Cote d'Ivoire - Fact Sheet

The flag of Côte d'Ivoire is a vertical tricolor of orange, white and green.

According to the web site of the Presidency of the Republic (no longer available), orange is the colour of the land, rich and generous, the meaning of our fight, the blood of a young people fighting for emancipation. White is for peace, but peace with justice.  Green is for hope and the certainty of a better future.¹

Other sources have reported that orange represents the savannahs in the north of the land, and green the woods in the south. White is a symbol of unity. This symbolism is the same as for the orange-white-green flag of Niger, and the vertical positions are influenced by the French tricolor.

Officially adopted on 3 December 1959.

Proportions 2:3.²

Pantone approximation is given as orange Pantone 151c, green Pantone 347c.³

The elephant is the largest and strongest animal in the local fauna and gave its name to the country; it is considered as the national emblematic animal.