Senegal vs Mali flag: how to tell them apart
Both are vertical green, yellow and red tricolours in a 2:3 shape. Senegal's flag has a green five-pointed star in the centre, while Mali's flag is plain.
How to tell them apart
The star
Senegal has a green five-pointed star at the centre of its yellow stripe. Mali's flag has no emblem at all.
Same stripe order
Both run green at the hoist, then yellow (Mali calls it gold), then red. So the stripes alone will not tell them apart.
Same shape
Both flags have a 2:3 proportion.
A shared past
Senegal's flag replaced the Mali Federation flag in 1960, swapping its kanaga figure for the green star. Mali's original 1959 flag also had a black kanaga figure, which was removed in 1961.
Bert's facts
- Senegal: Senegal shares land borders with five countries.
- Mali: Mali is landlocked, yet it touches seven other countries.
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