Flag of Abkhazia
Officially Republic of Abkhazia
Locally Apsny · Аҧсны
What the flag looks like
Seven horizontal stripes alternating green and white, with a red canton holding an open white right hand beneath an arc of seven white stars.
What it means
The open hand comes from the banner of the medieval Kingdom of Abkhazia, the seven stars are said to stand for its historical regions, and green and white are said to represent the coexistence of Islam and Christianity.
How to remember it
Abkhazia
raises an open white hand under seven stars in a red corner, over green and white stripes.
Fun facts
- Both the stripes and the stars come to seven, a number often linked to Abkhazia's seven historical regions.
- Abkhazia broke away from Georgia in the war of 1992–1993, but Russia did not recognize it until 2008.
Abkhazia at a glance
- Recognized by
- Russia and a few other UN member states
- Claimed by
- Georgia
- Capital
- Sukhumi
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 240,705
- Area
- 8,665 km²
- Languages
- Abkhaz, Russian
- Currency
- Russian ruble (₽)
- Flag adopted
- 1992