Flag of the Comoros

What the flag looks like

Four horizontal stripes of yellow, white, red and blue, with a green triangle at the hoist containing a white crescent and four white five-pointed stars in a vertical line.

What it means

The four stripes and four stars represent the islands of Mohéli (yellow), Mayotte (white), Anjouan (red) and Grande Comore (blue); the green and crescent represent Islam.

How to remember it

Comoros counts four stripes and four stars for four islands in a green hoist triangle, including Mayotte, which France still governs.

Fun facts

• The flag still claims Mayotte, which voted to remain with France and is now a French department.
• The waters off the Comoros are home to coelacanths, a 'living fossil' fish once thought extinct for millions of years.

Comoros at a glance

Capital

Moroni

Region

Eastern Africa

Population

866,628

Area

1,862 km²

Languages

Arabic, French, Comorian

Currency

Comorian franc (CF)

Flag adopted

2002