Last modified: 2005-08-26 by phil nelson
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![Libyan flag]](../images/l/ly.gif)
image by Željko Heimer
Proportions: 1:2
Usage Code: ![[FIS Code]](../misc/fissumry.gif){kind=small}
Local Name:
الجماهيرية
العربية
الليبية
الشعبية
الإشتراكية
ISO Code: LY LBY 434
FIPS 10-4 Code: LY
MARC Code: ly
IOC Code: LBA
See also:
Libya's flag was adopted in 1977, after leaving the Federation of Arab Republics. Green is the national color of Libya as well as a symbol of devotion to Islam.
A note to the image in Album des pavillons explains that it could be also in ratio 2:3, and that there are yet unconfirmed reports of what might be naval ensign green with two crossed anchors in the middle.
Regarding the flag usage, Whitney Smith's works design