Flag of Belarus
The current national flag of Belarus was introduced on June 7, 1995. This new design replaced a historical flag used by the Belarusian People's Republic of 1918. The current flag is a change of the 1951 flag.
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| Use | National flag |
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | June 7, 1995 (updated in 2012) |
| Design | A horizontal bicolor of red over green in a 2:1 ratio, with a red ornamental pattern on a white vertical stripe at the hoist |
The flag has a red upper stripe and a green lower stripe. A vertical red and white pattern is against the flagstaff.
