Flag of the DR Congo
Officially Democratic Republic of the Congo
Locally RD Congo
What the flag looks like
A sky-blue field with a red diagonal band, edged in yellow, running from the lower hoist to the upper fly, and a yellow five-pointed star in the upper hoist corner.
What it means
Blue stands for peace, red for the blood of the country's martyrs, yellow for its wealth, and the star for a radiant future.
How to remember it
DR Congo
has a sky-blue field with a yellow star in the corner; its neighbour Congo-Brazzaville
has no blue and no star.
Fun facts
- From 1971 to 1997 the country was called Zaire and flew a green flag showing a hand holding a flaming torch.
- It is the second-largest country in Africa by area, after Algeria.
DR Congo at a glance
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Population
- 109 million
- Area
- 2,344,858 km²
- Languages
- French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
- Currency
- Congolese franc (FC)
- Flag adopted
- 2006
Flags often confused with the DR Congo
- Republic of the Congo: DR Congo and the Republic of the Congo both have a rising diagonal band. DR Congo is sky blue with a red band and a yellow star; the Republic of the Congo is green, yellow and red with no star.
- Tanzania: DR Congo and Tanzania both have a yellow-edged diagonal band from bottom-left to top-right. DR Congo's band is red on sky blue with a star; Tanzania's is black, between green and blue triangles.
- Namibia: DR Congo and Namibia both have a red diagonal band from bottom-left to top-right. DR Congo is all sky blue with a yellow star; Namibia has blue and green triangles and a gold sun.