Swaziland Flag

While the tiny little kingdom of Swaziland and South Africa is one of the smallest countries in the world they have their own anthem and their own Mono which says “We are the fortress.” The people in the kingdom of Swaziland must believe this because they have been around for quite some time and remain not swept up by any other neighboring countries for one reason. Swaziland is one of the wealthiest nations on the continent of Africa yet is still one of the poorest nations in the world just due to the fact that a great deal of the people in Swaziland live in absolute poverty.

The fact that the nation of Swaziland has such an interesting looking flag should not be lost on people who are looking for some kind of symbolism in the nation itself. While the flag has been around since the late 1960s and the colors and the images on the flag holder great deal of symbolism individually you should be sure to understand that Swaziland believes themselves to be completely free from the influences of their much larger neighbors. While this is something that people would appreciate being non-, it is not always known.

The flag of Swaziland has two horizontal stripes that are approximately 1/8 the size of the flag. The stripes run across the top and the bottom of the flag in her blue. Just above and just below the stripes are two gold strips that are about half the size of the blue stripes and in the middle is a much larger maroon striped that has a black and white shield on it as well as several spears in back of the shield as well as its three purple leaves which are falling randomly around the front. The red of the background said to stand for the past battles while the blue which borders that is said to stand for the peace and stability which has stood by Swaziland for such a great period of time. The yellow or gold on the inside of the two is said to stand for all the natural resources of Swaziland and when you're talking about the spears and the shield that is said to stand for protection against the country's enemies. While the fact that the shields of black-and-white this is said to exemplify the fact