Latvia
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Europe · Northern Europe
Outline not to scale
About the flag
Latvia's flag is carmine red with a narrow white horizontal stripe across the middle, in proportions of 2:1:2. It is one of the oldest flags in Europe: a 13th-century chronicle describes a red banner with a white stripe. The flag was used from 1918, officially adopted in 1921, banned during the Soviet period and restored in 1990.
Often confused with
Austria's red is brighter and its three stripes are equal in height.
Only the names are similar: Lithuania's flag is yellow, green and red.
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