Sri Lanka
Flag
Adopted: 1948
The flag features a golden lion holding a sword on a maroon field, with a gold border, accompanied by four bo leaves in the corners and vertical green and orange stripes on the hoist side.
Flag fun fact: The lion represents the Sinhalese people and their courage, while the four bo leaves symbolize Buddhism, the predominant religion in Sri Lanka.
Colors
maroongoldgreenorange
Design elements
animalstripesplantcrescentstar
Flag family: Asian flags
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Country context
Capital city: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
South Asia · Asia
Independent from British · 1948
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