Countries with Green, White & Orange Flags 2026

Flag	Country	Layout	Details
	Ireland	Green | White | Orange — vertical	Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist), white, and orange. The simplest and most recognisable of the group — no emblem, no additional colour. The design was inspired by the French Tricolore and first carried publicly in 1848 by Thomas Francis Meagher during the Young Irelander rebellion. Officially adopted in the 1937 constitution. Green represents the Gaelic and Catholic Irish tradition; orange honours the Protestant followers of William of Orange; white in the centre symbolises the hope for lasting peace between the two communities.
	Côte d'Ivoire	Orange | White | Green — vertical	Three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist), white, and green — a pure tricolor with no emblem of any kind. Adopted on 3 December 1959, shortly before independence from France. The colour order is the exact mirror image of Ireland's flag, with the same 2:3 ratio — the two flags are among the most commonly confused in the world. Orange represents the northern savanna grasslands and the spirit of development; white symbolises the country's rivers (especially the Bandama) and national unity; green stands for the coastal forests of the south.
	Niger	Orange | White | Green — horizontal + orange disc	Three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white (middle), and green (bottom), with a small orange disc centred in the white band. Because the disc is the same orange as the top stripe, no fourth colour is introduced — the flag uses only orange, white, and green throughout. Adopted on 23 November 1959. The unusual 6:7 ratio (nearly square) is unique in Africa. Orange represents the northern Sahara; white symbolises purity and the River Niger; green stands for the fertile agricultural south. The orange disc is widely interpreted as the sun. The design deliberately avoided the pan-African black/red/gold palette.
	IndiaThe navy-blue Ashoka Chakra is a fourth colour; India is universally grouped with this palette nonetheless.	Saffron | White | Green — horizontal + navy Ashoka Chakra	Three equal horizontal bands of deep saffron (top), white (middle), and India green (bottom), with a navy-blue 24-spoke Ashoka Chakra wheel centred in the white band. Adopted on 22 July 1947. The saffron band is officially called 'India saffron' (kesari) — a vivid orange-yellow shade. The navy-blue wheel, taken from the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, represents the eternal wheel of dharma and the idea that India must keep moving forward. Saffron stands for courage and sacrifice; white for peace and truth; green for faith and chivalry. The flag must by law be made of khadi (hand-spun cloth), a tradition rooted in Gandhi's independence movement.
	CyprusThe island silhouette is officially copper-coloured (Pantone 1385), sometimes described as amber or yellow rather than orange. Cyprus is included here as its copper hue falls within the orange family.	White field + copper-orange island + olive-green branches	A white field bearing a copper-orange silhouette of the island of Cyprus, above two crossed olive-green branches. Adopted in 1960 under Article 4 of the constitution, which required a flag of 'neutral design and colour' acceptable to both the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities — hence the deliberate absence of red (associated with Turkey) or blue (associated with Greece). The copper colour directly references the metal whose ancient Greek name, Kypros, gave Cyprus its name. The olive branches represent the hope for peace and reconciliation between the island's two communities.