Flag of South Ossetia
Officially Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania
Locally Khussar Iryston · Хуссар Ирыстон
What the flag looks like
Three equal horizontal stripes of white, red and yellow.
What it means
The colors are traditionally said to represent moral purity (white), courage (red) and wealth and prosperity (yellow).
How to remember it
South Ossetia
is a plain white-red-yellow tricolor from top to bottom, with no emblem at all.
Fun facts
- The flag has the same design as that of North Ossetia–Alania, a republic of Russia on the other side of the Caucasus.
- Russia recognized South Ossetia's independence in August 2008, after the Russo-Georgian War.
South Ossetia at a glance
- Recognized by
- Russia and a few other UN member states
- Claimed by
- Georgia
- Capital
- Tskhinvali
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 53,532
- Area
- 3,900 km²
- Languages
- Ossetian, Russian
- Currency
- Russian ruble (₽)
- Flag adopted
- 1990