Flags / Central Europe and the small states

Flag of Switzerland

Educational illustration shown at 4:3. The reference proportion is 1:1.

How to recognise it

A red field with a white cross in the centre whose arms stop short of the edges. Officially square.

Name in the quiz: Switzerland
UN member state name: Switzerland
ISO 3166-1 code: CH
Atlas Play pack: Central Europe and the small states (explorer pack)

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Source and checks

Design reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Switzerland (revision 1376743370) (A red square flag with a white Greek cross in the centre; proportion 1:1). Checked 2026-10-21 by Claude (AI build agent): rendered flag-icons artwork compared side by side with the reference article’s lead image and its infobox design description; no human editorial review yet. Artwork: flag-icons 7.6.0 (package/flags/4x3/ch.svg), MIT licence, licence text; sanitised copy sha256 04569ca856e6…. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.