Belgorod Region (Russia)

Belgorodskaa^ oblasth

Last modified: 2002-12-20 by antonio martins
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  reported by Istv�n Moln�r, 02 Mar 2001

Presentation of Belgorod Region

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• Name (english): Belgorod Region • (russian): Белгородская область | Belgorodskaâ oblasth
  
• Capital: Белгород | Belgorod
• Area: 27 100 km² (≅10 500 sq.mi.) • Population: 1 501 300 inhabitants in 2000
• Status: Region (область | oblasth) within the Russian Federation
• Federal District: Central Region • Economic region: Center Ĉernozem | Чернозем (south central European Russia)
• License plate code: 31 • Ham radio code: BO • ISO 3166-2 code: BEL
• Flag adopted on 2000.05 • Coat of arms adopted on unkn. date

Flag of Belgorod region is divided by a dark blue cross to four equal parts � white, green, red and black; the coat of arms of Belgorod region is on white part of the flag.
Yury Rocich, 01 and 04 Jun 2000

"Belgorod" means "white city" � one of the many colors present in this flag... It is not what I would call a great design, but it sure alliviates the dim trend of coats of arms on monocolor background that have been plagueing the recent flag adoptions in Russia...
Ant�nio Martins, 02 Jun 2000 and 25 Jan 2001 and 04 Oct 2002