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Flag of Serbia

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Quick Facts

Capital
Belgrade
Flag adopted
2010
Population
6,567,783
Area
77,589 kmΒ²
Languages
Serbian
Currency
Serbian dinar (Π΄ΠΈΠ½.) β€” RSD
Demonym
Serbian
Government
parliamentary republic
Subregion
Southeast Europe
Driving side
Right
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Independence
2006

Religions

  • Serbian Orthodox 81.1%
  • Unspecified 7.8%
  • Muslim 4.2%
  • Roman Catholic 3.9%
  • Atheist 1.1%

About This Flag

The flag of Serbia consists of three equal horizontal bands of red on top, blue in the middle, and white on the bottom β€” the pan-Slavic colors in reverse order compared to Russia's flag. On the civil and state flag variants, the Serbian coat of arms (a white double-headed eagle with a red shield bearing a white cross and four Cyrillic S-shaped firesteels) is placed toward the hoist side.

The red-blue-white combination has been used by Serbia since the 19th century, with the colors drawn from the pan-Slavic movement that linked Slavic nations through shared heritage. The flag was adopted on November 11, 2010, though the basic design dates to Serbia's re-emergence as an independent state in 2006.

What the colors & design mean

Red represents the blood shed for Serbian freedom. Blue symbolizes loyalty and the sky. White stands for mother's milk and peace. The double-headed eagle on the coat of arms represents the dual sovereignty over East and West claimed by Serbian medieval rulers. The four firesteels represent the motto 'Only Unity Saves the Serbs.'

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Pattern: Horizontal Stripes

Bordering countries (8)

πŸ‡§πŸ‡¦ Bosnia and Herzegovina πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ Bulgaria πŸ‡­πŸ‡· Croatia πŸ‡­πŸ‡Ί Hungary πŸ‡½πŸ‡° Kosovo πŸ‡²πŸ‡° North Macedonia πŸ‡²πŸ‡ͺ Montenegro πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ Romania

Fun Facts

  • The four Cyrillic letter S's (Π‘) on the Serbian coat of arms stand for 'Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava' ('Only Unity Saves the Serbs'), a motto that dates back to the medieval Nemanjic dynasty.
  • Serbia's flag uses the same pan-Slavic colors as Russia but in reverse order β€” Russia is white-blue-red from top to bottom, while Serbia is red-blue-white.
  • The double-headed eagle on the Serbian coat of arms is borrowed from Byzantine imperial heraldry, reflecting Serbia's medieval ties to the Byzantine Empire and the Orthodox Christian tradition.
  • Belgrade, the capital, sits at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers and has been destroyed and rebuilt over 40 times throughout its history.

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