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Komi (Russia)

Komi / Komi Mu

Коми / Коми Му

image by Stuart Notholt, 26 Sep 1995, and Antonio Gutiérrez, 25 Jun 2006

Presentation of Komi
Description of the flag
Previous flag (1991-1997)

See also:

Subdivisions of Komi
- Inta
- Pechora
- Sosnogorsk
- Syktyvkar
- Vorkuta
Komi in the Soviet Union, 1936-1991
Parma
Russia
Russian subnational flags (overview of the subdivisions, list of federation “subjects” and clickable map)

Other sites:

official WWW server of Komi Republic, with pages about the flag, coat of arms and anthem
reported by Jorge Candeias
Republic’s coat of arms
reported by Dov Gutterman
Komi symbols — History of Komi symbols, descriptions of old and modern arms and flags of Komi (without pictures)
reported by Jorge Candeias

Presentation of Komia

(Note: You need an Unicode-aware software and font to correctely view the cyrillic text on this page. See here transliteration details).

Name (English): Komia • (Russian, short form): Коми | Komi • (Russian, long form): Республика Коми | Respublika Komi • (local, short form): Коми Му | Komi Mu • (local, long form): Коминтасавалта | Komintasavalta
Local official language: Komian (a.k.a. Zyrian)
Capital: Сыктывкар | Syktyvkar • (former name): Usth-Sysolhsk | Усть-Сысольск (<1930)
Area: 415 900 km² (~160 500 sq. mi.) • Population: 1 123 900 inhabitants in 2000
Status: Republic (Республика | Respublika) within the Russian Federation
Federal District: Northwestern Region • Economic region: North (northern European Russia) (in the soviet era: Northwest)
License plate code: 11 • Ham radio code: KO • ISO 3166-2 code: KO
Flag adopted on 1991.11.27 • Coat of arms adopted on 1994.06.06

This republic, with its considerable oil and mineral reserves, is likely to be of economic importance in the future. The Komi are a Finno-Urgic people who have been ruled by the Russians since the 14th century. However, they were largely left to their own devices until the 1930s when the economic significance of the territory was realized. An Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was created in 1936; in 1990 this proclaimed itself a Republic.
Stuart Notholt, 26 Sep 1995

The Komi language belongs to the Finno-Ugric language group, more specifically to its Permic branch, but the language is not same as Finnish and neither are the people who speak Komi.
Antti Pyykkönen, 28 Mar 2003

Description of the flag

On 27 Nov 1992 Komi adopted a simple three horizontal (light blue - green - white) striped flag.
Giuseppe Bottasini quoting Aldo Ziggioto [zig94]

The flag was first introduced by Law About the confirmation of the State flag of the Komi SSR and introducing modifications in the Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Komi SSR, dated 27 November 1991; the date given is 27 November 1992 in [zig94], is perhaps a typo.
Antonio Gutiérrez, 25 Jun 2006

I see this is referred in [zig94] as sky blue, but all other sources show medium blue.
António Martins, 20 May 2000

This flag (in medium blue) is listed under number 85 at the chart Flags of Aspirant Peoples [eba94] as: «Komi Republic (Komi) [Zyrians] - North Russia».
Ivan Sache, 15 Sep 1999

Previous flag (1991-1997)

image by Stuart Notholt, 26 Sep 1995, and António Martins, 20 May 2000

The flag of the Republic of Komi was regulated by the Law of 6 June 1994 No. XII-20/3 About the State flag of the Republic of Komi, establishing as proportions 1:2. This Law was amended 26 December 1997 establishing new proportions 2:3. The flag was first introduced by Law About the confirmation of the State flag of the Komi SSR and introducing modifications in the Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Komi SSR, dated 27 November 1991.
Antonio Gutiérrez, 25 Jun 2006