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Flag of Laos

Laos

Flag

Adopted: 1975

The flag features three horizontal stripes of red, blue, and red with a white circle centered on the blue stripe, representing the moon and unity.

Flag fun fact: The white circle on Laos's flag symbolizes the full moon and represents the unity of the Lao people under communist rule since 1975.

Colors

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Design elements

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Flag family: Socialist flags

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Country context

Capital city: Vientiane

Southeast Asia · Asia

Independent from France · 1953

French

One-party socialist republic

UNASEAN
Landlocked country

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