# flag of the Republic of the Congo > national flag of the Republic of the Congo **Wikidata**: [Q163333](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163333) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/flag-of-the-republic-of-the-congo ## Summary The flag of the Republic of the Congo is the national flag of the Republic of the Congo, formally recorded with an inception/adoption date of 1959-09-15. It is classified as a national flag and is related to the Pan-African flag family (flags using Pan-African colours). ## Key Facts - The flag of the Republic of the Congo is the national flag of the Republic of the Congo. - Inception/adoption date: 1959-09-15T00:00:00Z. - Aliases: "the Republic of the Congo flag" and "Republic of the Congo flag". - Classified under the national flag [class], which denotes a flag of a country or nation (national flag class sitelink_count: 66). - Related to the Pan-African flag [Thing], indicating it is a flag using the Pan-African colours (Pan-African flag inception: 1920; Pan-African flag sitelink_count: 19). - Wikipedia title: "Flag of the Republic of the Congo". - Wikidata description: "national flag of the Republic of the Congo". - Wikidata sitelink_count for this entity: 66. ## FAQs Q: What is the flag of the Republic of the Congo? A: It is the national flag of the Republic of the Congo, recorded with an inception date of 1959-09-15 and categorized as a national flag. Q: When was the flag adopted? A: The flag's inception/adoption date is 1959-09-15T00:00:00Z. Q: Is the flag associated with any broader flag family or colour scheme? A: Yes. It is related to the Pan-African flag family, meaning it uses the Pan-African colours as defined by that flag grouping. Q: What official names or aliases does the flag have? A: The documented aliases are "the Republic of the Congo flag" and "Republic of the Congo flag". Q: Where can I find this flag referenced online in standard knowledge bases? A: The flag is represented with the Wikipedia title "Flag of the Republic of the Congo" and a Wikidata description "national flag of the Republic of the Congo", and it has a Wikidata sitelink_count of 66. ## Why It Matters The flag of the Republic of the Congo matters because it functions as the official national flag, the primary emblem representing the Republic of the Congo as a sovereign nation. Its recorded inception date (1959-09-15) places it in the historical timeline of the country’s formal state symbols. The flag’s relation to the Pan-African flag family ties it to a broader visual and political tradition—flags that use Pan-African colours—linking the Republic of the Congo’s national identity to a shared aesthetic and historical current across multiple African nations. Presence in major knowledge repositories (Wikipedia title and a Wikidata entry with 66 sitelinks) indicates its recognized status in international reference systems and facilitates consistent identification and cross-referencing across languages and platforms. ## Notable For - Being the official national flag of the Republic of the Congo. - Having a documented inception/adoption date of 1959-09-15. - Being related to the Pan-African flag family (flags using Pan-African colours). - Carrying aliases that are simple descriptive forms: "the Republic of the Congo flag" and "Republic of the Congo flag". - Having notable presence in reference systems with a Wikidata sitelink_count of 66 and a dedicated Wikipedia title. ## Body ### Overview - Entity name: flag of the Republic of the Congo. - Primary description: national flag of the Republic of the Congo. - Wikipedia title recorded: "Flag of the Republic of the Congo". - Wikidata description recorded: "national flag of the Republic of the Congo". - Wikidata sitelink_count: 66, indicating cross-language and cross-platform links in the Wikidata ecosystem. ### Adoption and dates - Inception/adoption: 1959-09-15T00:00:00Z. - This inception date is the explicit temporal metadata provided for the flag entity. ### Classification - Classified as a national flag [class], which is the designation for flags representing a country or nation. - The national flag class has a sitelink_count of 66 as provided in the related metadata. ### Relationship to Pan-African flag family - The flag of the Republic of the Congo is related to the Pan-African flag [Thing]. - The Pan-African flag is described as a flag using the Pan-African colours. - Pan-African flag metadata includes an inception date of 1920 (recorded as +1920-00-00T00:00:00Z) and a sitelink_count of 19. - This relationship situates the Republic of the Congo flag within a wider category of flags that adopt Pan-African colour schemes. ### Aliases and naming - Documented aliases for the entity are: "the Republic of the Congo flag" and "Republic of the Congo flag". - These aliases are alternative referents that map to the principal Wikipedia title. ### Identifiers and metadata - Wikipedia title: Flag of the Republic of the Congo. - Wikidata description: national flag of the Republic of the Congo. - Entity sitelink_count (Wikidata): 66. - Related classes/entities carry their own metadata: national flag class (sitelink_count: 66), Pan-African flag (inception: 1920; sitelink_count: 19). ### Context and reference presence - The entity is represented in major knowledge infrastructure through a Wikipedia page title and a Wikidata entry. - The sitelink_count values supplied indicate the level of linkage and multilingual/reference presence in Wikidata for both this flag and related classes. ### Summary of relationships - Directly classified under: national flag [class]. - Directly related to: Pan-African flag [Thing] (flags using Pan-African colours). - Documented in: Wikipedia (title provided) and Wikidata (description and sitelink_count provided). (End of entry) ## References 1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 2. BabelNet 3. Name Suggestion Index