Flag of Russia

🎨 What the flag means

Russia's flag has three equal stripes: white, blue and red. It was first used by Tsar Peter the Great in the 1690s for ships, and became Russia's flag again in 1991. Today there is no official meaning. In the 1800s, white was said to stand for honesty and nobility, blue for faithfulness, and red for courage and love.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

146.1 million (2025)

🏙️ Capital

Moscow13.3 million people (2025)

🗣️ Main language

Russian

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Russia stretches across eleven time zones, so it can be morning in the west while it is night in the east.
2. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the world's deepest and oldest freshwater lake.
3. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space and orbit the Earth.