The following table shows the aspect ratio (height to width ratio) of national flags used by countries and dependencies. Variant flags such as ensigns are listed in the "Alternative flags" column if they have different proportions from the national flag. Territories without an official flag distinct from that of their controlling country are excluded.
The ratios most commonly used are 2:3, used by 85 of 195 sovereign states, such as Algeria and Pakistan, followed by 1:2, used by 54 sovereign states, such as Canada and Nigeria. Most dependencies and former colonies use the same proportions as their mother countries: all British Overseas Territories use 1:2 ratios, while the flags of most former and current Dutch and French areas have 2:3 proportions.
For comparison, the ratios are also given as a decimal number, which is the flag width divided by its height (e.g. a 2:3 flag has a decimal ratio of 3/2 = 1.5). Flags with irrational ratios have only a decimal approximation, and have the exact form given in the "Notes" column (which also includes additional information such as similar flags, recent flag changes, etc.).
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Flag | Country or region | Ratio | Alternative flags | Sources and notes |
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Abkhazia | 1:2 (2) | [1] Another alternative government of that region has a more squarish unofficial flag. | ||
Afghanistan (Islamic Emirate) | 1:2 (2) | Currently disputed following the Fall of Kabul in 2021. | ||
Afghanistan (Islamic Republic) | 2:3 (1.5) | [2] From 2001 until 2004, a 1:2 version of the flag was used. Currently disputed following the Fall of Kabul in 2021. | ||
Åland (Finland) | 17:26 (1.529) | Nordic cross | ||
Albania | 5:7 (1.4) | Civil, state and naval ensigns: 2:3 | [3] | |
Algeria | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
American Samoa (US) | 10:19 (1.9) | |||
Andorra | 7:10 (1.429) | [4] Compare to the flags of Chad, Moldova, and Romania | ||
Angola | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Anguilla (UK) | 1:2 (2) | The 1967–1969 Republic of Anguilla's "Dolphin Flag" has a ratio of 3:5. | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Argentina | 5:8 (1.6) | Civil flag and ensign: 9:14 (without sun) | ||
Armenia | 1:2 (2) | [5] | ||
Aruba (Netherlands) | 2:3 (1.5) | [6] | ||
Australia | 1:2 (2) | [7] Compare to the flag of New Zealand | ||
Austria | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Azerbaijan | 1:2 (2) | [8] | ||
Bahamas | 1:2 (2) | |||
Bahrain | 3:5 (1.667) | |||
Bangladesh | 3:5 (1.667) | Civil, naval and air force ensigns: 1:2 | [9] | |
Barbados | 2:3 (1.5) | Naval ensign: 1:2 | [10] | |
Belarus | 1:2 (2) | [11] | ||
Belgium | 13:15 (1.154) | Civil and naval ensigns: both 2:3 | The 2:3 civil version is used more commonly on land, although the 13:15 version is official. | |
Belize | 3:5 (1.667) | |||
Benin | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours | ||
Bermuda (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Bhutan | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Bolivia | 15:22 (1.467) | Naval ensign: 2:3 Qulla Suyu's banner: 1:1 | [12] | |
Bonaire (Netherlands) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1:2 (2) | [13] | ||
Botswana | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Brazil | 7:10 (1.429) | Naval jack: 3:4 | [14] | |
British Antarctic Territory (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
British Indian Ocean Territory (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
British Virgin Islands (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Brunei | 1:2 (2) | War flag: 2:3 | [15] | |
Bulgaria | 3:5 (1.667) | Naval ensign and jack: 2:3 War flag: 1:1 | [16] | |
Burkina Faso | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours | ||
Burundi | 3:5 (1.667) | Until 1982, a 2:3 version of the flag was used. | ||
