Flag of Zambia

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The flag of Zambia was adopted on 24 October 1964, when the country gained independence, and it was designed by Gabriel Ellison. It is a green field with an orange African fish eagle in flight above a vertical red, black and orange stripe block near the fly end; the proportions are 2:3. It also serves as the national ensign. The green represents Zambia’s agriculture and vegetation, red stands for the struggle for freedom, black symbolizes the people and African heritage, and orange reflects the country’s mineral wealth, especially copper. The flying eagle symbolizes freedom and rising above challenges. The flag was slightly updated in 1996, with a brighter green and a slightly altered eagle. The design is described in the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act of 1965. Before independence, the area was the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia and used a Blue Ensign. The flag should be flown from sunrise to sunset.