Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	3:4[1]
Adopted	18 February 2006; 18 years ago (2006-02-18)
Design	A sky blue field with a yellow five-pointed star in the canton and cut yellow-fimbriated red diagonal band from the lower hoist-side to the upper fly-side
Presidential Standard
Design	National flag with the addition of the inscription "LE PRESIDENT"

The national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[2] (French: drapeau de la république démocratique du Congo) is a sky blue flag, adorned with a yellow star in the upper left canton and cut diagonally by a red stripe with a yellow fimbriation. It was adopted on 18 February 2006.^[3] A new constitution, ratified in December 2005 and which came into effect in February 2006, promoted a return to a flag similar to that flown between 1963 and 1971, with a change from a royal blue to sky blue background. Blue represents peace. Red stands for "the blood of the country's martyrs", yellow the country's wealth; and the star symbol the future for the country.^[4][2][5] It is one of the few national flags incorporating a diagonal line, with other examples including Tanzania, Namibia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brunei.