Flag of Burundi

The flag is divided into four parts by a white saltire. The upper and lower parts are red in color, while the left and right ones are green in color. The white color of the saltire represents peace, green represents the nation's hopes placed on future development, and red symbolizes the suffering of the nation during its freedom struggle. The three stars also stand for the three elements of the national motto: Ubumwe, Ibikorwa, Amajambere ("Unity, Work and Progress"), which can be seen on the coat of arms of Burundi. They also represent the loyalty that the citizens of the nation have pledged to their God, king and country. == Colours ==

The colours are defined in the constitution as simply green, white, and red. Nowhere does the government document any specific colour shades. For lack of any official standard, the colours used at the 2012 Olympics are shown in the table below. == Construction sheet ==

with the 1967–82 flag flown upside down. When the monarchy ruled over Burundi a variant flag featuring a karyenda (a drum said to have divine power) was used. It was believed that the drum's messages could be understood only by the mwami (rulers) who made it the laws of the state. Following the abolition of the monarchy in November 1966, the karyenda was removed from the flag and the other flag was adopted soon after. The karyenda was replaced with a sorghum plant which is an important agricultural product of the country. File:Flag of Burundi (1962–1966) variant.svg| Flag from 1 July 1962 to 28 November 1966 (Drum variant) File:Flag of Burundi (1962–1966).svg| Flag from 1 July 1962 to 28 November 1966. File:Royal Standard of Burundi (1962–1966).svg| Royal standard from 1962 to 1966. File:Flag of Burundi (1966).svg| Flag used on 28 and 29 November 1966 File:Flag of Burundi (1966–1967).svg| Flag from 29 November 1966 to 28 June 1967 File:Flag of Burundi (1967–1982).svg| Flag from 28 June 1967 to 27 September 1982 File:Flag of Burundi.svg| The current national flag, adopted on 27 September 1982 features slightly different dimensions to the 1967 flag == See also ==