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Slovenia

Ratio: 1:2 Adopted: June 24, 1991 Usage: National and Civil

White, blue, The order of
and red are the tricolor
pan-Slavic is the same as
colors, the flag for
popularized Slovenia, when
in the 19th it was part of
century Yugoslavia

The coat of arms was added in 1991
when Slovenia became independent

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!USTRIA Historically under Austrian rule, Slovenia
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formed part of Yugoslavia in 1919. It declared
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independence on June 26, 1991.
Like Slovakia, Slovenia looked to the order of the stripes (white, blue,
Russia in the 19th century for red). At independence Slovenia
assistance in gaining independence. placed its arms in the upper hoist of
For the same reason, the pan-Slavic this tricolor, to create a distinct
tricolor of blue, white, and red was national flag.
adopted for Yugoslavia, with a gold The arms depicts mountain peaks,
fimbriated red star added by Tito in above wavy blue lines symbolizing
1946. Slovenia also had its own flag the sea coast. The stars are from the
within Yugoslavia, distinguished by arms of the Duchy of Selje.

ARMS OF SLOVENIA
The three stars are from
the arms of the former
Duchy of Selje

The three mountain
The wavy lines symbolize peaks represent the
Slovenia’s sea coast Triglav, part of the Alps

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