- Flag of Côte d'Ivoire
Infobox flag
Name = Côte d'Ivoire
Article =
Nickname =
Image_size = 200px
Use = 111111
Symbol =
Proportion = 2:3
Adoption =1959
Design = A verticaltricolour of orange,white , andgreen .The
flag ofCôte d'Ivoire features three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green.After independence, the Cote d'Ivoire formed a loose alliance of
West Africa n states. The flags of these states were influenced both by the Pan-African colors first used byGhana , and also by the model of the French Tricolore, the flag of the former colonial power. The colors chosen for the Cote d'Ivoire's flag were also used byNiger , with which the Cote d'Ivoire had an alliance. They were intended to symbolise the following: the orange color stands for the land, thesavannah found in the northern part and itsfertility , thewhite representspeace , and thegreen representshope and also theforest of the southern part of the country. [ [http://flagspot.net/flags/ci.html Flags of the World - Cote d'Ivoire] ] The flag was adopted in1959 , just prior to independence.It is coincidentally similar to the
flag of Ireland , but the latter is longer and has the colors reversed: the green is at the hoist side.ee also
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Coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire References
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