Cambodia | 16:25 (1.563) | |||
Cameroon | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours. Compare to the flag of Senegal | ||
Canada | 1:2 (2) | [17] | ||
Cabo Verde | 10:17 (1.7) | 3:5 (1.667) 4:7 (1.75) 47:80 (1.702) 2:3 (1.5) | Constitution does not specify an official aspect ratio. Alternative ratios seen are listed. [18] | |
Cayman Islands (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Central African Republic | 2:3 (1.5) | Varying sources give 2:3 and 3:5 ratios. [19] | ||
Chad | 2:3 (1.5) | Compare to the flag of Romania, in which the colours are a slightly lighter shade | ||
Chile | 2:3 (1.5) | [20] The original version of the flag had an aspect ratio of 1/2 φ 2tan(54°) ≈ 1.8017. [21] | ||
China | 2:3 (1.5) | [22] | ||
Christmas Island (Australia) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Colombia | 2:3 (1.5) | Compare to the flag of Ecuador | ||
Comoros | 3:5 (1.667) | |||
Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 3:4 (1.333) | All of the DRC's previous flags had 2:3 ratios. | ||
Republic of the Congo | 2:3 (1.5) | [23] Pan-African colours | ||
Cook Islands (New Zealand) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Costa Rica | 3:5 (1.667) | |||
Croatia | 1:2 (2) | Civil and state ensign, naval ensign and naval jack: all 2:3 | [24] Pan-Slavic colours | |
Cuba | 1:2 (2) | Naval jack: 2:3 | The naval jack, a white and blue bicolour with a white star in a red canton, was briefly the national flag during the Ten Years' War, from 1868 until 1878. | |
Curaçao (Netherlands) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Cyprus | 2:3 (1.5) | [25] Until 2006, a slightly different design was used, which had an aspect ratio of 3:5. | ||
Czech Republic | 2:3 (1.5) | [26] Pan-Slavic colours | ||
Denmark | 28:37 (1.321) | State flag and ensign: 56:107; naval ensign: 7:17 (both swallowtails) | Nordic cross. Officially between 28:34 (1.214) and 28:37 (1.321), but the longer version is used more often. [27] | |
Djibouti | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Dominica | 1:2 (2) | |||
Dominican Republic | 2:3 (1.5) | [28] | ||
Ecuador | 2:3 (1.5) | Compare to the flag of Colombia | ||
Egypt | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-Arab colours | ||
El Salvador | 189:335 (1.772) | Civil flag (a plain tricolour): 3:5[ citation needed ] Alternative state flag (with the text "Dios Union Libertad"): 3:5 or 18:29 [29] | [29] | |
Equatorial Guinea | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Eritrea | 1:2 (2) | The first versions of the flag were 2:3, as well as the flag of the EPLF, on which the national flag is based. | ||
Estonia | 7:11 (1.571) | Naval ensign: 7:13 (swallowtail) [30] | [31] | |
Eswatini | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Ethiopia | 1:2 (2) | [32] | ||
Falkland Islands (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 8:11 (1.375) | Nordic cross | ||
Fiji | 1:2 (2) | |||
Finland | 11:18 (1.636) | War flag/ensign: 11:19 (swallowtail) [33] | [33] Nordic cross | |
France | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
French Guiana (France) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
French Polynesia (France) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Gabon | 3:4 (1.333) | |||
Gambia | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Georgia | 2:3 (1.5) | The 1990–2004 flag had a 3:5 ratio. | ||
Germany | 3:5 (1.667) | [34] The version used from 1919 to 1933 was 2:3. | ||
Ghana | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours | ||
Gibraltar (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Greece | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Greenland (Denmark) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Grenada | 3:5 (1.667) | Civil/state ensign and naval ensign: 1:2 [35] | [35] | |
