Mauritius’s flag (12 March 1968) consists of four equal horizontal bands: red, blue, yellow, green. Red denotes the struggle for freedom; blue the Indian Ocean; yellow the new light of independence; green agriculture and the island’s lush landscape. Ratio 2:3; statutes fix colours and protocol for state display. The design has remained unchanged since independence.
Mauritius adopted its national flag on 12 March 1968, the day of independence. Four equal horizontal bands—red, blue, yellow, green—reflect geography and the constitutional moment: red for the struggle toward freedom, blue for the surrounding Indian Ocean, yellow for the new dawn of independence, and green for agriculture and the island’s verdant terrain.
The simple four‑stripe arrangement yields clarity at distance and ease of manufacture. A 2:3 ratio with equal bands is specified in law, along with colour references to maintain consistency across flags. Protocol covers order of precedence, half‑masting by order, illumination when flown at night, and dignified retirement; misuse is restricted.
Unchanged since adoption, the flag flies over ministries, schools, ports, and missions abroad and is taught in civic education as a symbol of a stable, democratic island state.