Sudan
Shape
Africa · Northern Africa
Outline not to scale
About the flag
Sudan's flag has three horizontal stripes of red, white and black, with a green triangle at the flagpole. It was adopted in 1970 and uses the Pan-Arab colours. Red is usually linked to the struggle for independence, white to peace, black to the country's name, which comes from an Arabic phrase meaning land of the black people, and green to Islam and prosperity.
Often confused with
Jordan's triangle is red with a white star, and its stripes are black, white and green.
Palestine's triangle is red, and its stripes are black, white and green from the top.
Only the names are similar: South Sudan's flag has black, red and green stripes with a blue triangle and a gold star.
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