Egypt
Shape
Africa · Northern Africa
Outline not to scale
About the flag
Egypt's flag is three horizontal stripes of red, white and black, with the golden Eagle of Saladin in the centre of the white stripe. The colours come from the Arab Liberation flag of the 1952 revolution: red for the struggle, white for the peaceful revolution and black for the end of oppression. The current design dates from 1984.
Often confused with
Iraq's white stripe carries green Arabic writing instead of an eagle.
Yemen's flag is plain red, white and black, with nothing in the middle.
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