262:
289:
512:
274:
53:
38:
917:
1035:
1265:
927:
148:
261:
1228:
990:
882:
1206:
995:
963:
831:
523:
137:
288:
1070:
1243:
1546:
556:
366:
1223:
273:
892:
1238:
1670:
119:
of red, white and black with a sky-blue chevron with a tilted red star (the emblem of the Yemeni
Socialist Party) next to the hoist.
1665:
1021:
1685:
1341:
1310:
806:
496:
52:
1635:
1083:
851:
172:
1016:
956:
339:
164:
1151:
1475:
1383:
1361:
1295:
1250:
1103:
1063:
1000:
1504:
1285:
641:
1690:
1604:
1594:
1564:
1470:
1416:
1378:
1315:
1305:
1201:
1133:
1108:
887:
573:
549:
359:
1680:
1398:
1393:
1290:
1191:
1143:
949:
846:
751:
1675:
466:
280:
1516:
1366:
1351:
1300:
1181:
1161:
1056:
976:
856:
45:
511:
1371:
1174:
1169:
801:
766:
721:
461:
136:
consisted of a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the
1589:
871:
691:
686:
581:
542:
396:
352:
926:
1536:
1526:
1485:
1388:
1356:
1273:
1186:
811:
786:
701:
681:
631:
601:
591:
476:
436:
375:
160:
103:
1541:
1431:
1408:
1329:
1233:
1218:
1196:
1118:
897:
776:
771:
651:
451:
168:
1628:
1556:
1480:
1445:
1426:
1346:
1123:
1091:
841:
791:
746:
726:
716:
616:
401:
116:
1574:
1569:
1531:
1521:
1457:
1039:
816:
731:
711:
596:
586:
491:
471:
441:
426:
391:
386:
323:
313:
229:
155:
The flag was adopted on 30 November 1967 when South Yemen declared independence from the
1644:
1609:
1599:
1579:
1128:
861:
796:
761:
696:
676:
666:
626:
611:
606:
421:
416:
182:
from 1956 to 1970, are the only two flags of Arab countries to feature the color blue.
156:
1659:
1584:
1213:
1156:
972:
920:
902:
821:
781:
756:
736:
671:
646:
636:
621:
565:
501:
486:
481:
456:
431:
406:
308:
179:
20:
941:
741:
706:
661:
656:
446:
411:
37:
1462:
1421:
930:
318:
208:
163:
in 1990. It was used again for a few months in 1994 during the existence of the
132:
167:. Today, the South Yemeni flag is used by the separatist supporters from the
344:
1113:
141:
147:
335:
1264:
1079:
146:
1048:
1490:
534:
1052:
945:
538:
348:
1555:
1503:
1444:
1407:
1328:
1272:
1142:
1090:
1009:
983:
870:
830:
572:
111:
85:
67:
59:
44:
1064:
957:
550:
360:
19:For the flag of the modern Yemeni state, see
8:
140:flag with the sky-blue chevron and a tilted
26:
1509:
1450:
1334:
1278:
1096:
1071:
1057:
1049:
964:
950:
942:
557:
543:
535:
367:
353:
345:
16:Flag used from 1967–1990 and again in 1994
184:
178:The flag of South Yemen, along with the
257:
294:Flag of South Yemen, vertical standard
25:
7:
267:Presidential standard of South Yemen
14:
1263:
1244:2016–2022 Yemen cholera outbreak
1033:
925:
916:
915:
510:
467:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
287:
272:
260:
144:on the left side of the hoist.
