Flag of Azerbaijan

What the flag looks like

Three equal horizontal stripes of blue, red and green, with a white crescent and white eight-pointed star in the center of the red stripe.

What it means

Blue represents Turkic heritage, red progress and modernisation, and green Islam; the eight points of the star are often linked to the eight branches of the Turkic peoples.

How to remember it

Azerbaijan is blue-red-green with the crescent and eight-pointed star centered in the red stripe; Uzbekistan has a white middle band and its crescent in the blue corner.

Fun facts

• The flag was first adopted in 1918 by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and restored in 1991.
• Baku lies about 28 meters below sea level, making it the lowest-lying national capital in the world.

Azerbaijan at a glance

Capital

Baku

Region

Western Asia

Population

10 million

Area

86,600 km²

Languages

Azerbaijani, Russian

Currency

Azerbaijani manat (₼)

Flag adopted

1991

Flags often confused with Azerbaijan

• Uzbekistan: Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan both have blue top and green bottom stripes with a white crescent. Azerbaijan's middle stripe is red with the crescent centered; Uzbekistan's is white, with the crescent and stars in the upper-left corner.
• Turkey: Azerbaijan and Turkey both show a white crescent and star on red. Turkey's flag is all red; Azerbaijan's red is only the middle of blue, red and green stripes.