Capital

Maputo

Continent

Africa

Flag adopted

1983

Designer

Not individually credited

Mozambique

Colors and meaning

• Green #007168

  The country's natural riches

• White #FFFFFF

  Peace

• Yellow #FFD100

  Mineral wealth

• Red #D21034

  The resistance during the war of independence

• Black #000000

  The African continent

Symbolism and history

A black stripe fringed in white and yellow crosses green-over-red bands, with a yellow star bearing an open book, a hoe and an AK-47 rifle, the only national flag to depict a modern firearm, commemorating the FRELIMO liberation struggle.

Closest-looking flags

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  Angola

  Shares Angola's red-black split and tool-bearing star device, both flags tracing to Marxist-era liberation movements allied during the Cold War.

Further reading: Flag of Mozambique on Wikipedia