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- Capital
- Warsaw
- Continent
- Europe
- Flag adopted
- 1919
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Poland
Colors and meaning
White #FFFFFF
Historically drawn from the White Eagle, the emblem of Polish statehood since the Middle Ages
Red #DC143C
The same historic Polish heraldic tradition
Symbolism and history
A plain white-over-red bicolor, formalized in 1919 after independence, and the exact reverse of Indonesia's and Monaco's red-over-white flags, a fact Polish diplomats have had to clarify on more than one occasion.
Closest-looking flags
Indonesia
The exact reverse of Indonesia's flag, and, but for a hoist-side blue triangle, identical to the Czech Republic's flag.
Czech Republic
The exact reverse of Indonesia's flag, and, but for a hoist-side blue triangle, identical to the Czech Republic's flag.
Further reading: Flag of Poland on Wikipedia
