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- Capital
- Malé
- Continent
- Asia
- Flag adopted
- 1965
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Maldives
Colors and meaning
Red #D21034
The blood of those who defended the nation, and the historic sacrifices of national heroes
Green #007E3A
Peace and progress
Symbolism and history
A white crescent on a green rectangle sits inside a broad red border, the red band a legacy of the plain red ensign historically flown by Maldivian ships.
No documented visual overlap
Maldives’s design isn’t a close visual match for any other current national flag. A few more flags from Asia, for browsing:
Further reading: Flag of Maldives on Wikipedia