Somewhat unusually for many African flags, the flag of The Gambia has no political basis whatsoever. It was adopted on February 18th, 1965 for national and civil usage and became a republic on April 24th, 1970. Situated on either side of the Gambia River, the namesake of the nation, it's a long, narrow strip of land surrounded on three sides by Senegal. After a coup attempt in 1981, the Senegambia Confederation (a loose Confederation of the two countries) was attempted but only lasted until 1989.
The color scheme of the flag is pretty simple. The red in the flag represents the savannah grasslands, the blue stripe symbolizes the River Gambia and the green in the flag symbolizes the forests.
Nice, easy and simple... sometimes those are the best flags to study! In the meantime, put your hands together for The Gambia and remember, until next time, keep your flags flying- FREAK or otherwise!
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