- Capital
- Rome
- Continent
- Europe
- Flag adopted
- 1946
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Italy
Colors and meaning
Green #009246
The country's plains and hills, and hope
White #FFFFFF
The snow of the Alps, and faith
Red #CE2B37
The blood shed in wars for independence and unification
Symbolism and history
A plain green-white-red vertical tricolor, modeled directly on the French tricolor by Napoleonic-era Italian legions in 1797 and readopted after the monarchy's abolition in 1946.
Closest-looking flags
Mexico
Shares its green-white-red vertical band structure with Mexico's flag, differing mainly in that Mexico's central band bears a coat of arms.
Hungary
Shares its green-white-red vertical band structure with Mexico's flag, differing mainly in that Mexico's central band bears a coat of arms.
Further reading: Flag of Italy on Wikipedia