Burundi

What the source says

Referenced, awaiting primary-source review

The current design was adopted on 28 June 1967. White represents peace; green represents the nation's hopes placed on future development; red symbolizes the suffering of the nation during its freedom struggle. The three stars stand for the three ethnic groups of Burundi: the Hutu, the Twa and the Tutsi [and] the three elements of the national motto: Ubumwe, Ibikorwa, Amajambere (Unity, Work and Progress).

(r1) Flag of Burundi (Wikipedia (English)), read on 2026-07-17. States the adoption year, which colors the flag has, what the colors mean and the symbolism and history on this page.

Referenced, not verified: a secondary work states this, and the document that constitutes the flag has not been read for this entry. What the marks mean.

Colors and meaning

Red(r1) #CE1126
The suffering endured during the struggle for independence(r1)
Green(r1) #1EB53A
Hope for the future(r1)
White(r1) #FFFFFF
Peace(r1)

Symbolism and history(r1)

A white diagonal saltire divides the field into red and green triangles, with three red six-pointed stars outlined in green at the center, standing both for the three elements of the national motto (Unity, Work, Progress) and for the three ethnic groups of Burundi.

Most similar flags

The 6 closest of the 194 other national flags, ranked by a similarity index computed from the flag images themselves. The number is that index, 0–100 — not a claim that the two flags are “X% identical”.

Computed at build time: each flag is rasterised to 64x48, and the score is 0.55 × colour overlap + 0.45 × structure. A different weighting would rank these differently. How the index works.

References — not verification

(r1) Referenced to Flag of Burundi (Wikipedia (English)) on 2026-07-17. States the adoption year, which colors the flag has, what the colors mean and the symbolism and history on this page. The passage it states them in is quoted at the top of this entry.

Further reading: Flag of Burundi on Wikipedia