Flag of Zimbabwe

What the flag looks like

Seven horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow and green, with a white triangle edged in black at the hoist containing a yellow Zimbabwe Bird on a red star.

What it means

Green represents agriculture, yellow minerals, red the blood of the liberation struggle and black the majority people; white stands for peace, and the bird is the national emblem.

How to remember it

Zimbabwe's white hoist triangle holds the soapstone Zimbabwe Bird beside seven mirrored stripes of green, yellow, red and black.

Fun facts

• The Zimbabwe Bird is based on soapstone carvings found at the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.
• The name Zimbabwe comes from the Shona for 'houses of stone', after those ruins.

Zimbabwe at a glance

Capital

Harare

Region

Eastern Africa

Population

17 million

Area

390,757 km²

Languages

Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language

Currency

Botswana pula (P), Chinese yuan (¥), Euro (€), British pound (£), Indian rupee (₹), Japanese yen (¥), United States dollar ($), South African rand (R), Zimbabwean bonds ($)

Flag adopted

1980