Flag of Cambodia

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Flag of Cambodia

Use	National flag and ensign.
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	1993 (previously used 1948-1970)
Design	A blue-red-blue horizontal triband (in 1:2:1 proportions) with a depiction of Angkor Wat on the centre band in white.

The national flag of Cambodia was readopted in 1993, after elections returned the monarchy to rule.

Since around 1850, the Cambodian flag has featured a depiction of Angkor Wat in the center. The current flag, with a blue border and red central (the stripes are in the ratio 1:2:1) was adopted following Cambodia's independence in 1948. It was used until October 9, 1970, when a new flag was introduced for Lon Nol's Khmer Republic. The subsequent state of Democratic Kampuchea, which existed from 1975 to 1979, used a red flag with the Angkor Wat design retained in yellow. When the People's Republic of Kampuchea was established in 1979 the flag was modified slightly. Other flags were used from 1989-1991 and 1992-1993, in the latter case an UNTAC flag. In 1993 the original flag was readopted.

[edit] Historical national flags

Flag	Duration	Use
	1863-1948	Flag of Cambodia under French protection
	1942-1945	Flag of Cambodia under Japanese occupation
	1948-1970, 1993-present	Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia
	1970-1975	Flag of the Khmer Republic
	1975-1979	Flag of Democratic Kampuchea
	1979-1989	Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea
	1989-1991	Flag of the State of Cambodia
	1992-1993	Flag of Cambodia under the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
	1993-present	Flag of Kingdom of Cambodia

National flags	National coats of arms
Flags of sovereign states	Coats of arms of sovereign states
Flags of dependent territories	Coats of arms of dependent territories
Flags of unrecognized states	Coats of arms of unrecognized states
Flags of micronations	Coats of arms of micronations
Flags of formerly independent states

[edit] External link

• Cambodia at Flags of the World