Flags of Tunisia

It is located in northern Africa. Its neighboring countries are Algeria and Libya. It’s coastline is formed by Mediterranean sea. Tunisia’s climate is temperate. It has a wide variety of natural resources like petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt and arable land. It is suffering from problems like toxic and hazardous waste disposal and limited supply of potable water.

The flag of Tunisia was officially endorsed on 1 June 1959. The colors used in the flag of Tunisia are red and white. The flag has a red background. A white disc is present in the middle of the flag. Inside the white disc a crescent and a five-pointed star in red are imprinted. The white disc in the flag of Tunisia represents the sun. The crescent moon and the five-pointed star represents Islam. The waxing moon according to Islam brings luck and red represents fight against Turkish rule.