Flag of Mongolia
Locally Mongol Uls · Монгол Улс
What the flag looks like
Three equal vertical bands of red, blue and red, with the gold Soyombo symbol in the hoist-side red band.
What it means
Blue represents the eternal blue sky and red progress and prosperity; the Soyombo combines fire, sun, moon and other elements standing for the nation and its independence.
How to remember it
Mongolia
is red-blue-red vertical with a golden totem of fire, sun and moon (the Soyombo) on the left-hand red band.
Fun facts
- The Soyombo symbol is a character from a script created by the monk Zanabazar in 1686.
- Ulaanbaatar is the coldest national capital in the world by average annual temperature.
Mongolia at a glance
- Capital
- Ulaanbaatar
- Region
- Eastern Asia
- Population
- 3.5 million
- Area
- 1,564,110 km²
- Languages
- Mongolian
- Currency
- Mongolian tögrög (₮)
- Flag adopted
- 1992