Flag of Sudan
Educational illustration shown at 4:3. The reference proportion is 1:2.
How to recognise it
Red, white and black horizontal bands with a green triangle at the hoist.
- Name in the quiz
- Sudan
- UN member state name
- Sudan
- ISO 3166-1 code
- SD
- Atlas Play pack
- North and East Africa (explorer pack), Look-alikes: red, white, black and green
Easily confused with
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: a red upright band at the hoist. Sudan: a green triangle at the hoist.
EgyptSudan: a green triangle at the hoist. Egypt: a gold eagle on the white.
KenyaSudan: a green triangle and no emblem. Kenya: a shield and spears in the middle.
PalestineSudan: red on top, a green triangle. Palestine: black on top, a red triangle.
Source and checks
Design reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Sudan (revision 1378246651) (A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; with a green triangle based at the hoist; proportion 1:2). Checked 2026-10-21 by Claude (AI build agent): rendered flag-icons artwork compared side by side with the reference article’s lead image and its infobox design description; no human editorial review yet. Artwork: flag-icons 7.6.0 (package/flags/4x3/sd.svg), MIT licence, licence text; sanitised copy sha256 4c6eb85e58fa…. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.