Flag of South Sudan

Educational illustration shown at 4:3. The reference proportion is 1:2. National flag (light blue triangle, upright star).

How to recognise it

Black, red and green horizontal bands split by thin white stripes, with a light blue triangle at the hoist holding an upright yellow star.

Name in the quiz: South Sudan
UN member state name: South Sudan
ISO 3166-1 code: SS
Atlas Play pack: North and East Africa (explorer pack)

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Source and checks

Design reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Sudan (revision 1377191434) (A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a sky-blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a yellow star; proportion 1:2). Checked 2026-10-21 by Claude (AI build agent): corrected flag-icons artwork compared side by side with the reference article’s lead image (revision 1377191434) and Codex’s sourced colour decision; no human editorial review yet. Artwork: flag-icons 7.6.0 (package/flags/4x3/ss.svg), MIT licence, licence text; sanitised copy sha256 becd1f9cce6d…. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.