Flag of Djibouti

🎨 What the flag means

Djibouti's flag has a light blue stripe on top, a green stripe below, and a white triangle with a red star on the left. Light blue stands for the sky and the sea, green for the earth, and white for peace. The red star stands for the unity of the nation.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

1 million (2026)

🏙️ Capital

Djibouti603.9 thousand people (2018)

🗣️ Main language

AfarAlso official: Arabic, French

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Lake Assal in Djibouti is the lowest place in all of Africa.
2. The Djibouti francolin, a bird found nowhere else, lives in the Day Forest in the north.
3. French and Arabic are the official languages, and many people also speak Afar and Somali.