Lithuania
Shape
Europe · Northern Europe
Outline not to scale
About the flag
Lithuania's flag is three equal horizontal stripes of yellow, green and red. Yellow is usually read as the sun and prosperity, green as the forests and hope, and red as the blood shed for the country. It was adopted in 1918, banned under Soviet rule, and restored in 1989.
Often confused with
Only the names are similar: Latvia's flag is carmine red with a narrow white stripe.
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