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The national flag of Austria , originally adopted in 1918, was momentarily banned during the period of the Second World War. The Austria Flag was again adopted after the ban in the year 1945.

The Austrian Flag comprises of three equal bands of red, white and red respectively from top to bottom. The three bands in the Austria Flag are horizontally arranged.

The red and white patterns on the Austria Flag have been a collective emblem for Austria for more than eight hundred years making it one of the oldest ensigns in the world. According to popular legend the red and white pattern on the Austria Flag is symbolic of the bloodstained white coat worn by the Duke of Austria during a gruesome battle.

Official Name: Republik Osterriech

Capital: Vienna

Location: Landlocked central European nation, sharing borders with Czech and Slovak republics to the north, Germany to the north-west, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the south-west, Italy and the former Yugoslavia to the south, and Hungary to the east

Area: 83,870 sq. km.

National Flag: 3 horizontal Stripes of red, white, red.

Climate: Continental in the east and northeast; Atlantic influences in the west; Alpine climate at the higher altitudes

Flag Ratio: 2:3

National Anthem: Land der Berge Land on the river (1947)