Red, Green, Yellow and Black Flags

Which countries have red, green, yellow and black flags?

• St. Kitts & Nevis (North America): green and red triangles split by a black diagonal band edged in yellow, with two white stars.
• Vanuatu (Oceania): a red top and green bottom, with a black triangle at the hoist and a yellow horizontal Y-shaped band.
• Dominica: a green field with a cross of yellow, white and black stripes, and a red disc with a parrot and ten green stars.
• Guyana: the Golden Arrowhead, with a green field, a gold arrowhead and a red triangle with a black border.
• Zimbabwe (Africa): seven horizontal stripes of green, yellow, red and black, with a white triangle, a red star and the Zimbabwe bird.
• South Africa: a Y-shape joining six colors.

A diagonal band means St. Kitts & Nevis. A Y-shape on a red and green field means Vanuatu, and a bird in a red disc means Dominica.

What do these colors mean?

On the St. Kitts & Nevis flag, green stands for the fertile land, red for the struggle against slavery and colonialism, yellow for sunshine all year and black for the African heritage. The two stars stand for hope and liberty. The flag was adopted at independence in 1983.

Vanuatu's flag was adopted in 1980. Red stands for blood, green for the richness of the islands, black for the Melanesian people and yellow for the Gospel light. The Y-shape follows the layout of the archipelago.

Zimbabwe's stripes stand for farming (green), minerals (yellow), the struggle for independence (red) and the people (black). Guyana's green is for forests and agriculture, and its arrowhead gold for mineral wealth. Dominica's three-color cross stands for the Trinity.