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Specs plus what each color and emblem means on this flag — tap an element to reveal its meaning.
Proportions
2:3
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#CE1126 · Pantone 186 CThe two red bands depict the blood shed for freedom on both banks of the Mekong.
#002868 · Pantone 280 CBlue depicts the Mekong and prosperity.
#FFFFFFThe white disc depicts the full moon over the Mekong, the unity of the people and a bright future.
Symbols & elements
The full moon over the Mekong, and the unity of the people under the Pathet Lao. Laos is the only formerly communist state whose flag carries no red star.
Construction details
Proportions 2:3. Three horizontal bands, red, blue (double height), red, with a white disc at the centre (its diameter is four-fifths the height of the blue band).
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Laos
Common conventions
Its white disc is a full moon over the Mekong, depicting the unity of the people and a bright future.
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