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The flag of Tanzania was officially adopted on June 30, 1964. The flag of Tanzania comprises of five diagonal stripes. The top stripe of the Tanzania flag is green, which symbolizes agriculture and the fertility of the land. In the bottom of the Tanzania flag there is an equal-sized blue stripe, symbolizing the Indian Ocean which is Tanzania's eastern coastline. The middle stripe of the Tanzania flag is black in color, with a thin yellow stripe above and below it. The black colored stripe represents the land and people of Tanzania, and the yellow stripe represents the country's mineral wealth.
