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Proportions
1:2
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#D22730 · Pantone 1795 CRed evokes the country's glorious past and valour.
#007C30 · Pantone 355 CGreen represents the forests, fields, hope and the future.
#FFFFFFWhite, the ornament's background, evokes freedom and purity.
Symbols & elements
The red pattern on white is drawn from a traditional woven towel (rushnyk) embroidered in 1917 by Matrona Markevich. Its rhombus motifs evoke the harvest, fertility and the continuity of Belarusian folk culture.
Construction details
Proportions: 1:2. On an 18 × 9 grid: a vertical ornament stripe on the hoist side (2 wide, i.e. 1/9 of the length), then two horizontal bands — red (6 high, two-thirds) and green (3 high, one-third). The ornament (red on white) is a traditional embroidery.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Belarus
Common conventions
It is one of the few national flags derived from a Soviet flag: that of the Byelorussian SSR (1951), with the hammer and sickle removed.
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