Flag of Cote D’Ivoire
A French colony from the late 19 th century until 1960, the Ivory Coast is another country which based its flag on the French tricolor. The colors selected for the Côte D'Ivoire's flag were also used by Niger, with which the Côte D'Ivoire had an agreement. The colors are said to represent progress and the northern plains, or savannah (orange); hope and the agriculture of the south (green); and national unity (white). Coincidently and significantly, green and white are also the colors of the Parti Democratique de la Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast Democratic Party), which led the country to independence and has subsequently, banned all rival political opposition. The Ivory Coast flag is similar to that of Ireland, but with the colors reversed and with different proportions. The flag was adopted in 1959, just preceding the independence. It is unexpectedly comparable to the flag of Ireland, but the latter is longer and has the colors reversed: the green is at the hoist side. The ratio of the flag is 2:3.
