{"product_id":"guinea-bissau","title":"Guinea-Bissau","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3×5' nylon national flag of Guinea-Bissau.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuinea-Bissau declared its independence from Portugal in 1973, a year before Portugal recognized it, and raised the flag of the liberation movement led by Amílcar Cabral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesign\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vertical red band at the hoist bearing a black five-pointed star, with two equal horizontal bands of yellow over green filling the fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flag was adopted on 24 September 1973, based on the banner of the PAIGC, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. Red stands for the blood shed in the struggle for independence, yellow for the sun and the country's wealth, and green for hope and its forests. The black star stands for Africa and for the unity of its peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFlag Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdopted:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 September 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial proportions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1:2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e red, yellow, green, black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmblem:\u003c\/strong\u003e black five-pointed star\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVexillographer's Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCabo Verde flew a close variant of this flag until 1992, a reminder that the two countries once planned to unite under the PAIGC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHumphrys Flag Company · Old City Philadelphia · Est. 1864\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Humphrys Flag Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49954677751963,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0228\/2907\/files\/1280px-Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau_svg.png?v=1793893485","url":"https:\/\/humphrysflag.com\/products\/guinea-bissau","provider":"Humphrys Flag Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}