Flag of Ghana

Flag of Ghana

Officially Republic of Ghana

Map showing where Ghana is

What the flag looks like

Three horizontal stripes of red, gold and green, with a black five-pointed star in the center of the gold stripe.

What it means

Red represents the blood shed for independence, gold the country's mineral wealth and green its forests; the black star is the lodestar of African freedom.

How to remember it

Ghana's Black Star sits on the gold stripe, the same Black Star that names its football team; Bolivia's red-yellow-green has no star.

Fun facts

  • The flag was designed by Theodosia Okoh; from 1964 to 1966 the middle stripe was white, then gold returned.
  • Ghana's national football team is nicknamed the Black Stars after the flag.
  • Lake Volta in Ghana is the world's largest artificial reservoir by surface area.

Ghana at a glance

Capital
Accra
Region
Western Africa
Population
34 million
Area
238,533 km²
Languages
English
Currency
Ghanaian cedi (₵)
Flag adopted
1966

Flags often confused with Ghana

  • Bolivia: Bolivia and Ghana are both red, yellow and green from top to bottom. Ghana has a black star in the center; Bolivia has a coat of arms or no emblem.
  • Lithuania: Ghana and Lithuania both have red, yellow and green stripes. Ghana has red on top and a black star; Lithuania has yellow on top and no emblem.
  • Ethiopia: Ethiopia and Ghana both use green, yellow and red stripes with a star. Ethiopia has green on top and a blue disc; Ghana has red on top and a plain black star.
  • Guinea-Bissau: Ghana and Guinea-Bissau both use red, yellow, green and a black star. Ghana has three horizontal stripes with the star in the middle; Guinea-Bissau has a vertical red band at the hoist holding the star.
  • Myanmar: Ghana and Myanmar both have red, yellow and green stripes with a star. Ghana has red on top and a small black star; Myanmar has yellow on top and a large white star.
  • São Tomé and Príncipe: Ghana and São Tomé and Príncipe both have black stars on a yellow stripe. Ghana has one star with red on top; São Tomé has two stars, green top and bottom, and a red triangle.

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