Central Europe
Czechia
Two horizontal bands of white over red with a blue isosceles triangle extending from the hoist. The design was originally adopted by Czechoslovakia in 1920 and was retained by the Czech Republic when it became independent in 1993.
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Adopted
1993
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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White
Traditionally derived from the historical colors of Bohemia.
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Red
Traditionally derived from the historical colors of Bohemia.
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Blue
Commonly said to have been added to represent Moravia and Slovakia within former Czechoslovakia.
Did you know?
Although the Czech and Slovak republics agreed not to keep the old Czechoslovak symbols after dissolution, the Czech Republic continued using this flag anyway.