Croatia

The flag of Croatia is an equal horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue, with a stylized representation of the Croatian national coat of arms in the center of the flag.
==Symbolism==
Red, white, and blue, are the colours of Croatia, and the coat of arms is also a symbol of the nation. Croatia flag and description at WorldAtlas.Com
Here is the symbolism of the colours:
Colour	Symbolism
Red: 	Blood of Croatian martyrs
White:	Peace
Blue: 	Devotion to God
==History==
File:Flag of the Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia (1).svg|Kingdom of Croatia (subdivision of the Austrian Empire) (1848-1852)
File:Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg).svg|Kingdom of Croatia (subdivision of the Austrian Empire) (8 March 1852 – 1868)
File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia.svg| Kingdom of Croatia (subdivision of the Austrian Empire) (1860-1918)
File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia with CoA.svg| Kingdom of Croatia (subdivision of the Austrian Empire) (1860-1918)
File:Flag of the Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia (1).svg| Kingdom of Croatia (subdivision of the Austrian Empire) (1860-1918)
File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia.svg|State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (1918)
File:Flag of Banate of Croatia (1939-1941).svg|Variant of the Banovina of Croatia (21 November 1939–17 October 1943 (21 January 1941))
File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia.svg|Banovina of Croatia (subdivision of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) (21 November 1939–17 October 1943 (21 January 1941)
File:Flag of the Federal State of Croatia.svg|Federal State of Croatia (15 December 1943–8 May 1945)
File:Flag of the People's Republic of Croatia 1945-1947.png|People's Republic of Croatia (8 May 1945–18 January 1947)
File:Flag of Croatia (1947–1990).svg|Socialist Republic of Croatia (18 January 1947–25 July 1990)
File:Flag of Banate of Croatia (1939-1941).svg|Republic of Croatia (25 July 1990–21 December 1990)
File:Croatia.svg|Croatia (Since 21 December 1990)
==External link==
* Zeljko Heimer's Vexillological Webpages - The FAME
* Mello Luchtenberg's Vexillological Webpages - Vexilla Mundi
* Whitney Smith: "Croatia, flag of." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011.
==References==
Category:Europe
Category:Croatia
Category:Proportions 1-2
Category:Pan-Slavic colours
Category:Red
Category:White
Category:Blue
Category:Coat of Arms