South Africa

South Africa is a country in Africa. Explore its flag and capital below — then test yourself.

Continent

Africa

Capital

Pretoria

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Coat of arms Coming soon

South Africa's flag joins six colours in a distinctive Y-shape laid on its side: a green horizontal Y separates red (top) and blue (bottom) bands, with a black triangle edged in gold and white at the hoist. Adopted in 1994 at the end of apartheid, the converging Y expresses the coming together of diverse peoples on a united path forward.