Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast

Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia

The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is situated in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia.

Its flag consists of a rainbow on a white background, with seven narrow horizontal colored stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, sky blue, blue and purple. The number of colors is meant to symbolize the seven-branched Jewish Menorah. The flag's aspect ratio is 2:3.

The seven colored stripes are centered vertically and regularly spaced; they have a height each equal to ​¹⁄₄₀ of the total flag's height, and are separated by a thin spacing equal to ​¹⁄₁₂₀ of the total flag's height.

The rainbow flag design was adopted during October 1996.

See also

• Coat of arms of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
• Rainbow flag

External links

• http://www.eao.ru/eng/ – Official State site
• Jewish Autonomous State Symbols
• Flags of the World – Description