Flag of South Africa

Africa · Capital: Pretoria

Flag of South Africa

How to recognise it

Unique Y-shaped green chevron splitting red-blue horizontals from a black-yellow-white wedge at the hoist.

Did you know?

South Africa has three capital cities: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial).

Easily confused with

South Africa's flag is often mixed up with these — learn to tell them apart:

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