Flag of Romania facts for kids

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Romania
Flag of Romania.svg
Use National flag and ensign National flag and ensign
Proportion 2:3
Adopted July 16, 1994
Design A vertical tricolour of blue, yellow, and red

The flag of Romania is a vertical tricolour of blue, yellow, and red. The colours stand for the three historical provinces of Romania. The current design was made official in 1994, but the flag has been used since 1989. The first design of the flag was in 1834, but the three colours date from the sixth century.

Flag of Europe.svg Flags of Europe
Sovereign
states

Albania • Andorra • Armenia1 • Austria • Azerbaijan2 • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus1 • Czech Republic • Denmark4 • Estonia • Finland • France4, 5, 6 • Georgia2 • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Republic of Ireland • Italy • Kazakhstan3 • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Republic of Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Netherlands4 • Norway • Poland • Portugal6 • Romania • Russia3 • San Marino • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain6 • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey3 • Ukraine • United Kingdom (England • Northern Ireland • Scotland • Wales)
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Dependencies,
autonomies,
other territories

Abkhazia 2 • Adjara1 • Adygea • Akrotiri and Dhekelia • Åland • Azores • Bashkortostan • Chechnya • Chuvashia • Crimea • Dagestan • Faroe Islands • Gagauzia • Gibraltar • Guernsey • Ingushetia • Jan Mayen • Jersey • Kabardino-Balkaria • Kalmykia • Karachay-Cherkessia • Republic of Karelia • Komi Republic • Kosovo • Madeira7 • Isle of Man • Mari El • Mordovia • Nagorno-Karabakh1 • Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic1 • North Ossetia-Alania • Northern Cyprus1 • South Ossetia 2 • Svalbard • Tatarstan • Transnistria • Udmurtia • Vojvodina
Italics indicates an unrecognised or partially recognised country.  1 / 7 Entirely in Asia / on the African Plate, but historically considered European.  2 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the border definitions.  3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Has part of its territory in Asia / North America / South America / Africa.

Images for kids

  • Tricolore1848

    Early 1848 tricolor inscribed "Dreptate, Frăție": watercolor by C. Petrescu

  • Drapel Arcul de Triumf

    Flag hoisted on the Triumphal Arch, Bucharest

  • 14 juillet - 30e régiment de la garde

    Military colors without coat of arms and weapon signs in the corners. During the march, the color bearer salutes by bowing the military colors at 45 degrees, regardless of the person. Soldiers depicted here are from the Mihai Viteazul 30th Honor Guard Regiment, participating in the 2007 Bastille Day Military Parade in Paris.

  • Battle flag of Romania (Air Forces model)

    Military colors. Air Force design

  • 1 1 SMG steag

    The identifying flag of the Romanian General Staff (obverse and reverse)


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