Horizontal Tricolor Flags
26 flags in the horizontal tricolor design class, listed alphabetically.
Armenia
The red, blue and orange tricolor dates to the first republic of 1918 and was readopted in 1990. Red is linked to the highlands...
Bolivia
The red, yellow and green tricolor adopted in 1851 stands for the blood of heroes, the mineral wealth, and the fertility of the...
Botswana
The light blue of water and rain frames a black stripe edged in white for racial harmony. Rain is so precious in the arid country...
Bulgaria
The white, green and red tricolor was adopted in 1879 after liberation from Ottoman rule and restored in 1990. The colors are...
Colombia
The yellow half with blue and red bands descends from the standard first raised by Francisco de Miranda. Yellow is read as the...
Costa Rica
Five bands of blue and white around a red stripe of double width, with the arms on the red band for the state flag. The colors...
Ecuador
The yellow half over blue and red stripes carries the arms with the Andean condor above the volcano Chimborazo and the river...
Estonia
The blue, black and white tricolor of the student movement of the 1880s was first raised as the national flag in 1918 and...
Gabon
Green for the equatorial forest, yellow for the equator and the sun, and blue for the sea. Adopted at independence in 1960, the...
Gambia
A red band of the sun runs above the blue of the Gambia river between green bands of the forests, each divided by white edging...
Germany
The black, red and gold tricolor first flew over the Frankfurt parliament of 1848 and became the flag of the republic in 1919...
Hungary
The red, white and green tricolor dates to the freedom struggle of 1848, its colors drawn from the historic arms and the...
India
The saffron of courage, white of peace and green of faith frame the navy blue wheel of Ashoka, a 24 spoke chakra from the pillar...
Iran
The green, white and red bands carry a stylized emblem drawn from the word for God in the shape of a tulip, with 22 repetitions...
Lithuania
The yellow, green and red tricolor of the republic of 1918 was restored by the reform movement of 1988. The colors recall sun and...
Luxembourg
The red, white and light blue tricolor descends from the arms of the grand ducal house. Officially adopted in 1972, its lighter...
Myanmar
The yellow, green and red tricolor with a large white star replaced the socialist era design in 2010. The colors stand for...
Netherlands
The oldest tricolor in continuous use began as the orange, white and blue Prince's Flag of the revolt against Spain, with red...
Niger
The orange of the Sahara, white of purity and green of hope and the river valley are completed by an orange roundel of the sun in...
Paraguay
The tricolor of 1842 is unique in bearing different emblems on each face, the treasury arms on the reverse and the state arms of...
Russia
The white, blue and red tricolor first flew on the ships of Peter the Great in the 1690s, inspired by the Dutch flag. Readopted...
Sierra Leone
Green for agriculture and the mountains, white for justice and unity, and blue for the sea and the harbor of Freetown. Adopted at...
Tajikistan
The tricolor of 1992 centers a golden crown and seven stars, symbols of sovereignty and unity. The bands recall the struggle, the...
Thailand
Five bands of red, white and a broader blue stand for the nation, religion and monarchy. The central band was changed from red to...
Uzbekistan
The bands of sky and water, peace and nature center a white crescent and twelve stars for the months of the calendar and the...
Venezuela
The bands raised by Miranda and carried by Bolivar bear an arc of eight stars. Seven stand for the provinces that signed the...