Flag of Niger

Country

Flag of Niger uses horizontal tricolour with an orange disc. Ratio 6:7 and current adoption November 23, 1959.

Hoist Ratio 6:7 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Niger
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Niger
Identifier	NE / NER
Region	Western Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	November 23, 1959
First Documented Use	1959
Proportion	6:7
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Orange, White, Green
Construction	Horizontal tricolour with an orange disc

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Orange	#0DB02B	13, 176, 43	93, 0, 76, 31
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Green	#E05206	224, 82, 6	0, 63, 97, 12

Design and Symbolism

Orange	the Sahara Desert in the north.
White	purity and the Niger River.
Green	the fertile grasslands of the south.
Orange disc	The sun, and the sacrifices made by the people.

Proportions

Ratio	6:7
Hoist	6 units
Fly	7 units

About the Flag of Niger

Horizontal tricolour with an orange disc The recorded proportion is 6:7. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Niger is Orange (#0DB02B), White (#FFFFFF) and Green (#E05206). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Orange disc: The sun, and the sacrifices made by the people.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1959. The adoption field for the present record is November 23, 1959.

Additional flag context

The orange disc in the centre band represents the sun, and the design as a whole is often read as the Sahara above the Niger river.

The flag has been unchanged since 1959, longer than most in the region, and predates independence by a year.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal tricolour with an orange disc, a 6:7 proportion and the visible orange disc. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Niger — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour with a central emblem flags

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Facts about the Flag of Niger

Niger is recorded as horizontal tricolour with an orange disc.
The reference proportion for the flag of Niger is 6:7.
The stored palette for Niger contains Orange, White and Green.
The adoption field for this country flag record is November 23, 1959.
The design record traces first use to 1959.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour with a central emblem design family in this library.
Orange disc: The sun, and the sacrifices made by the people.
The orange disc in the centre band represents the sun, and the design as a whole is often read as the Sahara above the Niger river.
The flag has been unchanged since 1959, longer than most in the region, and predates independence by a year.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Niger

What does the flag of Niger look like?

Horizontal tricolour with an orange disc, with a recorded proportion of 6:7.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Niger?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 6:7.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Niger?

The reference palette lists Orange #0DB02B, White #FFFFFF and Green #E05206.

What do the symbols on the flag of Niger represent?

Orange disc — The sun, and the sacrifices made by the people.

When was the present flag record for Niger adopted?

The adoption field in this record is November 23, 1959.

Which design family does the flag of Niger belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal tricolour with a central emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Niger?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.