Flag of French Guiana

The official flag of French Guiana is the French flag due to it being an overseas region and department of France. The unofficial consists of two triangles, colored green in the upper fly and yellow lower hoist, with a red star in the centre. Green would represent forests, yellow represents minerals such as gold, while the red star represents either blood or socialism.

French Guiana

Use	National flag
Proportion	2:3
Design	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red
Use	Commonly used but not official flag of French Guiana
Proportion	2:3
Design	Divides diagonally with green in the upper fly and yellow in the lower hoist and bears a red five pointed star in the center.

French flag in Cacao, French Guiana

The unofficial flag was originally designed in 1967 by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union. It would be a topic of discussion at the Guyanese Social Forum two times and would eventually be adopted by the Departmental Council of French Guiana, though it would remain unofficial. The design would also be used by the French Guiana national football team.

Design and symbolism of unofficial flag

The unofficial flag divides diagonally with green in the upper fly and yellow in the lower hoist and bears a red five pointed star in the center. The green in the flag represents the forests, yellow represents gold and other minerals of the region, while the red star represents either blood or socialism.^[1]

Status

As French Guiana is an overseas region and department of France located in South America, it has the vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red of the French flag as its official national flag.^[2] The original design of the unofficial flag was designed in 1967 by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union and would be adopted by the Union in September of the same year. Its design would be a topic of discussion during the Guyanese Social Forum in Awala-Yalimapo in December 2006 and again in June 2007. The flag would be adopted by the Departmental Council of French Guiana.^[1] Although it would remain unofficial, it would be used by the French Guiana national football team.^[3]

Gallery

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  Flag of the territorial collectivity
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  Banner of arms of French Guiana
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  Flag of the former departmental council of French Guiana, disbanded in 2015
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  Flag of the 6 indigenous peoples of Guyana (Since 2012)

See also

• Coat of arms of French Guiana
• Flag of Guyana
• Flag of France