The Romanian flag dates from 1861, based on earlier versions with horizontal stripes. Senegal, flag of; Mali, flag ofEncyclopedia Britannica.
The two came from totally different backgrounds. Senegal-Mali; Italy-Mexico; Peru-Canada; Bolivia-Ghana; Colombia-Venezuela-Ecuador; Bahrain-Qatar; Samoa-Taiwan-Myanmar (former) Australia-New Zealand; United States-Malaysia-Liberia-Chile.
These two flags share the same dimensions and basic green-yellow-red design of the vertical stripes, although there are slight shade differences in the colors. Those of Colombia and Ecuador retain the larger yellow stripe, while that of Venezuela has stripes of equal size. The Norwegian flag has a red field with a white-bordered blue cross, while Iceland’s has a blue field with a white-bordered red cross.A flag of unequal yellow, blue, and red horizontal stripes was adopted by the new country of Gran Colombia in 1822. Monaco’s flag is based on the heraldic colors in the shield of the Monegasque princely arms, and the flag of Indonesia dates back to its association with the Majapahit empire. Paraguay’s flag is similar, in addition of an emblem. Although that country dissolved in 1830, the succeeding states of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela incorporated that flag’s tricolor design into their respective flags.
Luxembourg’s flag differs from the Dutch in being slightly longer and using a different shade of blue.The white-blue-red horizontally striped Russian flag dates to the end of the 17th century and was modeled on the Dutch tricolor. The difference is that the green stripe on the Irish flag is on the hoist side (part of the flag closest to the flagpole). The Ecuadorian flag also depicts the country’s coat of arms, though in its center.The Dutch began using a red, white, and blue horizontally striped flag in the mid-17th century, the red being a substitution for the original orange stripe. Nonetheless, the design similarities are one of the reasons why New Zealanders have considered replacing their flag.The two flags are somewhat less alike than those mentioned above, but their shared design of green, white, and orange vertical stripes can be confusing. This flag is unusual because it differs on its obverse and reverse sides, the obverse of the flag shows the national coat of arms, and the reverse shows the seal of the treasury. It, in turn, inspired the flag design for many countries of eastern and southern Europe.
History of the flag. The two flags most closely resembling the Russian standard are those of Slovakia and Slovenia, which differ mainly in being longer than the Russian flag and incorporating their respective country’s coat of arms into the flag design. Ken Pletcher was Senior Editor, Geography and History for Encyclopædia Britannica. Their design and size are almost identical, and only a close examination reveals slight shade differences between the blue, yellow, and red vertical stripes.
Both have their origins in the Danish flag, with its red field and white Scandinavian Cross. Flags that are variations on the Russian model include those of Croatia and Serbia, which both use a red-blue-white horizontal stripe pattern.
By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Since prehistory, the area that is now Senegal was inhabited by people of various ethnic origins. The flag of Chad was first hoisted in 1959 after the country had achieved independence from France. The flag for each of these countries boasts an identical design but with the colors reversed. Both flags date back hundreds of years. Although Luxembourg lies close to the Netherlands, its flag was not derived from the Dutch flag but was developed independently. Its original design had a green stripe, but it too closely resembled the flag of Mali, so the blue stripe was substituted.