Flags of Slovenia

Slovenia is located in central Europe. It’s neighboring countries are Austria and Croatia. There are many natural resources in the country are like coal, silver, hydropower and forests. Rich forest region also allows more natural resources like uranium which has gained importance of late. Flooding and earth quakes are the major natural hazards of the country.

The flag of Slovenia has three colors in it, white, blue and red. The flag of Slovenia is divided into three horizontal stripes. The color of the top stripe is white, the color of the middle stripe is blue and the bottom stripe is red. The coat of arms of the country is located in the hoist side of the flag on the white and blue stripes. Triglav mountain has been included in the coat of arms which is the highest mountain in Slovenia, and there are three yellow stars also in that shield. The three stars on the coat of arms in the flag of Slovenia symbolize Slovenian independence. The two wavy blue lines in the coat of arms at the bottom of the mountain in the shield represent the country's rivers flowing into the sea. The traditional Slavic colors f blue, red and white have been used in the Slovenian flag. The colors of the flag were inspired from the Russian flag. The colors in the flag now represent Slavic unity and independence. The flag of Slovenia actually was formally adopted in the year 1991.