Flag of Myanmar

🎨 What the flag means

Myanmar's flag has yellow, green and red stripes with a big white star in the middle. By law, yellow stands for unity and happiness, green for peace and a green, fertile land, and red for bravery. The white star stands for purity, honesty, kindness and strength.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

53.4 million (2017)

🏙️ Capital

Naypyidaw1.2 million people (2014)

🗣️ Main language

Burmese

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Myanmar is famous for its rubies, deep red gemstones that are prized for their beautiful colour.
2. In northern Myanmar, elephants are trained as working animals that help carry heavy logs in the forest.
3. In chinlone, a traditional sport of Myanmar, players stand in a circle and keep a woven rattan ball in the air without using their hands.