Flag of Italy
Three equal vertical bands of green, white and red, with green at the hoist.
What Does the Flag of Italy Mean?
Known as Il Tricolore, it was inspired by the French flag. Green is often linked to the uniforms of the Milanese civic guard and to the Italian landscape, white to snow on the Alps and red to the blood of the wars of independence.
Main colours: greenredwhite
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Key Facts About Italy
| Official name | Italian Republic |
|---|---|
| Capital | Rome |
| Continent | Europe (Southern Europe) |
| Land area | 301,336 km² — #72 of 195 |
| Languages | Italian |
| Currency | Euro |
| Flag colours | green, red, white |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | January 1, 1948 (first used in 1797) |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | IT / ITA / 380 |
Which Countries Border Italy?
Italy shares a land border with 6 countries:
Austria — capital Vienna
France — capital Paris
San Marino — capital City of San Marino
Slovenia — capital Ljubljana
Switzerland — capital Bern
Vatican City — capital Vatican City
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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
GermanyBerlin
GreeceAthens
HungaryBudapest
IcelandReykjavik
IrelandDublin
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 Italy: FAQ
What does the flag of Italy look like?
Three equal vertical bands of green, white and red, with green at the hoist.
What colours are on the flag of Italy?
The main colours are green, red, white.
When was the flag of Italy adopted?
The current flag was adopted on January 1, 1948 (first used in 1797).
What is the capital of Italy?
The capital of Italy is Rome.
Which flags look like the flag of Italy?
Mexico has the same colours, longer proportions and an eagle in the centre. Ireland swaps the red for orange.
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.