Chad
Adopted1960
Design classVertical Tricolor
RegionAfrica
Blue, yellow and red vertical bands.
History and symbolism
The vertical blue, yellow and red tricolor of 1960 mirrors the flag of Romania in almost every detail, a rare case of two national flags being effectively identical.
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