Flag of Romania
Three equal vertical bands of cobalt blue, chrome yellow and vermilion red, with blue at the hoist, in 2:3 proportions.
What Does the Flag of Romania Mean?
The tricolour was first used in the 1848 revolution in Wallachia. Under communism it carried a state emblem in the centre; protesters cut that emblem out during the 1989 revolution, and the plain tricolour was restored days later. The colours are often linked to liberty, justice and fraternity.
Main colours: blueyellowred
Flags That Look Like Romania’s
Chad. Chad has the same three bands in the same order. Its blue is a darker indigo; side by side, Romania looks brighter.
Andorra. Andorra adds a coat of arms on a wider yellow band.
Moldova. Moldova adds a golden eagle and is much longer (1:2).
Key Facts About Romania
| Official name | Romania |
|---|---|
| Capital | Bucharest |
| Continent | Europe (Southeast Europe) |
| Land area | 238,391 km² — #81 of 195 |
| Languages | Romanian |
| Currency | Romanian leu |
| Flag colours | blue, yellow, red |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | December 27, 1989 (the tricolour itself dates from 1848) |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | RO / ROU / 642 |
Which Countries Border Romania?
Romania shares a land border with 5 countries:
Bulgaria — capital Sofia
Hungary — capital Budapest- Moldova — capital Chișinău
Serbia — capital Belgrade
Ukraine — capital Kyiv
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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
ItalyRome
LatviaRiga
LiechtensteinVaduz
LithuaniaVilnius
LuxembourgLuxembourg
MaltaValletta- MoldovaChișinău
MonacoMonaco
MontenegroPodgorica
NetherlandsAmsterdam
North MacedoniaSkopje
NorwayOslo
PolandWarsaw
PortugalLisbon
RussiaMoscow
San MarinoCity of San Marino- SerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaLjubljana
SpainMadrid
SwedenStockholm
SwitzerlandBern- UkraineKyiv
United KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of Romania: FAQ
What does the flag of Romania look like?
Three equal vertical bands of cobalt blue, chrome yellow and vermilion red, with blue at the hoist, in 2:3 proportions.
What colours are on the flag of Romania?
The main colours are blue, yellow, red.
When was the flag of Romania adopted?
The current flag was adopted on December 27, 1989 (the tricolour itself dates from 1848).
What is the capital of Romania?
The capital of Romania is Bucharest.
Which flags look like the flag of Romania?
Chad has the same three bands in the same order. Its blue is a darker indigo; side by side, Romania looks brighter. Andorra adds a coat of arms on a wider yellow band. Moldova adds a golden eagle and is much longer (1:2).
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.