Flag of Romania
Locally România
What the flag looks like
Three equal vertical stripes of blue, yellow and red from the hoist.
What it means
The colors come from the historical principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, and are popularly said to stand for liberty, justice and fraternity.
How to remember it
Romania
is plain blue-yellow-red with a bright cobalt blue; Chad's
blue is a darker indigo, and Andorra
and Moldova
carry a crest.
Fun facts
- During the 1989 revolution, protesters cut the communist coat of arms out of the center of the flag.
- Romania's flag is almost identical to Chad's; Chad raised the issue at the United Nations in 2004, but Romania kept its flag.
Romania at a glance
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Population
- 19 million
- Area
- 238,391 km²
- Languages
- Romanian
- Currency
- Romanian leu (lei)
- Flag adopted
- 1989
Flags often confused with Romania
- Chad: Romania and Chad are almost identical blue, yellow and red vertical stripes. The only difference is the shade: Chad's blue is darker (indigo), Romania's is brighter.
- Andorra: Andorra and Romania are both vertical blue, yellow and red. Romania's flag is plain, while Andorra has a coat of arms on a slightly wider yellow center band.
- Moldova: Moldova and Romania are both blue, yellow and red vertical stripes. Moldova has an eagle coat of arms in the center; Romania's flag is plain.