Capital

Dhaka

Continent

Asia

Flag adopted

1972

Designer

Not individually credited

Bangladesh

Colors and meaning

• Green #006A4E

  The lush green landscape of Bangladesh and its youthful energy

• Red #F42A41

  The blood shed in the 1971 liberation war, and the rising sun of a new nation

Symbolism and history

A red disc, slightly offset toward the hoist so it appears centered when the flag flies, sits on a green field, adopted the year after Bangladesh's war of independence from Pakistan.

Closest-looking flags

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  Japan

  Its red disc on a plain field structurally echoes Japan's flag, though Bangladesh's disc is offset and the field is green rather than white.

Further reading: Flag of Bangladesh on Wikipedia