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Flag of Netherlands

Educational illustration shown at 4:3. The reference proportion is 2:3.

How to recognise it

Three equal horizontal bands: red, white, then blue.

Name in the quiz: Netherlands
Also called: The Netherlands
UN member state name: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
ISO 3166-1 code: NL
Atlas Play pack: Europe

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Easily confused with

FranceThe same three colours, horizontal against vertical.
ParaguayRed, white and blue horizontal bands; the second adds a round seal.

Source and checks

Design reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Netherlands (A horizontal triband of red (bright vermilion), white, and cobalt blue; proportion 2:3). Checked 2026-10-18 by Claude (AI build agent): rendered artwork compared with the reference design description; no human editorial review yet. Artwork: flag-icons 7.6.0 (package/flags/4x3/nl.svg), MIT licence, licence text; sanitised copy sha256 c7335b936f7c…. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.