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Tanzania

Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania; United Republic of Tanzania

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[Flag of Tanzania] by Zeljko Heimer, 28 Mar 2003
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National Flag

On 26 April 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form a new republic, the name "Tanzania" being adopted on 29 October 1964. Like the name of the country, the new flag was a merger of that of its constituent parts. The lower green stripe of the former Tanganyika flag took the blue of the Zanzibari flag, and the stripes were re-arranged diagonally to give them equal status.
Stuart Notholt, 19 Jun 1996

National Flag. CSW/CSW 2:3
Flag divided by a yellow fimbriated black rising diagonal with green at hoist and blue at fly. Source: Album 2000.
The colour specifications are officially provided in British Standard Range, and Armand approximated them in Album as:
Green Pantone 361c
Yellow Pantone 116c
Blue Pantone 299c
These are, of course, rather standard shades of colours except for the blue, which is lighter than "normal" blue, but not as light as "light blue". I don't know how much it matches the B.S. standard.
Zeljko Heimer, 28 Mar 2003

Ratio length to breadth: three to two eg. 3' x 2', 6' x 4', 12' x 8'
Description:
Green - Yellow - Black and Blue, having the black centre stripe centred on (the) diagonal raising from flag mast to top edge of the fly, two smaller yellow stripes dividing the upper triangle portion which is green and the lower triangle portion which is blue.
Proportions of colours:
Black centre stripe, centred on diagonal of flag of 6' x 4', is 13/48 of fly and 13" wide (my note - 4 feet = 48 inches).  Yellow stripes are each 1/16 of fly and 3" wide.
Colour code and significance:
B.S. (referring to the British Standard Range of colours now redundant) No. 2660, 1955
Black   BS No, 9-103 = the People
Green   BS No. 0-010 = the Land
Blue     BS No. 0-012 = the Adjoining Sea
Yellow BS No. 0-002 = the Mineral Wealth
Source: Tanzania National Symbols', Dar-es-Salaam; Information Service Division, Office of the Prime Minister and First Vice-President, no date.
Christopher Southworth, 27 Mar 2003

Flag Construction Sheet

[Flag construction sheet] by Zeljko Heimer, 28 Mar 2003

Summarizing the construction details, the width of the black stripe is 13/48 of the hoist size, the width of the yellow stripes is 3 of the same units each.
Zeljko Heimer, 28 Mar 2003

Coat of Arms

[Tanzanian Coat of Arms] image from this site, located by Jarig Bakker, 5 Jan 2002

The Emblem (Nembo)
Emblem Description :
The central feature of the Coat of Arm