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Flag of Latvia

Latvia

Flag

Adopted: 1990

The flag of Latvia consists of a horizontal tricolor of red-white-red stripes, with the white stripe being half the width of each red stripe.

Flag fun fact: The red color of Latvia's flag is said to come from the blood of a Latvian hero, making it one of the oldest national flags in continuous use since the 13th century.

Colors

redwhite

Design elements

stripes

Flag family: Nordic/Baltic

Country context

Capital city: Riga

Northern Europe · Europe

Independent from Russian Empire · 1918

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Parliamentary republic

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Currency

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