Flag of the Central African Republic

Republic of Central Africa
UseNational flag
Proportion2:3
Adopted1 December 1958 (1958-12-01)
DesignFour horizontal stripes of blue, white, green and yellow intersected by one vertical stripe of red in the middle; with a yellow five-pointed star in the canton.
Designed byBarthélemy Boganda

The flag of the Republic of Central Africa (French: Drapeau de la République centrafricaine; Sango: Bendêre tî Bêafrîka) was officially adopted in 1958. It has been retained since that time with the same design, four horizontal stripes of blue, white, green and yellow, and a single vertical band of red, with a yellow five-pointed star in the upper left corner.