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Flag of Indonesia

Indonesia

Flag

Adopted: 1945

The Indonesian flag consists of two equal horizontal stripes of red and white, adopted upon independence from Dutch colonial rule.

Flag fun fact: The red and white colors were inspired by the ancient Majapahit Empire and represent courage and purity respectively.

Colors

redwhite

Design elements

stripes

Flag family: Pan-Asian

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Country context

Capital city: Jakarta

Southeast Asia · Asia

Independent from Dutch · 1945

Dutch

Presidential Republic

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