Flag of French Guiana
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| Use | National flag |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | A vertical tricolour of dark blue, white, and red |
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| Use | Commonly used but not official flag of French Guiana |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | Divides diagonally with green in the upper fly and yellow in the lower hoist and bears a red five pointed star in the center. |
French Guiana has no official flag, with the national French flag used when a flag is needed to represent it either as an overseas region or an department of France.
A widely used unofficial flag consists of two triangles, colored green in the upper fly and yellow in the lower hoist, with a red star in the centre. It was designed in 1967 by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union. Following two discussions at the Guyanese Social Forum, it was eventually adopted by the Departmental Council of French Guiana, though remaining unofficial. The design is also used by the French Guiana national football team.
Design and symbolism of unofficial flag
The unofficial flag divides diagonally with green in the upper fly and yellow in the lower hoist and bears a red five pointed star in the center. The green in the flag represents the forests, yellow represents gold and other minerals of the region, while the red star represents either blood or socialism.[1]
Status
As French Guiana is an overseas region and department of France located in South America, it has the vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red of the French flag as its official national flag.[2] The unofficial flag was designed in 1967 by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union and was adopted by the Union in September of the same year. Its design was a topic of discussion during the Guyanese Social Forum in Awala-Yalimapo in December 2006 and again in June 2007. The flag was then adopted by the Departmental Council of French Guiana;[1] although it remains unofficial, it has also been used by the French Guiana national football team.[3]
Gallery
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Flag of the territorial collectivity
Banner of arms of French Guiana- Flag of the former departmental council of French Guiana, disbanded in 2015
Flag of the 6 indigenous peoples of Guyana (Since 2012)
See also
References
- 1 2 "Le Conseil général adopte le drapeau guyanais" [The General Council adopts the Guyanese flag]. Departmental Council of French Guiana (in French). 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Ellis, Julie (2010). Flags of the World. London: New Holland. p. 21. ISBN 9781921580017.
- ↑ "Flags, Symbols, & Currencies Of French Guiana". WorldAtlas. Archived from the original on 20 February 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.