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Mordovia (Russia)

Mordva, Mordovia^, Mordvinia^

by Antуnio Martins, 03 Jun 1999

Presentation of Mordovia
Description of the flag
Coat of arms

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Mordvian flag
reported by Dov Gutterman, 18 Dec 1998

Presentation of Mordovia

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Name
    (english): Mordovia
    (russian, short form): Мордва, Мордовия, Мордвиния | Mordva, Mordovia^, Mordvinia^
    (russian, long form): Республика Мордовия | Respublika Mordovia^
Local official languages: Erzian and Mokshian
Capital: Саранск | Saransk
Area: 26 200 km² (10 100 sq.mi.)
Population: 964 000 inhabitants in 1992
Status: Republic (Республика | Respublika) within the Russian Federation
Economic region: Volga-Vyatka
License plate code: 13
Ham radio code: MD
ISO 3166-2 code: MO
Flag adopted in 1995.03.30
Coat of arms adopted in 1995.03.30

Not to be confused with the Moldavians, the Mordovians are, like the Mari, a Finno-Ugric people. A Mordovian ASSR was created in 1934.
Stuart Notholt, 05 Oct 1995

Description of the flag

Constitutional act No. 98/I about flag of Republic of Mordovia was accepted 30.3.1995 in Saransk:

Flag of republic has three horizontal stripes of brown-red, white and dark blue (1:2:1). In the centre is brown-red sun symbol. Proportions of flag being 1:2.

Petr Exner, 30 Jan 1996

[See also the construction sheet from this law, sent by Petr Exner, 30 Jan 1996]

Coat of arms

by Petr Exner, 30 Jan 1996

Constitutional act No. 92-I about coat of arms of Republic of Mordovia was accepted 30.3.1995 in Saransk:

In the centre of coat of arms is shield (brown-red, white, dark blue) with little shield of Saransk in its centre.

Petr Exner, 30 Jan 1996