Guadeloupe (France) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Guam (US) | 22:41 (1.864) | [36] | ||
Guatemala | 5:8 (1.6) | |||
Guernsey (UK) | 2:3 (1.5) | Civil and state ensigns: 1:2 | ||
Guinea | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours. Compare to the flag of Mali | ||
Guinea-Bissau | 1:2 (2) | Pan-African colours | ||
Guyana | 3:5 (1.667) | National ensign: 1:2 Civil air ensign: 7:11 | ||
Haiti | 3:5 (1.667) | |||
Honduras | 1:2 (2) | |||
Hong Kong (China) | 2:3 (1.5) | [37] | ||
Hungary | 1:2 (2) | Civil flag/ensign: 2:3 War flag and naval ensign: 3:4 | Compare to the flag of Tajikistan | |
Iceland | 18:25 (1.389) | State/war flag/ensign: 9:16 (swallowtail) [38] | [38] Nordic cross | |
India | 2:3 (1.5) | [39] | ||
Indonesia | 2:3 (1.5) | Compare with Flag of Monaco. | ||
Iran | 4:7 (1.75) | |||
Iraq | 2:3 (1.5) | Compare to the flag of Yemen. Pan-Arab colours | ||
Iraqi Kurdistan (Iraq) | 2:3 (1.5) | Flag also occasionally used by Kurds in other countries | ||
Ireland | 1:2 (2) | [40] Compare to the flag of Côte d'Ivoire | ||
Isle of Man (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Israel | 8:11 (1.375) | Civil, naval and air force ensigns: 2:3 | [41] | |
Italy | 2:3 (1.5) | War flag: 1:1 | [42] [43] | |
Côte d'Ivoire | 2:3 (1.5) | Compare to the flag of Ireland | ||
Jamaica | 1:2 (2) | |||
Japan | 2:3 (1.5) | [44] | ||
Jersey (UK) | 3:5 (1.667) | Civil and state ensigns: 1:2 | ||
Jordan | 1:2 (2) | [45] Compare to the flag of Palestine. Pan-Arab colours. | ||
Kazakhstan | 1:2 (2) | [46] [47] | ||
Kenya | 2:3 (1.5) | Naval ensign: 1:2 | Pan-African colours | |
Kiribati | 1:2 (2) | |||
North Korea | 1:2 (2) | War, naval and air force flags: 3:4 | [48] [49] The North and South Korean Unification Flag has 2:3 proportions. | |
South Korea | 2:3 (1.5) | [50] | ||
Kosovo | 5:7 (1.4) | [51] [Note 1] | ||
Kuwait | 1:2 (2) | Pan-Arab colours | ||
Kyrgyzstan | 3:5 (1.667) | |||
Laos | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Latvia | 1:2 (2) | Naval ensign and jack: 2:3 | [52] [53] | |
Lebanon | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Lesotho | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Liberia | 10:19 (1.9) | |||
Libya | 1:2 (2) | Naval ensign: 2:3 | The proportions were the same before 2011: 1:2 for the national flag (a solid green flag) and 2:3 for the naval ensign. Pan-Arab colours. | |
Liechtenstein | 3:5 (1.667) | [54] | ||
Lithuania | 3:5 (1.667) | Naval ensign and jack: 1:2 | Officially specified in the Law on the National Flag and Other Flags. [55] [Note 2] | |
Luxembourg | 3:5 (1.667) | Civil ensign: 5:7 | By law, both 1:2 and 3:5 ratios can be used, but 3:5 is more common. [56] The civil ensign (a blue-and-white striped flag charged with a red lion) may be flown as a civil flag alongside the national flag, in which case it should have the same proportions as the tricolour. | |
Macau (China) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Madagascar | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Malawi | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours | ||
Malaysia | 1:2 (2) | |||
Maldives | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Mali | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours. Compare to the flag of Guinea | ||
Malta | 2:3 (1.5) | [57] | ||
Marshall Islands | 10:19 (1.9) | |||
Martinique (France) | 2:3 (1.5) | Adopted 2023 and used alongside French national flag. Previously had several unofficial flags, some of which with a 2:3 ratio. From 2018 to 2019, the Ipséité flag used had a ratio of 8:11. | ||
Mauritania | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours | ||
Mauritius | 2:3 (1.5) | Civil and state ensigns: 26:57 Naval ensign: 1:2 | [58] | |
Mexico | 4:7 (1.75) | Naval Jack: 1:1 | [59] | |
Micronesia | 10:19 (1.9) | |||
Moldova | 1:2 (2) | War flag: 2:3 | [60] Compare to the flag of Andorra | |
