The national flag of Djibouti features two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and green with a whiteisosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the centre. The colours used can be seen to symbolise the earth (green), the sea and sky (blue) and peace (white), with the red star representing unity. It was first hoisted on the day of the independence of Djibouti, June 27, 1977. Image File history File links Flag_of_Djibouti. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Djibouti. ... FIAV usage code 63. ... For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation) Blue is one of the three primary additive colors; blue light has the shortest wavelength range (about 420–490 nanometers) of the three additive primary colors. ... Look up green in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... For alternate meanings, such as the musical instrument, see triangle (disambiguation). ... Earth, also known as Terra, and Tellus mostly in the 19th century, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ... Sunset at sea Look up Sea on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Look up maritime on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A typical daytime sky. ... The concept of peace ranks among the most controversial in our time. ... The word unity simply means oneness and is used in a variety of ways: In mathematics, unity refers to the number one. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
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The "description" of the flag is as ambiguous as the description of the French flag in the French Constitution.
Cochrane and Elliott (1998) noted the the national flag is used as rudder/tail boom insignia (http://www.skytamer.com/roundels/djibouti/01.htm).
Concerning the flag, the only possible flag except the French national flag could have been the colonial Governor's flag, that is a square blue field with the French national flag in canton and a swallow tail, used only during the colony period.
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