Croatia
Flag
Adopted: 1990
The Croatian flag features a red-white-blue tricolor with a checkered shield crowned by five smaller shields representing historical regions.
Flag fun fact: The shield's checkerboard pattern (šahovnica) has been a symbol of Croatian identity since medieval times.
Colors
redwhiteblue
Design elements
stripesshieldemblemstars
Flag family: Pan-Slavic
Country context
Capital city: Zagreb
Southern Europe · Europe
Independent from Yugoslavia · 1991
Ottoman
Parliamentary republic
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