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Belarus Flag
Belarus’s national flag is officially presented as a red-and-green horizontal bicolour with a red-on-white Belarusian national pattern at the hoist. The...
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About Belarus and its flag
Belarus’s national flag is officially presented as a red-and-green horizontal bicolour with a red-on-white Belarusian national pattern at the hoist. The official proportions are specified: the red band takes two thirds of the width, the green one third, the ornament panel one ninth of the length, and the flag ratio is 1:2.
Flag design and meaning
The upper red stripe is twice as deep as the lower green stripe. At the flagpole edge, a vertical white panel carries a red Belarusian national pattern. The official design places that panel at one ninth of the flag’s length and gives the overall rectangle a 1:2 width-to-length ratio.
- The national flag as a whole: The presidential portal explicitly characterises the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus as a symbol of state sovereignty. This avoids assigning unverified meanings to its red, green, white, or ornamental elements.
History and adoption
Belarus’s presidential portal says that the state flag and coat of arms have changed repeatedly since 1917, while describing the different versions as having a shared historical basis. That statement covers state symbols generally and does not itself identify a single adoption date for the flag design shown on the official flag page.
How to recognise this flag
- Start with the unequal horizontal bands: red fills the upper two thirds and green the lower third.
- Confirm the vertical red-on-white patterned panel at the hoist; it occupies one ninth of the flag’s length rather than appearing as a central emblem.
Belarus flag quiz context
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