Flag of South Africa
The flag of South Africa has a triangle along the pole side. Its colors are green, red, blue, white, black and yellow. On it: a triangle. The current design dates from 1994. South Africa is in Africa, and its capital is Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein. Below: key facts, the story behind the design, the flags it gets mixed up with and a quick quiz.
Facts at a glance
| Capitals | Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Population | 64 million |
| Area | 1,221,037 km² |
| Currency | South African rand |
| Colors | green, red, blue, white, black and yellow |
| Proportions | 2:3 |
| In use since | 1994 |
South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (government), Cape Town (parliament) and Bloemfontein (supreme court of appeal).
Which one is the flag of South Africa?
Flags people mix up with this one
These are the wrong answers that trip players up most in Quible’s flag quiz.
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
NamibiaQuib’s riddle
Five clues from the game Mystery Country in Quible. How many did you need?
- I lie at the very south of my continent.
- I have twelve official languages. Sign language joined the list in 2023.
- A flat-topped mountain rises right above a port city here.
- I have three capitals.
- My government sits in Pretoria.
Flags of the neighbors
Botswana
Lesotho
EswatiniWhat people also ask
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Country data: mledoze/countries (ODbL); population: World Bank, 2024. Flags: flag-icons (MIT). Flag facts, look-alikes and riddles: the Quible app.