state flag
In vexillology, a state flag is either the flag of the government of a sovereign state, or the flag of an individual federated state (subnational administrative division).
Government flag
A state flag is a variant of a national flag (or occas ...
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
is a vertical
tricolour
A triband is a vexillological style which consists of three stripes arranged to form a flag. These stripes may be two or three colours, and may be charged with an emblem in the middle stripe. Not all tribands are tricolour flags, which requires t ...
of blue, yellow and white. The flag is charged with a yellow partial
Soyombo symbol
The ''Soyombo'' symbol is a special character in the Soyombo alphabet invented by Zanabazar in 1686. The name "Soyombo" is derived from Sanskrit ''svayambhu'' "self-created". The Soyombo symbol serves both as a traditional symbol of Mongolia, B ...
at the upper end of the blue band. The Soyombo is a cultural symbol of the
Mongol people
Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China (Inner Mongolia and other 11 autonomous territories), as well as the republics of Buryatia and Kalmykia in Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large family of ...
and is also present on the flags of
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
and
Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia, is a republic of Russia located in the Russian Far East. Formerly part of the Siberian Federal District, it has been administered as part of the Far Eastern Federal District since 2018. To its nort ...
.
The flag was designed by the Buryat artist Bato Dampilon. It was adopted on July 6, 2001. Its proportions are 2:3.
Flag
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Agin Agin may refer to:
*Ağın
Ağın is a town of Elazığ Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Ağın District.Flags introduced in 2001
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