of sudan also uses the same color scheme but inverted colours edit the colours on the gabonese flag are 12 scheme green gold blue pantone paper 355 c 109 c 293 c web colours 009639 ffd100 003da5 rgb 0 150 57 255 209 0 0 61 165 cmyk 100 0 62 41 0 18 100 0 100 63 0 35 presidential flags edit flag duration use description 1960 1990 presidential standard of gabon banner of arms green field with three yellow circles forming the top third the bottom two thirds feature a yellow field with a galleon flying the flag of gabon at the stern sailing on the sea with three blue waves 1990 2016 horizontal green and blue bands separated by a yellow band at the centre with the coat of arms in a white circle in the middle 2016 present coat of arms on a navy blue background with bands the same colours as the national flag in each corner from the edge green yellow and blue naval flags edit flag duration use description smaller replacement of the gabonese navy masthead pennant 13 on the hoist a tricolor of green yellow and blue on the fly a white field charged with the arms of the gabonese navy de facto naval jack of gabon 13 the same as the national flag with a 1 1 ratio ethnic group flags edit flag duration use description present flag of the kongo people a tricolor of red white and yellow with a white five pointed star on the center provincial flags edit flag province description estuaire estuaire coat of arms on a white field haut ogooué haut ogooué coat of arms on a white field moyen ogooué moyen ogooué coat of arms on a white field ngounié ngounié coat of arms on a white field nyanga nyanga coat of arms on a white field ogooué ivindo ogooué ivindo coat of arms on a white field ogooué lolo ogooué lolo coat of arms on a white field ogooué maritime ogooué maritime coat of arms on a white field woleu ntem woleu ntem coat of arms on a white field municipal flags edit flag duration use description flag of libreville libreville coat of arms on a white field libreville coat of arms with the black text mairie de libreville on a white field historical flags edit flag duration use description 1959 1960 flag of gabon horizontal green and blue bands separated by a thinner yellow band at the centre with the french tricolour at the canton references edit history of gabon lonely planet archived from the original on 24 july 2020 retrieved 4 september 2014 1 2 gabon profile bbc news bbc 15 january 2014 archived from the original on 25 november 2020 retrieved 4 september 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 smith whitney 19 july 2013 flag of gabon encyclopædia britannica encyclopædia britannica inc archived from the original on 30 october 2022 retrieved 3 september 2014 subscription required 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 kindersley ltd dorling 6 january 2009 complete flags of the world penguin p 92 isbn 9780756654863 brooke james 23 february 1988 gabon keeps strong links with france the new york times archived from the original on 11 march 2021 retrieved 16 august 2014 weinstein brian 1 may 2014 gabon french control encyclopædia britannica encyclopædia britannica inc archived from the original on 5 july 2022 retrieved 12 september 2014 subscription required 1 2 3 4 gabon the world factbook cia archived from the original on 15 january 2023 retrieved 3 september 2014 smith whitney july 28 2013 flag of papua new guinea encyclopædia britannica encyclopædia britannica inc archived from the original on april 13 2021 retrieved september 3 2014 subscription required png flag and national anthem embassy of papua new guinea to the americas government of papua new guinea archived from the original on february 22 2020 retrieved september 3 2014 smith whitney july 28 2013 flag of san marino encyclopædia britannica encyclopædia britannica inc archived from the original on april 13 2021 retrieved september 3 2014 subscription required europa world year taylor francis group 2004 p 3633 isbn 9781857432558 gabon www crwflags com retrieved 2025 10 27 1 2 gabon naval flags www crwflags com retrieved 2025 11 19 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to flags of gabon flag of gabon at flags of the world gabon flag at world flags 101 v t e flags of africa sovereign states algeria angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros democratic republic of the congo republic of the congo djibouti egypt equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon the gambia ghana guinea guinea bissau ivory coast kenya lesotho liberia libya 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