The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Southeast Asia
Flag Thailand, in 36 editions.
The entry for Thailand published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and
red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and
and red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white,
white, and red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width),
width), white, and red
The same text in 3 editions, 1997 to 1999.
Published as “Flag description”
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double
(double width), white, and red
The same text in 10 editions, 2000 to 2009.
Published as “Flag description”
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
Published as “Flag description”
- five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red;
- the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life;
- white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism;
- blue stands for the monarchy
note: similar to the flag of Costa Rica but with the blue and red colors reversed
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red; the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life; white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism; blue stands for the monarchy
note:
similar to the flag of Costa Rica but with the blue and red colors reversed
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
Published as “Flag description”
- five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red;
- the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life;
- white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism;
- blue stands for the monarchy
note: similar to the flag of Costa Rica but with the blue and red colors reversed
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red; the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life; white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism; blue stands for the monarchy
note:
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red;
- the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life, white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism, and blue stands for the monarchy
note: similar to the flag of Costa Rica but with the blue and red colors reversed
five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red; the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life; life, white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism; Buddhism, and blue stands for the monarchy
note: similar to the flag of Costa Rica but with the blue and red colors reversed
- description:
- five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double-width), white, and red
- meaning:
- red stands for the nation and the blood of life, white for religion and the purity of Buddhism, and blue for the monarchy
note: similar to the flag of Costa Rica, but with the blue and red colors reversed
description: five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), (double-width), white, and red; the red color symbolizes
meaning: red stands for the nation and the blood of life, white represents for religion and the purity of Buddhism, and blue stands for the monarchy
note: similar to the flag of Costa Rica Rica, but with the blue and red colors reversed
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Thailand: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/thailand/flag.