South-Eastern Asia
Laos
Three horizontal bands of red, blue, and red with a large white disc centered on the blue band. It became the national flag when the Lao People’s Democratic Republic was proclaimed in 1975, though the design itself dates from 1945.
Adopted
1975
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
Red
The blood shed for independence and freedom.
Blue
The country’s wealth and prosperity, and the Mekong River in common official explanations.
White
Unity of the people and the full moon over the Mekong in common official explanations.
Symbols & emblems
White disc
The white disc is commonly explained as the full moon over the Mekong River and as a symbol of national unity.
Did you know?
Laos is one of the few communist states whose national flag does not display a star or socialist emblem.