How can you tell the flags of Slovenia and Slovakia apart?

Slovenia: the small shield with Mount Triglav in the top corner. Slovakia: the big shield with a white double cross.

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Slovenia vs Slovakia Flag

Q: What is the difference between the flags of Slovenia and Slovakia?

Both flags are white, blue and red across with a coat of arms near the flagpole. Slovakia's shield is big, a white double cross on three blue hills, and reaches down into the red. Slovenia's is small, in the top corner: the white peaks of Mount Triglav under three yellow stars.

Both flags are white, blue and red across with a coat of arms near the flagpole. Slovakia's shield is big, a white double cross on three blue hills, and reaches down into the red. Slovenia's is small, in the top corner: the white peaks of Mount Triglav under three yellow stars.

SloveniaLook for the small shield with Mount Triglav in the top corner.
SlovakiaLook for the big shield with a white double cross.

At a glance

	Slovenia	Slovakia
Stripes	White, blue, red	White, blue, red
Coat of arms	Small, top corner: Mount Triglav and 3 stars	Big, across the stripes: a double cross on 3 hills
Shape	1:2, longer	2:3
In use since	1991	1992

Test yourself

Six quick rounds. The last rounds show the flags smaller, the way they look on a phone.

Why they look alike

White, blue and red are the Slavic colours, used by several Slavic countries since the 19th century. Slovenia adopted its flag at independence in 1991, and Slovakia its present flag in 1992, just before it split from the Czech Republic. The names are close too, which does not help.