Libya Flag Meaning & Details
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- three horizontal bands of red (top), black (double width), and green with a white crescent and star centered on the black stripe
- the National Transitional Council reintroduced this flag design of the former Kingdom of Libya (1951-1969) on 27 February 2011
- it replaced the former all-green banner promulgated by the QADHAFI regime in 1977
- the colors represent the three major regions of the country: red stands for Fezzan, black symbolizes Cyrenaica, and green denotes Tripolitania
- the crescent and star represent Islam, the main religion of the country
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Source: CIA - The World Factbook