Monaco | 4:5 (1.25) | State flag: 2:3 | 4:5 are the official proportions, though the flag is commonly displayed with a 2:3 ratio. [61] Compare with Flag of Indonesia. | |
Mongolia | 1:2 (2) | [62] | ||
Montenegro | 1:2 (2) | Naval ensign: 2:5 | [63] | |
Montserrat (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Morocco | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Mozambique | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours | ||
Myanmar | 2:3 (1.5) | Naval ensign: 5:9 | [64] The pre-2010 national flag had the same 5:9 proportions as the current naval ensign. | |
Namibia | 2:3 (1.5) | [65] | ||
Nauru | 1:2 (2) | |||
Nepal | ≈50:41 (0.82) ≈5000000000:4101687939 (0.82) | The only non-rectangular or non-square national flag. Also the only flag with a decimal ratio below 1 (i.e. taller than it is wide). While the red inner part has a ratio of exactly 4:3 (0.75), [66] the complete flag has an irrational aspect ratio of approximately 1.21901:1 due to the blue border. [Note 3] [67] | ||
Netherlands | 2:3 (1.5) | [68] Compare to the flag of Luxembourg. Flag ratio not explicitly specified in law, but set by convention. | ||
New Caledonia (France) | 1:2 (2) | New Caledonia is one of the few regions with two official national flags: both the Kanak flag (shown) and the French tricolour (with 2:3 proportions) have official status. | ||
New Zealand | 1:2 (2) | [69] Compare to the flag of Australia | ||
Nicaragua | 3:5 (1.667) | [70] | ||
Niger | 6:7 (1.167) | The flag is sometimes displayed with other proportions than the unusual 6:7 ratio, even by the Nigerien government. The constitution does not give a specific aspect ratio, [71] although the 6:7 version appears to be commonly displayed. A 2:3 variant is also seen. | ||
Nigeria | 1:2 (2) | [72] | ||
Niue (New Zealand) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Norfolk Island (Australia) | 1:2 (2) | [73] | ||
Northern Cyprus | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 1:2 (2) | |||
North Macedonia | 1:2 (2) | |||
Norway | 8:11 (1.375) | State/war flag/ensign: 16:27 (swallowtail) | Nordic cross | |
Oman | 1:2 (2) | Naval ensign: 2:3 | ||
Pakistan | 2:3 (1.5) | Naval ensign: 1:2 | [74] | |
Palau | 5:8 (1.6) | [75] | ||
Palestine | 1:2 (2) | Compare to the flags of Jordan and Sudan. Pan-Arab colours | ||
Panama | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Papua New Guinea | 3:4 (1.333) | |||
Paraguay | 11:20 (1.818) | [76] | ||
Peru | 2:3 (1.5) | Naval jack: 1:1 | ||
Philippines | 1:2 (2) | Formerly was in 19:8 (2.375). [77] | ||
Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Poland | 5:8 (1.6) | [78] Compare to the flags of Indonesia and Monaco, which have the colours positioned on the opposite side | ||
Portugal | 2:3 (1.5) | Naval jack: 1:1 | [79] | |
Puerto Rico (US) | 2:3 (1.5) | Compare to the flag of Cuba, where the blue and red colours are swapped | ||
Qatar | 11:28 (2.545) | [80] Qatar's flag is the only national flag having a width more than twice its height. | ||
Romania | 2:3 (1.5) | Naval jack: 1:1 | Compare to the flag of Chad, in which the colours are a slightly darker shade | |
Russia | 2:3 (1.5) | [81] | ||
Rwanda | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Saba (Netherlands) | 2:3 (1.5) | National ensign: 1:2 Civil air ensign: 7:11 | ||
Sahrawi Arab Dem. Rep. | 1:2 (2) | Compare to the flag of Palestine, Jordan, and Sudan | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2:3 (1.5) | Naval ensign: 1:2 | ||
Saint Lucia | 1:2 (2) | [82] | ||
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2:3 (1.5) | Several websites list 7:11 proportions. | ||
Samoa | 1:2 (2) | |||
San Marino | 3:4 (1.333) | [83] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | 1:2 (2) | |||
Saudi Arabia | 2:3 (1.5) | War flag: 5:7 (pennant) Naval ensign: 12:25 | ||
Senegal | 2:3 (1.5) | Pan-African colours. Compare to the flag of Cameroon | ||
