Sao Tome and Principe Flag Meaning & Details

Sao Tome and Principe Flag

Flag Information

three horizontal bands of green (top), yellow (double width), and green with two black five-pointed stars placed side by side in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side green stands for the country's rich vegetation, red recalls the struggle for independence, and yellow represents cocoa, one of the country's main agricultural products the two stars symbolize the two main islands note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

     Source: CIA - The World Factbook