Adopted in November 1992, after the country gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the flag of Tajikistan consists of three horizontal stripes, red, white and green. The white stripe is twice as wide as the others with a yellow/gold crown in the centre surmounted by seven, five-point stars.  

The red stripe symbolises Tajikistan’s independence and the land itself. The white represents the country’s purity and the cotton industry very important to the Takik economy. The green stands for Tajikistan’s agriculture while the crown and stars are symbols of sovereignty, the union of workers and the unity of the nation’s social classes.