Hungary
Shape
Europe · Central Europe
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About the flag
Hungary's flag is three equal horizontal stripes of red, white and green. The colours appear in Hungarian royal heraldry from the Middle Ages and became the national tricolour during the 1848 revolution. They are commonly read as strength for red, faithfulness for white and hope for green.
Often confused with
Bulgaria has the same colours with white on top, then green, then red. Red on top means Hungary.
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