Flag of French Guiana

As a French overseas territory, the official flag of French Guiana is the flag of France. But there are also flags for the department and the region.

Flag of the department and region

On 29 January 2010, the General Council of the department officially adopted its own flag which has since been placed alongside the European flag and the French tricolor. Originally it was the flag of the Union of Travailleurs Guyanais ( Guyanese Workers Union ), the largest union of French Guiana. It is regarded as one of the strongest advocates of independence from France. It was first used in September 1967, and soon became a widespread, unofficial symbol of French Guiana. Officially, the flag was adopted at the 11th Congress from 25 to 27 November 2004 as a symbol of the UTG. The flag is divided diagonally. The upper triangle in the fly is green, the lower triangle on the left side is yellow. In the center rests a red, five-pointed star. Green symbolizes the forests, yellow the numerous soil resources. The red star stands for the " socialist orientation of the country" whose meaning is to be converted according to a Commission in the "blood in the heart of the country" but. The flag is similar in design to that of the Brazilian state of Acre.

In addition to his status as an overseas department of French Guiana is a French region, the Regional Council has the right to take its own flag. The typical flag logo shows a yellow five-pointed star on a blue background over a green surface on which, can be seen an orange figure in a yellow boat, which is located on red water.

Logo of the region

Unofficial Flag

The coat of arms of French Guiana, which is identical to the arms of the capital Cayenne is used as the coat of arms Banner also as an unofficial symbol.

The Internet is often found as a flag of the independence movement of French Guiana, a flag that resembles that of the UTG. With her but the green and yellow field are interchanged. The Tam - Tam Front pour la Liberation de Guiana shares for the flag of their movement, the colors vertically.

2:3 Flag of the independence movement