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Flag of Wales

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Wales

United Kingdom, Wales

Flag

Adopted: 1959

The flag of Wales features a red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) passant guardant on a field divided horizontally into white and green sections.

Flag fun fact: The red dragon is one of the oldest national symbols in the world, with roots in Welsh mythology and medieval heraldry dating back centuries.

Colors

redwhitegreen

Design elements

animalstripes

Flag family: Celtic

Context

Parent country:Flag of United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Government type: Region

Capital city: Cardiff

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