Flag of Armenia

🎨 What the flag means

Armenia's flag has three stripes: red, blue and orange. A law explains the colours: red stands for the Armenian Highland, the people's faith and their freedom, blue for the wish to live under peaceful skies, and orange for the creative talent and hard work of the Armenian people.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

2.9 million (2017)

🏙️ Capital

Yerevan1.1 million people (2024)

🗣️ Main language

Armenian

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Armenia has its own alphabet, created more than 1,600 years ago by a scholar named Mesrop Mashtots.
2. In a cave called Areni-1, scientists found the world's earliest known leather shoe.
3. Armenia is famous for chess and has won the World Chess Olympiad more than once.