NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flag of Mauritania

The national flag of Mauritania was adopted on April 1, 1959. The colors of green and gold are considered Pan-African colors. Green is also to symbolize Islam, and the gold for the sands of the Sahara desert. The crescent and star are symbols of Islam, which is the major religion in the nation.
Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritania. ... Image File history File links FIAV_111111. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pan-African people are all people with African physical features. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...

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Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands · Ceuta · Mayotte · Melilla · Puntland · Réunion · St. Helena · Socotra · Somaliland · Western Sahara A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ... Types of administrative and/or political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... State flag of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. ... Civil and state flag. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Melilla consists of a pale blue background with the Coat of Arms of Melilla in the centre. ... Flag ratio: ~2:3 The flag of Somalia was adopted on October 12, 1954. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of Saint Helena and Dependencies was adopted on October 4, 1984. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Yemen was adopted on May 22, 1990, the same day that North Yemen and South Yemen unified. ... Flag of Somaliland The old flag The current flag of Somaliland, the former British part of Somalia, was introduced on October 14, 1996, when it was approved by the National Conference. ... The flag of Western Sahara was created in the early 1970s by supporters of an independent Western Sahara (then Spanish Sahara. ...

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