Flag of Czechia

What the flag looks like

Two horizontal bands, white over red, with a blue isosceles triangle reaching from the hoist to the center of the flag.

What it means

White and red are the colors of Bohemia's coat of arms; blue was added for Moravia and to tell the flag apart from Poland's.

How to remember it

Take Poland's white-over-red and drive a blue wedge in from the flagpole: that's Czechia; the Philippines adds a golden sun and stars to its white triangle.

Fun facts

• It was the flag of Czechoslovakia, and Czechia kept it in 1993 even though the split agreement said neither successor state should use the old federal symbols.
• Czechia consistently tops world rankings for beer consumption per person.

Czechia at a glance

Capital

Prague

Region

Central Europe

Population

11 million

Area

78,865 km²

Languages

Czech, Slovak

Currency

Czech koruna (Kč)

Flag adopted

1920

Flags often confused with Czechia

• Philippines: Czechia and the Philippines both have a triangle at the hoist and a red lower band. Czechia has a blue triangle with white on top; the Philippines has a white triangle with a gold sun, with blue on top.
• Poland: Czechia and Poland are both white over red. Czechia adds a blue triangle at the hoist; Poland has just the two plain bands.
• Cuba: Cuba and Czechia both have a triangle at the hoist. Cuba has a red triangle with a white star on blue-and-white stripes; Czechia has a plain blue triangle on two bands, white over red.