Three horizontal bands of green, white and red, with a black trapezoid at the hoist. Pan-Arab colours: green for the country's land; white for purity and peace; red for the blood on Kuwaiti swords; black for the defeat of enemies. Adopted on September 7, 1961 after independence from the British protectorate. Practise the Kuwait flag in the Flagzio Asia flag quiz across all eight game modes.