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{{Infobox flag
| Name = Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
| Article = 
| Nickname = 
| Image = Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
| Image_size = 200px
| Use = 111111
| Symbol =
| Proportion = 2:3
| Adoption = 1959 |
| Design = A vertical [[tricolour]] of [[Orange (colour)|orange]], [[white]], and [[green]]. |
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The '''[[flag]] of [[Côte d'Ivoire]]''' ({{lang-fr|Drapeau de la Côte d'Ivoire}}), sometimes known as [[flag]] of [[Ivory Coast]] features three equal vertical bands of orange ([[Hoist (flag)|hoist]] side), white, and green.

After independence, the Côte d'Ivoire formed a loose alliance of [[West Africa]]n states. The flags of these states were influenced both by the [[Pan-African colours]] first used by [[Ghana]], and also by the model of the [[Flag of France|French Tricolour]], the flag of the former colonial power. The colours chosen for the Côte d'Ivoire's flag were also used by [[Flag of Niger|Niger]], with which the Côte d'Ivoire had an alliance. They were intended to symbolise the following:  the [[Orange (colour)|orange colour]] stands for the land, the [[savannah]] found in the northern part and its [[fertility]], the [[white]] represents [[peace]], and the [[green]] represents [[hope]] and also the [[forest]] of the southern part of the country.<ref>[http://flagspot.net/flags/ci.html Flags of the World - Cote d'Ivoire]</ref> The flag was adopted in 1959, just prior to independence.

==Similar flags==

The flag is similar to the [[flag of Ireland]], but the latter is longer and has the colours reversed: the green is at the hoist side. It has also similar colors to those of [[flag of India|India]] and [[flag of Niger|Niger]].

==See also==
*[[Coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{FOTW|id=ci|title=Côte d'Ivoire}}


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[[af:Vlag van Ivoorkus]]
[[ar:علم كوت ديفوار]]
[[ast:Bandera de Costa de Marfil]]
[[be:Сцяг Кот-д'Івуара]]
[[bs:Zastava Obale Slonovače]]
[[ca:Bandera de la Costa d'Ivori]]
[[cs:Vlajka Pobřeží slonoviny]]
[[cy:Baner Côte d'Ivoire]]
[[de:Flagge der Elfenbeinküste]]
[[et:Elevandiluuranniku lipp]]
[[el:Σημαία της Ακτής Ελεφαντοστού]]
[[es:Bandera de Costa de Marfil]]
[[eo:Flago de Ebur-Bordo]]
[[fa:پرچم ساحل عاج]]
[[fr:Drapeau de la Côte d'Ivoire]]
[[ga:Bratach an Chósta Eabhair]]
[[ko:코트디부아르의 국기]]
[[hi:कोटे डे आइवोरे का ध्वज]]
[[hr:Zastava Obale Bjelokosti]]
[[bpy:কটে ডি'আইভরির ফিরালহান]]
[[id:Bendera Pantai Gading]]
[[it:Bandiera della Costa d'Avorio]]
[[he:דגל חוף השנהב]]
[[lt:Dramblio Kaulo Kranto vėliava]]
[[hu:Elefántcsontpart zászlaja]]
[[mk:Знаме на Брегот на Слоновата Коска]]
[[ms:Bendera Côte d'Ivoire]]
[[nl:Vlag van Ivoorkust]]
[[ja:コートジボワールの国旗]]
[[no:Elfenbenskystens flagg]]
[[nn:Det ivorianske flagget]]
[[pl:Flaga Wybrzeża Kości Słoniowej]]
[[pt:Bandeira da Costa do Marfim]]
[[ro:Drapelul Coastei de Fildeș]]
[[ru:Флаг Кот-д’Ивуара]]
[[sk:Vlajka Pobrežia Slonoviny]]
[[sr:Застава Обале Слоноваче]]
[[sh:Zastava Obale Slonovače]]
[[fi:Norsunluurannikon lippu]]
[[sv:Elfenbenskustens flagga]]
[[th:ธงชาติโกตดิวัวร์]]
[[uk:Прапор Кот-д'Івуару]]
[[yo:Àsìá ilẹ̀ Côte d'Ivoire]]
[[zh:科特迪瓦国旗]]