Flag of SADC
Officially Southern African Development Community
What the flag looks like
A dark blue field with a large green disc in the center carrying the interlaced gold letters of the SADC logo.
What it means
Blue stands for the sky and oceans that provide water, green for the region's plants, wildlife and farming, and gold for its mineral wealth.
How to remember it
SADC
is a big green disc on navy blue with its four gold letters woven together inside.
Fun facts
- The design was chosen through a public competition that drew more than 1,000 entries, and the flag was launched at the 1995 summit.
- SADC grew out of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference, founded in 1980, and took its present form in 1992.
SADC at a glance
- Founded
- 1992
- Members
- 16 states
- Headquarters
- Gaborone
- Headquarters
- Gaborone
- Region
- Founded 1992
- Languages
- English, French, Portuguese
- Flag adopted
- 1995