Capital

Reykjavik

Continent

Europe

Flag adopted

1915

Designer

Not individually credited

Iceland

Colors and meaning

• Blue #003897

  The Atlantic Ocean surrounding Iceland, and its mountains

• White #FFFFFF

  Iceland's snow and ice sheets

• Red #D72828

  Iceland's volcanic fire

Symbolism and history

A red Nordic cross fimbriated in white sits on a blue field, formalized in 1915 during the push for independence from Denmark, adapted from the Danish cross template with Iceland's own fire-ice-sea color story.

Closest-looking flags

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  Norway

  Nearly identical to Norway's flag with the colors reversed (Iceland's field is blue with a red cross, Norway's is red with a blue cross).

Further reading: Flag of Iceland on Wikipedia