Flag of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň baýdagy
Use	National flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	19 February 1992; 32 years ago (1992-02-19) (original version) 24 January 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-24) (current version)
Design	A green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls stacked above two crossed olive branches; a white waxing crescent moon and five white five-pointed stars appear in the upper field, to the fly side of the red stripe
Use	Presidential standard
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	27 September 1992 (original version) 14 February 2007 (current version)

The flag of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň baýdagy) features a white crescent (symbol of Islam) and five stars representing the five regions of the country and the Five Pillars of Islam. Placed upon a green field is a symbolic representation of the country's famous carpet industry. It was introduced as the flag of Turkmenistan on 27 September 1992 to replace the Soviet-era flag which consisted of a red background with two light blue bars in the middle. The modified version with a 2:3 ratio was adopted on 23 January 2001. State Flag and Constitution Day is celebrated on 18 May.^[1]