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flag of Benin

national flag of the Republic of Benin
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flag of Benin
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Summary

flag of Benin is a national flag[1]. It draws 3,265 Wikipedia views per month (national flag category, ranking #181 of 306).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: Pan-African flag[3]
  • Depicts: field[4], flanche[5]
  • Commons category: Flags of Benin[6]
  • Color: green[7], yellow[8], red[9]
  • Unicode character: 🇧🇯[10]
  • Inception: November 16, 1959[11]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Benin[12]
  • Replaces: flag of France[13], flag of the People's Republic of Benin[14]
  • Replaced by: flag of the People's Republic of Benin[15]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 3:2[16]

Why It Matters

flag of Benin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Benin flag of France national flag

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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