Serbia | 2:3 (1.5) | [84] The former flag of Yugoslavia had a 1:2 ratio, as did the flag of Serbia and Montenegro. Pan-Slavic colours. | ||
Seychelles | 1:2 (2) | [85] | ||
Sierra Leone | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Singapore | 2:3 (1.5) | Civil, state and naval ensigns: 1:2 | [86] | |
Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Slovakia | 2:3 (1.5) | [87] Pan-Slavic colours | ||
Slovenia | 1:2 (2) | Civil ensign: 2:3 | [88] Pan-Slavic colours | |
Solomon Islands | 1:2 (2) | |||
Somalia | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Somaliland | 1:2 (2) | |||
South Africa | 2:3 (1.5) | [89] | ||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
South Ossetia | 1:2 (2) | |||
South Sudan | 1:2 (2) | Pan-African colours | ||
Spain | 2:3 (1.5) | Army flag: 1:1 | [90] | |
Sri Lanka | 1:2 (2) | |||
Sudan | 1:2 (2) | Pan-Arab colours | ||
Suriname | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Sweden | 5:8 (1.6) | War flag/ensign: 1:2 (swallowtail) [91] | [91] Nordic cross | |
Switzerland | 1:1 (1) | Civil/state ensign: 2:3 [92] | One of two square national flags (the other being Vatican City, of which a 1:1 variant is one of a few that are acceptable). | |
Syria | 2:3 (1.5) | The 1932–1958 and 1961–1963 flag, which is still used by some groups in the Syrian civil war, has 1:2 proportions. Pan-Arab colours. | ||
Taiwan | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Tajikistan | 1:2 (2) | Compare to the flag of Hungary | ||
Tanzania | 2:3 (1.5) | [93] | ||
Thailand | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Timor-Leste | 1:2 (2) | |||
Togo | 1:φ (1.618) | The sides of the flag are in the golden ratio φ = 1+√5/2≈ 1.618034, making the flag of Togo one of two national flags with irrational proportions (the other being that of Nepal). Pan-African colours. | ||
Tokelau (New Zealand) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Tonga | 1:2 (2) | |||
Transnistria | 1:2 (2) | The civil flag (without the hammer and sickle and star) is also sometimes used with a 2:3 ratio. | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | 3:5 (1.667) | Civil/state and naval ensigns: 1:2 [94] | [94] | |
Tunisia | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Turkey | 2:3 (1.5) | [95] [96] [Note 4] | ||
Turkmenistan | 2:3 (1.5) | [97] | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 1:2 (2) | |||
Tuvalu | 1:2 (2) | |||
Uganda | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Ukraine | 2:3 (1.5) | Naval ensign 2:3 | ||
United Arab Emirates | 1:2 (2) | [98] Pan-Arab colours. | ||
United Kingdom | 1:2 (2) | |||
United States | 10:19 (1.9) | Law does not specify flag proportions. [99] They were detailed in executive order 10834 in 1959. [100] | ||
United States Virgin Islands (US) | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Uruguay | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Uzbekistan | 1:2 (2) | |||
Vanuatu | 2:3 (1.5) | State Flag and Armorial Bearings Public Declaration (March 19,1980) shows an image with a 2:3 ratio. This takes precedence over unofficial sources that claim the ratio is 19:36, 11:18, or 3:5. | ||
Vatican City | 1:1 (1) * | * Explicitly undefined, although 1:1 is considered an acceptable ratio. If 1:1 ratio assumed, one of two square national flags (the other being Switzerland). Variants of ratios between 1:1 and 1:2 (2) have been seen as well. | ||
Venezuela | 2:3 (1.5) | |||
Vietnam | 2:3 (1.5) | [101] | ||
Yemen | 2:3 (1.5) | [102] Compare to the flag of Iraq. Pan-Arab colours. | ||
Zambia | 2:3 (1.5) | [103] | ||
Zimbabwe | 1:2 (2) | Pan-African colours |
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The national flag of Cape Verde was adopted on 22 September 1992, replacing the flag adopted during Cape Verdean independence, fought for with Guinea-Bissau, another former Portuguese colony on mainland West Africa.
