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by Ivan Sache
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Union of Arab Maghreb
The Union of Arab Maghreb held a summit in Algiers (Algeria) on 21-22
June 2002.
The Union was founded in 1989 and has five members: Algeria, Libya,
Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.
According to Znamierowski, the flag of the Union is 2:3, horizontally
divided red-white-green (45:10:45), with a yellow crescent pointing up in the middle of the flag and five white
stars placed in an arc of circle above the crescent.
The flag was adopted in 1990. Its colours are those of the member
countries, which are represented by the five stars.
It seems to be evident, although Zanmierowski does not explicitly state it, that the crescent symbolizes Islam, which is the official
religion in the five member states. The crescent appears on the flag of
Algeria, Tunisia, and Mauritania. This latter country has on its flag a
crescent similar to the one shown on the Union flag. I guess this
crescent was chosen because Mauritania is the only country of the Union
to have a yellow element on its flag
Ivan Sache, 23 June 2002