Meaning
Congo – Brazzaville's flag consists of three diagonal stripes: green on the upper left, yellow on the upper right, and red covering the lower half. The colors represent the Pan-African movement—green for nature and agriculture, yellow for natural resources, and red for independence and the struggle for freedom. Brazzaville is the capital city, distinguishing this Congo from the larger Democratic Republic to the east.
This flag is used when discussing the Republic of the Congo specifically, Central African politics, or Congolese cultural content from the Brazzaville side. You'll see it in posts about Central African events, Congolese music and artists, sporting events, and diaspora community discussions. It's also relevant in news conversations about Central African development and regional affairs.
The diagonal stripe pattern makes it visually distinct from its neighbor, the DRC flag, though both use Pan-African colors. It represents an important but often-overlooked Central African nation. The flag helps clarify geographic and political discussions when distinguishing between the two Congos.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 2.0 in 2015, Congo – Brazzaville's flag is consistently available across platforms. While less widely used than some African flags, it remains crucial for accurate geographic reference and cultural representation of this significant Central African nation.
Common Uses
- • Discussing Republic of Congo events
- • Celebrating Congolese-Brazzaville culture
- • Distinguishing from Democratic Republic
- • Supporting Congolese artists and teams
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Congo – Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are separated by the Congo River, and people often use their respective flags to clarify which country they're discussing, since the names are so similar.
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Platform Shortcodes
:congo_brazzaville: :flag-cg: :congo_brazzaville: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🇨🇬 |
| HTML (hex) | 🇨🇬 |
| CSS | \1F1E8\1F1EC |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDEC |
| Python | \U0001F1E8\U0001F1EC |
| Java | \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDEC |
| Perl | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1EC} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F1E8}\x{1F1EC} |
| Punycode | xn--2qco-2qcs |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%AC |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xA8 0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xAC |
🇨🇬 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পতাকা: কঙ্গো - ব্রাজাভিল |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 旗: 刚果(布) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 旗子:剛果(布拉薩) |
| Danish | Congo-Brazzaville |
| Dutch | vlag: Congo-Brazzaville |
| English | flag: Congo - Brazzaville |
| English (UK) | flag: Congo - Brazzaville |
| Estonian | lipp: Kongo Vabariik |
| Finnish | lippu: Kongon tasavalta |
| French | drapeau : Congo-Brazzaville |
| German | Flagge: Kongo-Brazzaville |
| Hindi | झंडा: कांगो – ब्राज़ाविल |
| Hungarian | zászló: Kongó – Brazzaville |
| Italian | bandiera: Congo-Brazzaville |
| Japanese | 旗: コンゴ共和国(ブラザビル) |
| Korean | 깃발: 콩고-브라자빌 |
| Lithuanian | vėliava: Kongas-Brazavilis |
| Malay | bendera: Congo - Brazzaville |
| Norwegian | flagg: Kongo-Brazzaville |
| Polish | flaga: Kongo |
| Portuguese | bandeira: República do Congo |
| Russian | флаг: Конго - Браззавиль |
| Spanish | Bandera: Congo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bandera: Congo |
| Swedish | flagga: Kongo-Brazzaville |
| Thai | ธง: คองโก - บราซซาวิล |
| Ukrainian | прапор: Конго – Браззавіль |
| Vietnamese | cờ: Congo - Brazzaville |