flag: St. Helena (U+1F1F8-1F1ED)

The flag for São Tomé and Príncipe, a small island nation located off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. The flag consists of three horizontal bands in the colors green, yellow, and green, with two black stars in the center yellow band. The green represents the country's lush vegetation and agriculture, the yellow symbolizes the country's cocoa industry and the sun, and the two black stars represent the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. The flag was adopted in 1975, when the country gained its independence from Portugal. It is used to represent the country in international settings, such as on sports uniforms and at embassies.