Flag of the Sakha Republic
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
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| Adopted | October 14, 1992 |
| Design | Horizontal blue, white, red and green stripes with a white circle on a blue stripe. |
| Designed by | L. D. Sleptsova, M. G. Starostin and A. Zakharov |
The flag of the Sakha Republic, in the Russian Federation, is a horizontal four striped flag. From top to bottom, the stripes are light blue (3/4 of the flag's width), white (1/16), red (1/16), and green (1/8). The light blue stripe is charged with a white disc in the center. The diameter of the disc is 2/5 of the flag's width.
The disc represents the northern sun. The light blue, white, and green colors stand for the sky, snow, and taiga landscape respectively. The red symbolizes the courage and constancy of the people. According to the constitution of the Sakha Republic, the white disc represents the white sun of the arctic sky while the combination of blue, white and red represent Sakha's place in the Russian Federation.
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