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Albania Flag
Albania's national flag pairs a red field with a black two-headed eagle at its centre. The constitutional description makes the eagle the focal point of...
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About Albania and its flag
Albania's national flag pairs a red field with a black two-headed eagle at its centre. The constitutional description makes the eagle the focal point of the design, leaving uninterrupted red space around it. Albania also observes 28 November as Flag Day, as recorded by its Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
Flag design and meaning
The flag is built around a black two-headed eagle centred on a plain red rectangle. There are no stripes, shields, stars, or additional colour panels, so the eagle's spread silhouette provides all of the flag's visual detail and makes the design immediately distinctive.
- Black two-headed eagle: The official sources identify the eagle as the central emblem on Albania's red national flag, without assigning it a separate official meaning.
History and adoption
The official evidence identifies 28 November as Albania's Flag Day. It describes the flag through its red field and centred black eagle, but does not support an adoption date or a claim about the historical origin of the eagle. This entry therefore does not make either assertion.
How to recognise this flag
- Look for the black double-headed eagle standing alone against a solid red field.
- Albania has no border, shield, or stars around its eagle, unlike several other European flags with animal emblems.
Albania flag quiz context
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Its region is listed as Europe, which helps place the country among nearby geography questions in the game.
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