Flag of Russia
Three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red.
What Does the Flag of Russia Mean?
The tricolour was first used as a merchant ensign around 1700 under Peter the Great and replaced the Soviet red flag after 1991. August 22 is marked as National Flag Day.
Main colours: blueredwhite
Flags That Look Like Russia’s
Slovenia. Slovenia uses the same stripes with a coat of arms on the upper hoist side.
Slovakia. Slovakia adds a coat of arms closer to the hoist.
Serbia. Serbia flips the order: red, blue, white.
Key Facts About Russia
| Official name | Russian Federation |
|---|---|
| Capital | Moscow |
| Continent | Europe (Eastern Europe) |
| Land area | 17,098,242 km² — #1 of 195 |
| Languages | Russian |
| Currency | Russian ruble |
| Flag colours | blue, red, white |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | August 22, 1991 (proportions fixed in 1993) |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | RU / RUS / 643 |
Which Countries Border Russia?
Russia shares a land border with 14 countries:
Azerbaijan — capital Baku
Belarus — capital Minsk
China — capital Beijing
Estonia — capital Tallinn
Finland — capital Helsinki
Georgia — capital Tbilisi
Kazakhstan — capital Astana
Latvia — capital Riga
Lithuania — capital Vilnius
Mongolia — capital Ulan Bator
North Korea — capital Pyongyang
Norway — capital Oslo
Poland — capital Warsaw
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
RomaniaBucharest
San MarinoCity of San Marino- SerbiaBelgrade
- SlovakiaBratislava
- SloveniaLjubljana
SpainMadrid
SwedenStockholm
SwitzerlandBern- UkraineKyiv
United KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of Russia: FAQ
What does the flag of Russia look like?
Three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red.
What colours are on the flag of Russia?
The main colours are blue, red, white.
When was the flag of Russia adopted?
The current flag was adopted on August 22, 1991 (proportions fixed in 1993).
What is the capital of Russia?
The capital of Russia is Moscow.
Which flags look like the flag of Russia?
Slovenia uses the same stripes with a coat of arms on the upper hoist side. Slovakia adds a coat of arms closer to the hoist. Serbia flips the order: red, blue, white.
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.