Bulgaria

Bulgaria
Adopted	1879 (original) November 27, 1990 (readopted)
Proportions	3:5

The flag of Bulgaria is an equal horizontal tricolor with white at the top, green in the centre, and red at the bottom.

Symbolism

The white stands for peace, love and freedom. The green stands for the agricultural wealth of Bulgaria, and red is the struggle for independence for independence and military courage. The flag's colors are borrowed from the Bulgarian coat of arms, minus yellow/gold.

Flag Colors

Color	Color Name	HEX	RGB	Color of
	White	#ffffff	(255, 255, 255)	White part of the tricolor
	Green-Cyan	#00966e	(0, 150, 110)	Green part of the tricolor
	Maximum Red	#d62612	(214, 38, 18)	Red part of the tricolor

Nickname

• White, Green, and Red
  • Бяло, зелено и червено (Byalo, zeleno i cherveno)

Other flags

The ensign of the Bulgarian Navy contains a white background, with a red canton containing a golden lion. At the bottom of the flag, are two stripes of green and red. The jack of the navy contains a red cross over a green saltire.

Bulgarian Navy (ensign)

Bulgarian Navy (jack)

Trivia

• If this flag was turned upside-down, it would look like the flag of Anhalt, Germany.