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Jumhuriya Jibuti, Republique de Djibouti

Flag and coat of arms adopted 1977-06-27.

Description of the flag
The proportions are stated by Smith (1975b) as approximately 21:38, whatever that means. Colours are interpreted as: white - peace, blue - sea and sky, green - earth. The red star stands for unity. This flag has been used since 1972 by African National Liberation Union(?), and then the colours were interpreted differently. Green was for Afar Muslims, and blue for Issas (also Muslims) joined with Somalia. The flag has been officially hoisted on 27 June 1977.
Zeljko Heimer 12 December 1995

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A note in Album des Pavillons (2000) explains that the flag exists also in ratio 21:38. The construction details are given as (2+2):(3~+3~) which isn't helpful. The star seems to be inscribed in a circle, 1/5 in diameter. Now, the other sources which I quickly consulted all give different ratios:
Smith 1982c 21:38~
Shipmate Flagchart (1998) 1:2
N. Smith (1995) 1:2 **
Znamierowski (1999) 21:38 (but with a considerably bigger star)
and so on.

I have a theory, that would give quite another ratio. Suppose that the rightmost angle of the triangle reaches the midpoint of the flag, so that the non-hoist sides of the triangle fall on the same line as the diagonals of the flag. That would make the whole rectangle twice as long as the equilateral triangle, and that is exactly square root of 3. That is, I "suggest" that the ratio is 1:sqrt(3), so approximately 100:173. This is not quite close to 1:2, nor 2:3, nor 21:38. So, there are 4 variations to this flag to be considered, but as far as I could see they only differ in the "length" of the blue and green stripes. The triangle is unaffected - always equilateral.

The colours are approximated in Album 2000 as
blue Pantone 292c
green Pantone 361c
red Pantone 179c
Zeljko Heimer, 13 June 2001

The ratio of 21:38 is quoted by a variety of unconnected sources and so surely must have a basis in fact somewhere? The only explanation I can come up with is that the flag was originally defined by illustration or sample flag, and that the artist or manufacturer intended the length to be twice that of the triangle. A small drawing or manufacturing error would convert 21:36 into 21:38 would it not?
Christopher Southworth, 1 February 2003

When working on Album des Pavillons (2000), I gave a ratio of 2:3. I relied on a sketch drawn in an official letter dated 22 07 1977 from the French Naval Authority at the time in Djibouti, the sketch having exactly that ratio 2:3. I only mentioned ratio 21:38 in a note because of these so many vexillological books.
Armand du Payrat, 11 February 2003

The triangle in this flag is isosceles, but definitely not equilateral in my source (and in many vexillological books).
Armand du Payrat, 12 February 2003

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Introduction of the Flag
The national flag of Djibouti was designed by Mr. Mahamoud Harbi, an independentist leader. The national emblem was designed by Mr. Hassan Robleh, an artist. Source: http://www.indexdjibouti.com/
Ivan Sache, 12 August 2002

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