Flag of Catalonia

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Flag Name	Flag of Catalonia
Country	Catalonia
Official Name	Catalonia
Capital	Barcelona
Continent	Europe
Region	Southern Europe
ISO Code	ES-CT / ES-CT
Internet Domain	.cat
Calling Code	+34
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Official Language(s)	Catalan, Spanish, Aranese Occitan
Demonym	Catalan
Area	32,108 km²
Population	8,012,200

Official Flag Name	Flag of Catalonia
Current Version Adopted	18 December 1979
Design First Used	1150
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	2
Main Colours	Gold, Red
Designer	Traditional, the Senyera of the Crown of Aragon
Design Type	Four horizontal red stripes on gold
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Official Status	Official national flag
Governing Authority	Government of Catalonia

Colour	Appearance	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Gold		#FCDD09	252, 221, 9	0, 12, 96, 1	No official Pantone reference
Red		#DA121A	218, 18, 26	0, 92, 88, 15	No official Pantone reference

Four red bars	The Senyera, one of the oldest continuously used flag designs in Europe
Gold	Stands for the field of the historic arms of the Counts of Barcelona.
Red	Stands for the four bars of the Crown of Aragon.

Year / Period	Event
1150	The four bars appear in the arms of the Counts of Barcelona
18 December 1979	Confirmed by the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	2:3
Hoist (height)	2 units
Fly (width)	3 units
Layout	Four horizontal red stripes on gold
Band / Stripe Construction	Nine equal horizontal bands: five gold and four red
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia, Article 8

Setting	Flown	Notes
Government buildings	Yes	Flown on official premises
Schools and public institutions	Yes	Common in daily and ceremonial use
Private and civil use	Yes	May be flown by members of the public
Public holidays and commemorations	Yes	Displayed on national days of remembrance
Armed forces	No	No separate military flag is in use
Naval ensign	Yes	Flown by naval and merchant vessels
Embassies and consulates	Yes	Flown at diplomatic missions abroad
International sport	Yes	Used at the Olympic Games and world championships
United Nations building	No	Not a United Nations member state

Flag Type	Purpose	In Use
National flag	The primary flag shown on this page	Yes
Civil flag	Flown by private citizens and organisations	Yes
War flag	Carried by the armed forces on land	No
Naval ensign	Flown at sea by naval and merchant vessels	No
Air force ensign	Used by the air force	No
Presidential standard	Marks the presence of the head of state	No
Royal standard	Marks the presence of the monarch	No
Historical flags	Earlier designs no longer in official use	Yes

Years in Use (current design)	47 years
Adoption Date	18 December 1979
Earliest Recorded Use	1150
Designer	Traditional, the Senyera of the Crown of Aragon
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Dominant Colour	Gold
Flags It Resembles	Aragon, Valencia and the Balearic Islands share the Senyera
Notable Feature	Four horizontal red stripes on gold