The national flag of Ecuador, which consists of horizontal bands of yellow, blue and red, was first adopted by law in 1835 and later on 26 September 1860. The design of the current flag was finalized in 1900 with the addition of the coat of arms in the center of the flag. Before using the yellow, blue and red tricolor, Ecuador's former flag had three light blue stripes and two white stripes with three white stars for each province of the country.The design of the flag is very similar to those of Colombia and Venezuela, which are also former constituent territories of Gran Colombia. All three are based on a proposal by Venezuelan General Francisco de Miranda, which was adopted by Venezuela in 1811 and later Gran Colombia with some modifications. There is a variant of the flag that does not contain the coat of arms that is used by the merchant marine. This flag matches Colombia's in every aspect, but Colombia uses a different design when her merchant marine ships are at sail.
The flag of El Salvador features a horizontal triband of cobalt blue-white-cobalt blue, with the coat of arms centered and entirely contained within the central white stripe. This design of a triband of blue-white-blue is commonly used among Central American countries. El Salvador's flag is one of few that currently use the color purple, due to the rainbow in its coat of arms.
The national flag of Latvia was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Its use was suppressed during Soviet rule. On 27 February 1990, shortly before the country regained its independence, the Latvian government re-adopted the traditional red-white-red flag.
The national flag of Spain, as it is defined in the Constitution of 1978, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the height of each red stripe. Traditionally, the middle stripe was defined by the more archaic term of gualda, and hence the popular name la Rojigualda (red-weld).
The canons of page construction are historical reconstructions, based on careful measurement of extant books and what is known of the mathematics and engineering methods of the time, of manuscript-framework methods that may have been used in Medieval- or Renaissance-era book design to divide a page into pleasing proportions. Since their popularization in the 20th century, these canons have influenced modern-day book design in the ways that page proportions, margins and type areas of books are constructed.
The national flag of Mexico is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence, and subsequent First Mexican Empire.
The flag of Riga is one of the official symbols of Riga, along with the coat of arms of Riga. The flag consists of a horizontal bicolour of blue and white, with the coat of arms of Riga in the middle.
The flag of the president of Colombia consists, like the flag of Colombia, of a rectangle in yellow, blue and red triband in a 2:1:1 ratio, meaning three horizontal stripes, with yellow at the top occupying half the width of the flag, blue at the bottom. middle occupying a quarter of the width and red below, occupying the last quarter, finished off in the central part with the coat of arms of Colombia.
The Color and Flag of the President of Colombia shall consist of three horizontal bands, with yellow occupying half of the upper part, and the other two colors the other half, divided into equal bands, blue in the center and red in the lower part, as well as the Coat of Arms in the central part. The proportions of the elements of the Coat of Arms will be in direct relation to the hoisting, and the flight will vary according to the customs of the military and naval services.