Eritrea Flag Meaning & Details
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- red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles
- the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue
- a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle
- green stands for the country's agriculture economy, red signifies the blood shed in the fight for freedom, and blue symbolizes the bounty of the sea
- the wreath-olive branch symbol is similar to that on the first flag of Eritrea from 1952
- the shape of the red triangle broadly mimics the shape of the country
note: one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country
- other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Vanuatu
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Source: CIA - The World Factbook