Flag of Spain
Three horizontal bands of red, yellow and red, with the yellow band twice the height of each red one. The coat of arms sits towards the hoist inside the yellow band.
What Does the Flag of Spain Mean?
King Charles III chose red and yellow in 1785 so Spanish ships could be told apart at sea. The coat of arms includes the Pillars of Hercules with the motto “Plus Ultra”.
Main colours: redyellow
Key Facts About Spain
| Official name | Kingdom of Spain |
|---|---|
| Capital | Madrid |
| Continent | Europe (Southern Europe) |
| Land area | 505,992 km² — #51 of 195 |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Currency | Euro |
| Flag colours | red, yellow |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | December 1981 (current coat of arms); the colours date from 1785 |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | ES / ESP / 724 |
Which Countries Border Spain?
Spain shares a land border with 4 countries:
Andorra — capital Andorra la Vella
France — capital Paris
Morocco — capital Rabat
Portugal — capital Lisbon
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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
RussiaMoscow
San MarinoCity of San Marino
SerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaLjubljana
SwedenStockholm
SwitzerlandBern
UkraineKyiv
United KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of Spain: FAQ
What does the flag of Spain look like?
Three horizontal bands of red, yellow and red, with the yellow band twice the height of each red one. The coat of arms sits towards the hoist inside the yellow band.
What colours are on the flag of Spain?
The main colours are red, yellow.
When was the flag of Spain adopted?
The current flag was adopted on December 1981 (current coat of arms); the colours date from 1785.
What is the capital of Spain?
The capital of Spain is Madrid.
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.