<P> The national flag of Cameroon was adopted in its present form on 20 May 1972 after Cameroon became a unitary state . It is a vertical tricolor of green , red and yellow , with a five - pointed star in its center . There is a wide variation in the size of the central star , although it is always contained within the inside stripe . </P>
<P> The national flag of Cameroon was adopted in its present form on 20 May 1972 after Cameroon became a unitary state . It is a vertical tricolor of green , red and yellow , with a five - pointed star in its center . There is a wide variation in the size of the central star , although it is always contained within the inside stripe . </P>
green red and yellow flag with star in the middle
green red and yellow flag with star in the middle
The national flag of Cameroon
The national flag of Cameroon