The flag was changed to the current one when the nation changed names from the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros to the current Union of Comoros in 2001. The crescent moon and star depicted on the trimmings on the left symbolize Islam. It is said that yellow represents the sun and progress, white, freedom and purity, red, blood shed for independence, and blue, the Indian Ocean. The four colors and four stars express the four islands of the Comoros.
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Crescent moon and stars - Muslim symbol |
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Four stars and four-colored stripe - 4 islands that constitute a country |
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Muwari island, sun, progress |
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Mayotte, freedom, chastity |
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Ndzuwani, the blood of those who died for the struggle for independence |
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Njajija Island, Indian Ocean |
