Flag for Laos

The 🇱🇦 emote, also known as the "Flag for Laos" emote, represents the national flag of Laos. The flag features a horizontal blue stripe on top, a thick white stripe in the middle, and a horizontal red stripe at the bottom. In the center of the white stripe is a depiction of a stylized white lotus flower over a pedestal within a circle of twelve small five-pointed stars. The blue stripe represents the Mekong River, while the white stripe symbolizes unity and justice, and the red stripe represents the blood shed during the country's struggle for independence. The lotus flower and the stars represent the Buddhist principles upon which the nation was founded.