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    Flag of Iceland

    Flag of Iceland
    A blue field with a white Scandinavian cross, with a smaller red cross inside the white cross.
    Country
    Iceland
    Capital
    Reykjavík
    Continent
    Europe
    Adopted
    1944
    Colours
    Blue, White, Red

    What does the flag of Iceland mean?

    The colours represent the three elements that make up the country: the blue for the sea, the white for the snow and ice, and the red for the volcanoes.

    Colours and what they stand for

    • Blue

      The sea

    • White

      The snow and ice

    • Red

      The volcanoes

    History

    The current flag was adopted on 17 June 1944. It was first used in 1915.

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