Democratic Republic of Congo

République Démocratique du Congo, Congo - Kinshasa

Last modified: 2003-07-05 by jarig bakker
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• Description and construction details

• The present flag closer observed
• Historical flags of DR Congo (1960-1971)
• Zaire (1971 to 1997)
• Democratic Republic of Congo: Pre-independence (1877-1960)
• Governor-General of the (Belgian) Congo
• DR Congo - Coat of Arms
• Aircraft Markings
• Mouvement de Libération du Congo (MLC)
• Kinshasa
• Katanga / Shaba
• South Kasai
• Kivu
• Lualaba
• Bakonjo People (Uganda-Dem. Rep. Congo)
• Musikongo claimed state
• BaTwa ethnical flag

Description and construction details

• proportions: 3/2
• height of the big star = 3 times height of a small star
• colours:
• blue field: Pantone 286C
• yellow stars: Pantone 109C

It may be approximated that the small stars each inscribed circles 1/7th of the hoist and with offset from upper and lower edge being haf of that size. The big star's circle is then 3/7ths. One also wonders where exactly lies the big star: in the center of the flag or in the center of the solid blue part of it? I'd say in the exact center of the flag, so slightly nearer to the small stars than to the fly edge.
Antonio Martins, 27 Jan 2000