flag: Zambia
Unicode: 1F1FF 1F1F2
Description
A Zimbawean flag emoji, consisting of a horizontal tricolor of green, gold, red, and black, with a white, black, red, and green triangle on the hoist side. The flag has a stylized bird and a red star.
Group:
Flags > country-flag
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents the country of Zimbabwe, national pride, identity, and sometimes political or social discussions related to the nation.
Backstory
This emoji is part of the regional indicator symbols, which combine two letters from the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes to represent a flag. 'ZW' stands for Zimbabwe. The flag itself was adopted in 1980.
Usage Examples
- Identifying origin: 'I'm from 🇿🇼!'
- Discussing news: 'Political situation in 🇿🇼.'
- Representing sports teams: 'Supporting the 🇿🇼 team today!'
- Travel planning: 'Planning a trip to 🇿🇼 next year.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Primarily used to denote the country Zimbabwe in geographical, political, or news contexts. Less common in everyday emotional expression unless discussing the country specifically.
East Asian culture:
Similar to Western usage, mainly for geographical or national identification. May be used in discussions about international relations or specific events in Zimbabwe.