What is Flag of Libya?
[[File:Flag of Libya.svg|thumb|]] [[File:Flag of Libya.svg|thumb|{{center|Flag from 1951–1969<br>{{age in years, months, weeks and days|year1=1951|year2=1969}} of use}}]] [[File:Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg|thumb|{{center|Flag from 1969–1972<br>{{age in years, months, weeks and days|year1=1969|year2=1972}} of use}}]] [[File:Flag of Libya (1972–1977).svg|thumb|{{center|Flag from 1972–1977<br>{{age in years, months, weeks and days|year1=1972|year2=1977}} of use}}]] [[File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg|thumb|{{center|Flag from 1977–2011<br>{{age in years, months, weeks and days|year1=1977|year2=2011}} of use}}]] The '''Flag of [[Libya]]''' has three horizontal stripes of [[red]], [[black]], and [[green]], with a white [[crescent]] and star in the center of the black stripe. It has been the official flag of Libya since 3 August 2011. == Overview == The flag is the same as the flag of the earlier [[Kingdom of Libya]], used from 1951 to 1969. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/flags/libya/|title=Libya Flag Meaning (Download SVG, PNG)|website=worldpopulationreview.com|access-date=2020-06-28|archive-date=2020-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125132426/https://worldpopulationreview.com/flags/libya|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the dictatorship of [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]] the flag was changed twice and it was just a plain field of [[green]]. It was unique for being the only [[national flag]] in the [[Earth|world]] with just one color and no design, [[emblem]]s, [[coat of arms]], or any other [[detail]]s. It was adopted on 11 November 1977. ==Related pages== *[[Flag of Libya (1977–2011)]] == References == <references /> {{history-stub}} [[Category:National symbols of Libya]] [[Category:National flags|Libya]] [[Category:1951 establishments]] [[Category:1950s establishments in Africa]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Libya]] [[Category:1969 disestablishments]] [[Category:2011 establishments in Africa]]