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Cambodia

Asia

Quick Facts

Capital

Phnom Penh

Population

16.0M

Area

181,035 km²

Density

88 /km²

Description

Adoption

20 October 1948 (current design)
1970-1993 (other flags during the republican period and the regimes that followed)
24 September 1993 (restored with the constitutional monarchy, 78 years).

Designed byNo individual designer established; design rooted in royal tradition.

Design & Symbolism

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

Proportions (official)

2:3 · 16:25

Two official ratios are in use.

Shape

Rectangular

Colors

Blue#032EA1 · Pantone 286 C

Blue is traditionally the colour of royalty; it also evokes liberty.

Red#E00025 · Pantone 186 C

Red is the colour of the nation and of courage.

White#FFFFFF

The temple of Angkor Wat, in white, embodies the country's heritage, religion and integrity.

Symbols & elements

Angkor Wat

The temple of Angkor Wat represents the nation's heritage, integrity and justice. Cambodia is the only country in the world whose flag depicts a building.

Construction details

Proportions 2:3 (16:25 per the law). Three horizontal bands blue, red (double height), blue, in a 1:2:1 ratio. At the centre of the red band, a white depiction of the three-towered temple of Angkor Wat.

Construction sheet