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Czech Republic

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Quick Facts

Capital

Prague

Population

10.7M

Area

78,866 km²

Density

136 /km²

Median age

43.6 yrs

Description

Adoption

30 March 1920 (Czechoslovakia)
kept by the country on 1 January 1993, at the split (106 years).

Designed byJaroslav Kursa (1920).

Design & Symbolism

Specs plus what each color and emblem means on this flag — tap an element to reveal its meaning.

Proportions

2:3

Shape

Rectangular

Colors

White#FFFFFF

White and red come from the historic arms of Bohemia (a silver lion on red).

Blue#11457E · Pantone 280 C

The blue triangle, added in 1920, represented Moravia and Slovakia.

Red#D7141A · Pantone 186 C

Red, with white, are the traditional colours of Bohemia and the Slavic peoples.

Construction details

Proportions 2:3. Two horizontal bands, white on top, red below, with a blue triangle extending from the hoist to the centre of the flag.

Construction sheet

Etiquette & protocol

How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.

Specific rules — Czech Republic

The flag is honoured on 28 October, the day the state was founded.
It flies on public buildings and at official ceremonies.

Common conventions

Keep the flag clean and never let it touch the ground.
Never fly a torn or faded flag — repair or replace it.
Illuminate the flag if it stays up at night.
Never use the flag as clothing, packaging or advertising.
Dispose of a worn flag respectfully, not in the trash.

Did you know?

It was the flag of the former Czechoslovakia; at the 1993 split, this country kept it as it was.

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