51:
36:
1239:Famine in Yemen (2016–present)
883:British Indian Ocean Territory
1:
173:Southern Transitional Council
165:Democratic Republic of Yemen
1547:Water supply and sanitation
1707:
1251:COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen
151:Vertical flag of PDR Yemen
18:
1671:National symbols of Yemen
1622:
1512:
1453:
1337:
1281:
1261:
1207:Aftermath of the takeover
1099:
1030:
911:
519:
508:
382:
138:National Liberation Front
123:
35:
31:
1666:Flags introduced in 1967
1342:House of Representatives
1224:Civil war (2014–present)
632:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
376:Flags of the Arab States
1686:Obsolete national flags
1152:Saudi–Yemeni War (1934)
893:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1229:Saudi–led intervention
1010:National coats of arms
524:partially unrecognized
281:Yemeni Socialist Party
152:
91:; 34 years ago
73:; 56 years ago
71:November 30, 1967
1214:Crisis (2011–present)
1182:South Yemen civil war
1162:North Yemen civil war
1022:Dependent territories
996:Dependent territories
150:
807:United Arab Emirates
497:United Arab Emirates
1040:Heraldry portal
834:limited recognition
186:
28:
1476:Telecommunications
1234:Saudi–led blockade
340:Flags of the World
185:
161:Yemeni unification
153:
104:Yemeni unification
1653:
1652:
1618:
1617:
1499:
1498:
1440:
1439:
1384:Political parties
1362:Foreign relations
1324:
1323:
1259:
1258:
1197:Houthi insurgency
1046:
1045:
939:
938:
876:other territories
532:
531:
248:
247:
169:Southern Movement
127:
126:
89:May 22, 1990
1698:
1638:
1631:
1510:
1466:
1451:
1417:Republican Guard
1335:
1279:
1267:
1124:Kingdom of Aksum
1097:
1073:
1066:
1059:
1050:
1038:
1037:
1036:
1017:Sovereign states
991:Sovereign states
966:
959:
952:
943:
929:
919:
918:
888:Christmas Island
574:Sovereign states
559:
552:
545:
536:
514:
369:
362:
355:
346:
291:
276:
264:
187:
107:
99:
97:
92:
81:
79:
74:
55:
40:
29:
1706:
1705:
1701:
1700:
1699:
1697:
1696:
1695:
1691:Quadcolor flags
1656:
1655:
1654:
1649:
1641:
1634:
1627:
1614:
1605:Public holidays
1551:
1495:
1464:
1436:
1403:
1379:Law enforcement
1320:
1268:
1255:
1138:
1134:Islamic history
1109:Ancient history
1086:
1077:
1047:
1042:
1034:
1032:
1026:
1005:
979:
970:
940:
935:
907:
875:
866:
847:Northern Cyprus
833:
826:
568:
563:
533:
528:
515:
506:
378:
373:
332:
324:Pan-Arab colors
314:Emblem of Yemen
305:
300:
299:
298:
295:
292:
283:
277:
268:
265:
253:
101:
100:
95:
93:
90:
77:
75:
72:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1704:
1702:
1694:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1681:National flags
1678:
1673:
1668:
1658:
1657:
1651:
1650:
1648:
1647:
1640:
1639:
1632:
1624:
1623:
1620:
1619:
1616:
1615:
1613:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1561:
1559:
1553:
1552:
1550:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1513:
1507:
1501:
1500:
1497:
1496:
1494:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1460:
1454:
1448:
1442:
1441:
1438:
1437:
1435:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1413:
1411:
1405:
1404:
1402:
1401:
1399:Prime Minister
1396:
1394:Vice President
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1375:
1374:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1338:
1332:
1326:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1313:
1311:National parks
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1282:
1276:
1270:
1269:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1256:
1254:
1253:
1248:
1247:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1210:
1209:
1204:
1194:
1192:1994 Civil War
1189:
1184:
1179:
1178:
1177:
1172:
1166:Yemenite Wars
1164:
1159:
1154:
1148:
1146:
1140:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1100:
1094:
1088:
1087:
1078:
1076:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1053:
1044:
1043:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1024:
1019:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1006:
1004:
1003:
998:
993:
987:
985:
984:National flags
981:
980:
973:National flags
971:
969:
968:
961:
954:
946:
937:
936:
934:
933:
923:
912:
909:
908:
906:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
879:
877:
868:
867:
865:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
838:
836:
828:
827:
825:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
578:
576:
570:
569:
564:
562:
561:
554:
547:
539:
530:
529:
527:
526:
520:
517:
516:
509:
507:
505:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
383:
380:
379:
374:
372:
371:
364:
357:
349:
343:
342:
331:
330:External links
328:
327:
326:
321:
316:
311:
304:
301:
297:
296:
293:
286:
284:
278:
271:
269:
266:
259:
256:
255:
254:
252:
249:
246:
245:
242:
239:
236:
233:
225:
224:
221:
218:
215:
212:
204:
203:
200:
197:
194:
191:
157:United Kingdom
125:
124:
121:
120:
