Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe
Educational illustration shown at 4:3. The reference proportion is 1:2.
How to recognise it
Green, a wide yellow band and green, with a red triangle at the hoist and two black stars on the yellow.
- Name in the quiz
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Also called
- Sao Tome and Principe
- UN member state name
- Sao Tome and Principe
- ISO 3166-1 code
- ST
- Atlas Play pack
- Central Africa (explorer pack)
Easily confused with
Equatorial GuineaSão Tomé and Príncipe: a red triangle and two black stars on yellow. Equatorial Guinea: a blue triangle and a coat of arms.
Guinea-BissauSão Tomé and Príncipe: a red triangle and two stars on the yellow. Guinea-Bissau: a red band with one star.
ComorosComoros: four stripes and a green triangle with a crescent. São Tomé and Príncipe: green and yellow with a red triangle.
Source and checks
Design reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_São_Tomé_and_Príncipe (revision 1367627505) (A horizontal triband of green, yellow, and green, with a red isosceles triangle at the hoist and two five-pointed black stars on the yellow band; 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/st.svg), MIT licence, licence text; sanitised copy sha256 0f46b6ecfa05…. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.