Flag of Hungary
Locally Magyarország
What the flag looks like
Three equal horizontal stripes of red, white and green.
What it means
Red is commonly said to stand for strength, white for faithfulness and green for hope.
How to remember it
Hungary
is Italy's
colors laid flat with red on top; Bulgaria
starts with white, and Iran
and Tajikistan
add emblems.
Fun facts
- During the 1956 uprising, protesters cut the communist emblem out of the flag, leaving a hole that became a symbol of the revolution.
- The red-white-green tricolor became a national symbol during the 1848 revolution.
Hungary at a glance
- Capital
- Budapest
- Region
- Central Europe
- Population
- 9.6 million
- Area
- 93,028 km²
- Languages
- Hungarian
- Currency
- Hungarian forint (Ft)
- Flag adopted
- 1957
Flags often confused with Hungary
- Bulgaria: Bulgaria and Hungary are both horizontal white, green and red. Bulgaria has white on top; Hungary has red on top and white in the middle.
- Iran: Hungary and Iran both have red, white and green stripes in opposite order. Hungary has red on top and is plain; Iran has green on top with a red emblem and script.
- Tajikistan: Hungary and Tajikistan are both red, white and green from the top. Hungary's stripes are equal and plain; Tajikistan's white stripe is wider and has a gold crown and stars.
- Italy: Hungary and Italy are both red, white and green. Hungary's stripes are horizontal, red on top; Italy's are vertical, green at the hoist.