Flag of the Republic of Benin (Nigeria)

Flag of the "Republic of Benin". Flag ratio: 1:2
National flag of the Republic of Biafra. Flag ratio: 1:2

The flag of the short-lived Republic of Benin in Nigeria consists of the colours black, and green, with black taking up two-thirds of the flag. It was inspired by the flag of the now-defunct Republic of Biafra. The main difference was that Biafran flag was a tricolour of red, black, and green. As with the Biafran flag, it was charged in the centre with a golden rising sun but it did not have a golden bar below it.

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