Flag of Madagascar

Republic of Madagascar

Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	21 October 1958; 65 years ago (1958-10-21)
Design	Two equal horizontal bands of red and green with a vertical white band of the same size on the hoist side
Designed by	Andrianome Ranaivosoa

The national flag of Madagascar is a tricolour featuring two equal horizontal bands of red and green with a vertical white band of the same size on the hoist side. It was designed by Andrianome Ranaivosoa, an agent of the Malagasy National Geographic Institute. The design was chosen by a technical commission on 15 October 1958 and officially adopted on 21 October, one day and one week after the Malagasy Republic was proclaimed, respectively.