Flag of Chad

Republic of Chad
Les trois barres
UseNational flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
Proportion2:3
Adopted6 November 1959; 65 years ago (1959-11-06)
DesignA vertical tricolour of indigo, yellow, and red

The national flag of Chad is a vertical tricolour of indigo, yellow, and red.[1] It was adopted on 6 November 1959, almost a year after the founding of the autonomous Republic of Chad.[2] Since the 1990s, its similarity to the flag of Romania has caused international discussion.

  1. ^ "Constitution of Chad" (PDF). presidence.td (in French). Chadian government. 31 March 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017. L'emblème national est le drapeau tricolore, bleu, or, rouge à bandes verticales et à dimensions égales, le bleu étant du côté de la hampe.
  2. ^ Smith, Whitney (2 February 2001). "Flag of Chad". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.