Flag of the United Arab Republic

United Arab Republic
"The Arab Banner"
UseCivil and state flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion2:3
Adopted22 February 1958
Relinquished1961 in Syria, 1972 in Egypt
DesignA horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; charged with two green stars at the center
Designed byNational Union of the United Arab Republic

The Flag of the United Arab Republic (Arabic: علم الجمهورية العربية المتحدة) was adopted following the unification of Egypt and Syria into a single state known as the United Arab Republic on 22 February 1958. Syria left the union on 28 September 1961 following the 1961 Syrian coup d'état. Egypt would continue to use the name and symbols of the United Arab Republic until 1972. The flag would be readopted by Ba'athist Syria in 1980, leading to its use as a symbol of Neo-Ba'athism.