Flag of Germany
Three equal horizontal bands of black, red and gold.
What Does the Flag of Germany Mean?
The colours go back to the uniforms of volunteers who fought Napoleon and to the 1848 revolutions, when they stood for a united, democratic Germany. The flag was readopted by West Germany in 1949 and by the reunified country in 1990.
Main colours: blackredyellow
Flags That Look Like Germany’s
Belgium. Belgium uses black, yellow and red in vertical bands, and its flag is almost square.
Key Facts About Germany
| Official name | Federal Republic of Germany |
|---|---|
| Capital | Berlin |
| Continent | Europe (Western Europe) |
| Land area | 357,114 km² — #62 of 195 |
| Languages | German |
| Currency | Euro |
| Flag colours | black, red, yellow |
| Flag proportions | 3:5 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | May 23, 1949 |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | DE / DEU / 276 |
Which Countries Border Germany?
Germany shares a land border with 9 countries:
Austria — capital Vienna- Belgium — capital Brussels
Czechia — capital Prague
Denmark — capital Copenhagen
France — capital Paris
Luxembourg — capital Luxembourg
Netherlands — capital Amsterdam
Poland — capital Warsaw
Switzerland — capital Bern
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Other Countries in Europe
AlbaniaTirana
AndorraAndorra la Vella- AustriaVienna
BelarusMinsk- BelgiumBrussels
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
BulgariaSofia
CroatiaZagreb
CyprusNicosia- CzechiaPrague
- DenmarkCopenhagen
EstoniaTallinn
FinlandHelsinki- FranceParis
GreeceAthens
HungaryBudapest
IcelandReykjavik
IrelandDublin
ItalyRome
LatviaRiga
LiechtensteinVaduz
LithuaniaVilnius- LuxembourgLuxembourg
MaltaValletta
MoldovaChișinău
MonacoMonaco
MontenegroPodgorica- NetherlandsAmsterdam
North MacedoniaSkopje
NorwayOslo- PolandWarsaw
PortugalLisbon
RomaniaBucharest
RussiaMoscow
San MarinoCity of San Marino
SerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaLjubljana
SpainMadrid
SwedenStockholm- SwitzerlandBern
UkraineKyiv
United KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of Germany: FAQ
What does the flag of Germany look like?
Three equal horizontal bands of black, red and gold.
What colours are on the flag of Germany?
The main colours are black, red, yellow.
When was the flag of Germany adopted?
The current flag was adopted on May 23, 1949.
What is the capital of Germany?
The capital of Germany is Berlin.
Which flags look like the flag of Germany?
Belgium uses black, yellow and red in vertical bands, and its flag is almost square.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.