Flag of Libya (1977–2011)

The flag of Libya from 1977 to 2011 was used by the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 1986 and later the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya until 2011. The design is a green field in 1:2 ratio.

Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Proportion1:2
Adopted1977
Relinquished2011, 34 years of use
DesignA green field
Variant flag of Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Adopted1972
Relinquished1977, 5 years of use
Variant flag of Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Adopted1969
Relinquished1972, 3 years of use

In 2011, after the collapse of Gaddafi's government, the 1951–1969 flag from the Kingdom of Libya was re-adopted.

Before 1977, the country was called the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and used a red-white-black flag.

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