Flag of Andorra
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[[Image:Flag of Andorra.svg|thumb|[[Image:FIAV 111000.svg|23px]] National flag. Flag ratio: 7:10]][[Image:Flag of Andorra (civil).svg|thumb|[[Image:FIAV 100000.svg|23px]] Civil flag. Flag ratio: 7:10]][[Image:Flag_of_Andorra_1806.png|thumb|Flag of Andorra (1806-1866)]]
The '''[[national flag]] of the [[Andorra|Principality of Andorra]]''' was adopted in 1866. The flag is a vertical [[tricolour|tricolor]] of blue, yellow, and red with the [[coat of arms of Andorra]] in the center. Although the three vertical bars may at first appear to be of equal width, the center yellow bar is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of bar widths is 8:9:8. The overall flag ratio is 7:10.
The design is based on the flags of France and Spain, the two states that protect the independence of the small state. The design of vertical bars is taken from the French [[Flag of France|Tricolore]], as is the blue and red. Yellow and red are taken from the [[Flag of Spain|Spanish]] flag; from 1806 to 1866, Andorra's flag had been a vertical [[bicolor]] of yellow and red. The motto in the coat of arms in the middle stripe ''Virtus Unita Fortior'' means "Strength United is Stronger".
The flags of [[flag of Chad|Chad]] and [[flag of Romania|Romania]] are also vertical tricolors of blue, yellow, and red.
== External links ==
*[http://www.ompa.ad/angles/signes/normesgraf.pdf Official book of graphic norms of state symbols of Andorra]
*{{FOTW|id=ad|title=Andorra}}
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