Geuest

Western Asia

Armenia

A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and orange. It revives the First Republic’s flag of 1918 and was adopted again shortly before independence from the Soviet Union.

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Flag of Armenia

Adopted

1990

Proportion

1:2

Colours

3

Colours & their meaning

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Red

Officially symbolizes the Armenian Highlands, the Armenian people’s continued struggle for survival, the maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia’s independence, and liberty.

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Blue

Officially symbolizes the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies.

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Orange

Officially symbolizes the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia.

Did you know?

Armenia’s orange stripe is officially described as ծիրանագույն, an apricot-like colour strongly associated with the country.