Flags of Dem Rep Congo

The flag of Democratic Republic of Congo is composed of two colors namely: blue and yellow. Blue is the base color of the flag with six stars in vertical for, which has the color of gold or yellow located at the left side. There is another big star right on the center of the flag. In its original meaning of the design of the flag, the six stars placed vertically on the left sided symbolizes Democratic Republic of Congo's six provinces. This is not applicable to the present.

The official adoption of the flag of Democratic Republic of Congo was made on May 17, 1997. Zaire was the former name of the country. There are two different countries that can be confused about since both have the word Congo in the country's name. These two countries are: Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter country is most of the time called Congo-Kinshasa, right after its capital. This is to distinguish it from other country which is the Republic of Congo. On June 30, 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo got her independence from Belgium. The flag's design was influenced by the colonial flag being used before which were no stars located on the left side.