Use | National flag |
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Proportion | 1:2 (by convention; see below.) |
Adopted | 23 November 1959 |
Design | A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and green; charged with an orange circle in the centre. |
The flag of Niger (French: drapeau du Niger) has been the national flag of the Republic of the Niger since 1959, a year prior to its formal independence from French West Africa. It uses the national colors of orange, white and green, were inspired by the colours of the Irish Tricolour, in equal horizontal bands, with an orange circle in the center. The flag forms one of the official national symbols of the Republic of the Niger, along with the coat of arms, the National Anthem ("The Honor of the Fatherland"), and the national motto: "Fraternité, Travail, Progrès".