Official Palette
Symbolism
White represents peace and love, green represents the agricultural wealth of the country, and red represents the blood spilled for national freedom.
History
First adopted after the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). It was briefly modified with a state emblem during the communist era, but the plain tricolor was reinstated in 1991.
Construction
A 3:5 ratio. Three equal horizontal bands of white, green, and red.
Color Meanings
white: Peace, love, and the purity of the independence ideal
green: Agricultural wealth and the beauty of the landscape
red: The blood spilled for national freedom and valor
Country Facts
- Population
- 6.4M
0.7% of Europe
- Capital
- Sofia
- Languages
- Bulgarian
- Continent
- Europe
- Subregion
- Balkans
- Landlocked
- No
- Borders
- ISO 3166-1
- BG
Flag Identification
- Adopted
- November 22, 1990
- Proportions
3:5 (≈1.667)
- Total Colors
- 3
- Primary Layout
- Horizontal bands
Influences
Russo-Turkish War liberation movement
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Flag Protocol
- The bands must be perfectly horizontal and of equal height
- The state emblem is no longer used in the center of the white band
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