Flag of Cambodia
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The national flag of Cambodia has three horizontal stripes, blue, red, and blue. The middle red stripe is twice as wide as the blue stripes and features a depiction of Angkor Wat in the center, in white with red outlines.
Since around 1850, the Cambodian flag has featured a depiction of Angkor Wat in the center. The current flag was adopted following Cambodia’s independence in 1948. It was used until October 9, 1970, when a new flag was introduced for Lon Nol’s Khmer Republic. The subsequent state of Democratic Kampuchea, which existed from 1975 to 1979, used a red flag with the Angkor Wat design retained in yellow. When the People’s Republic of Kampuchea was established in 1979 the flag was modified slightly, but this flag (as well as the movement itself) was not recognized by the United States. Other flags were used from 1989–1991 and 1991-1993, in the latter case a UNTAC flag. In 1993 the original flag was readopted, after elections returned the monarchy to rule.
