Flag of the United Arab Emirates

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National flag and ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2

National flag and ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2

Alternative civil ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2

Alternative civil ensign. Flag ratio: 1:2

The flag of the United Arab Emirates (Arabic: علم الإمارات العربية المتحدة) was adopted on December 2, 1971.

It contains the Pan-Arab colors red, green, white and black, which symbolize Arabian unity.

In addition the individual colours have the following meanings:

green: Fertility
white: Neutrality
black: the oil wealth within the country's borders

Merchant ships may fly the alternative civil ensign, a red flag with the national flag in the canton.

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