Flag of Bulgaria
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The Flag of Bulgaria is a horizontal tricolour of white, green, and red that serves as the national flag and symbol of the Republic of Bulgaria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Bulgaria canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1991-11-27 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | National Assembly of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspectRatioRangeAllowed | between 2:3 and 3:5 in some uses ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Europe
ⓘ
National symbols of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| colour |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| colourMeaning |
green symbolizes the agricultural wealth of Bulgaria
ⓘ
red symbolizes the courage and blood of those who fought for independence ⓘ white symbolizes peace and freedom ⓘ |
| country | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| displayRule |
must be hoisted on official state holidays
ⓘ
must be illuminated when displayed at night ⓘ must not touch the ground ⓘ |
| ensign |
civil ensign of Bulgaria
ⓘ
naval ensign of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | flag of the April Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Flag of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1879 ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy | Bulgarian state standards for flag dimensions ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Flag of Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flag of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law for the State Seal and National Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousDesign | tricolour with socialist coat of arms ⓘ |
| proportion | 3:5 ⓘ |
| reverseSide | identical to obverse ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| stripeOrderTopToBottom | white-green-red ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Bulgarian nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgarian state sovereignty ⓘ Republic of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
civil flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bulgarian armed forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgarian diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ Bulgarian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variant | state flag of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria (with coat of arms on the left) ⓘ |
| variantPeriod | 1948–1990 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.