113:
109:
108:
87:
83:
82:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
48:
42:
41:
33:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1703:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1676:Flags of Asia
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1663:
1661:
1646:
1643:
1642:
1637:
1633:
1630:
1626:
1625:
1621:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1562:
1560:
1558:
1554:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1514:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1502:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1443:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1410:
1406:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1373:
1370:
1369:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1327:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1271:
1266:
1252:
1249:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1157:Alwaziri coup
1155:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1145:
1141:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1074:
1069:
1067:
1062:
1060:
1055:
1054:
1051:
1041:
1029:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1008:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
988:
986:
982:
978:
977:coats of arms
974:
967:
962:
960:
955:
953:
948:
947:
944:
932:
928:
924:
922:
914:
913:
910:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
880:
878:
873:
869:
863:
860:
858:
857:South Ossetia
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
839:
837:
835:
829:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
579:
577:
575:
571:
567:
566:Flags of Asia
560:
555:
553:
548:
546:
541:
540:
537:
525:
522:
521:
518:
513:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
384:
381:
377:
370:
365:
363:
358:
356:
351:
350:
347:
341:
337:
334:
333:
329:
325:
322:
320:
317:
315:
312:
310:
309:Flag of Yemen
307:
306:
302:
290:
285:
282:
275:
270:
263:
258:
250:
243:
240:
237:
234:
232:
231:
227:
226:
222:
219:
216:
213:
211:
210:
206:
205:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
188:
183:
181:
180:flag of Sudan
176:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
149:
145:
143:
139:
135:
134:
122:
118:
115:A horizontal
114:
110:
105:
88:
84:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
49:
47:
43:
39:
34:
30:
22:
21:Flag of Yemen
1575:Coat of arms
1517:Demographics
1367:Human rights
1352:Constitution
1301:Governorates
872:Dependencies
802:Turkmenistan
767:Saudi Arabia
462:Saudi Arabia
279:Flag of the
241:255–255–255
235:128–195–230
228:
207:
177:
154:
130:
128:
86:Relinquished
1432:Coast Guard
1372:LGBT rights
1187:Unification
931:Asia portal
832:States with
752:Philippines
692:South Korea
687:North Korea
582:Afghanistan
319:Pan-Arabism
209:Hex triplet
133:South Yemen
50:Historical
27:South Yemen
1660:Categories
1465:(currency)
1219:Revolution
812:Uzbekistan
787:Tajikistan
702:Kyrgyzstan
682:Kazakhstan
602:Bangladesh
592:Azerbaijan
477:Somaliland
437:Mauritania
238:206–17–38
159:until the
96:1990-05-22
78:1967-11-30
60:Proportion
1537:Languages
1527:Education
1486:Transport
1427:Air Force
1389:President
1357:Elections
1296:Districts
1274:Geography
898:Hong Kong
852:Palestine
777:Sri Lanka
772:Singapore
652:Indonesia
452:Palestine
117:tricolour
1645:Category
1542:Religion
1409:Military
1330:Politics
1202:Takeover
1129:Sasanian
1104:Timeline
1084:articles
1001:Timeline
921:Category
842:Abkhazia
792:Thailand
747:Pakistan
727:Mongolia
722:Maldives
717:Malaysia
617:Cambodia
402:Djibouti
303:See also
223:#000000
220:#FFFFFF
217:#CE1126
214:#80C3E6
171:and the
142:red star
131:Flag of
1629:Outline
1595:Museums
1580:Cuisine
1557:Culture
1505:Society
1481:Tourism
1446:Economy
1347:Cabinet
1306:Islands
1286:Borders
1114:Minaean
1092:History
817:Vietnam
732:Myanmar
712:Lebanon
642:Georgia
597:Bahrain
587:Armenia
492:Tunisia
472:Somalia
442:Morocco
427:Lebanon
397:Comoros
392:Bahrain
387:Algeria
251:Gallery
190:Scheme
94: (
76: (
68:Adopted
1570:Cinema
1565:Anthem
1532:Health
1522:Tribes
1471:Mining
1458:Energy
1316:Rivers
1291:Cities
1144:Modern
1119:Himyar
1082:
862:Taiwan
797:Turkey
762:Russia
697:Kuwait
677:Jordan
667:Israel
627:Cyprus
612:Brunei
607:Bhutan
422:Kuwait
417:Jordan
244:0–0–0
202:Black
199:White
112:Design
1636:Index
1610:Sport
1600:Music
1590:Media
1463:Rial
1080:Yemen
903:Macau
822:Yemen
782:Syria
757:Qatar
737:Nepal
672:Japan
647:India
637:Egypt
622:China
502:Yemen
487:Syria
482:Sudan
457:Qatar
432:Libya
407:Egypt
336:Yemen
193:Blue
1585:Flag
1491:Khat
1422:Navy
1175:1979
1170:1972
975:and
742:Oman
707:Laos
662:Iraq
657:Iran
447:Oman
412:Iraq
196:Red
129:The
874:and
338:at
230:RGB
63:2:3
46:Use
1662::
175:.
1072:e
1065:t
1058:v
965:e
958:t
951:v
558:e
551:t
544:v
368:e
361:t
354:v
106:)
102:(
98:)
80:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
