Flag of Laos
E326045
The Flag of Laos is a horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and red with a central white disc, symbolizing the unity of the Lao people and the nation’s bright future.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Laos canonical | 3 |
| National Flag of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3088041 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Laos Context triple: [President of Laos, flag, Flag of Laos]
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A.
Flag of Cambodia
The Flag of Cambodia features a depiction of Angkor Wat centered on a red stripe flanked by blue bands, symbolizing the nation’s heritage, bravery, and royalty.
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B.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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C.
Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam
The Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam is a red banner featuring a prominent yellow hammer and sickle symbolizing the party’s leadership of the socialist state and the unity of workers and peasants.
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D.
Flag of Haiti
The Flag of Haiti is a horizontal bicolor of blue and red bearing the country's coat of arms on a white panel, symbolizing the nation's struggle for independence and unity.
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E.
Flag of the Philippines
The Flag of the Philippines is the national tricolor banner featuring a white triangle, blue and red fields, and symbolic sun and stars, representing the country’s independence, history, and ideals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Laos Target entity description: The Flag of Laos is a horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and red with a central white disc, symbolizing the unity of the Lao people and the nation’s bright future.
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A.
Flag of Cambodia
The Flag of Cambodia features a depiction of Angkor Wat centered on a red stripe flanked by blue bands, symbolizing the nation’s heritage, bravery, and royalty.
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B.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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C.
Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam
The Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam is a red banner featuring a prominent yellow hammer and sickle symbolizing the party’s leadership of the socialist state and the unity of workers and peasants.
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D.
Flag of Haiti
The Flag of Haiti is a horizontal bicolor of blue and red bearing the country's coat of arms on a white panel, symbolizing the nation's struggle for independence and unity.
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E.
Flag of the Philippines
The Flag of the Philippines is the national tricolor banner featuring a white triangle, blue and red fields, and symbolic sun and stars, representing the country’s independence, history, and ideals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1975-12-02 ⓘ |
| adoptionEvent | establishment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| belongsTo | national symbols set of Laos ⓘ |
| blueStripeWidthRatio | 2 ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Asia
ⓘ
National symbols of Laos ⓘ |
| centralElement | white disc ⓘ |
| country | Laos ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolor of red, blue, red with central white disc ⓘ |
| firstIntroducedBy |
Laotian independence movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Lao Issara movement
|
| firstIntroducedYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| governmentUse | all government buildings in Laos ⓘ |
| hasAspect | rectangular shape ⓘ |
| isUniqueFeature | only current national flag of a socialist state without a communist symbol ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined in the Constitution of Laos ⓘ |
| militaryUse | flag of the Lao People’s Armed Forces ⓘ |
| officialName |
Flag of Laos
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
National Flag of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
|
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| redStripeWidthRatio | 1 ⓘ |
| replacedFlag |
Royal Arms of Laos
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Flag of Laos
|
| scriptNameInLao |
Laos
ⓘ
surface form:
ທຸງຊາດລາວ
|
| stripeCount | 3 ⓘ |
| stripeWidthPattern | 1:2:1 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bright future of the nation
ⓘ
full moon over the Mekong River ⓘ unity of the Lao people ⓘ unity of the country ⓘ |
| symbolizesColorBlue | wealth and prosperity ⓘ |
| symbolizesColorRed | blood shed for independence ⓘ |
| symbolizesColorWhite | justice and unity ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Laos
ⓘ
surface form:
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
|
| usedIn |
international sporting events representing Laos
ⓘ
national holidays in Laos ⓘ official ceremonies in Laos ⓘ |
| usesColor |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| whiteDiscDiameterFractionOfFlagHeight | 0.8 ⓘ |
| whiteDiscPosition | centered on blue stripe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of Laos Description of subject: The Flag of Laos is a horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and red with a central white disc, symbolizing the unity of the Lao people and the nation’s bright future.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Flag of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic