The Ukraine flag map shows the flag of Ukraine in empty Ukraine map. This flag map of Ukraine will allow you to know the history, origins and composition of the flag of Ukraine in Europe. The Ukraine flag map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

The modern Ukraine flag first flew in 1848, when nationalist revolutionaries briefly managed to take power and used the flag as their symbol. The revolution ultimately failed, but the flag and its pattern remained as a potent symbol of the Ukrainian national identity. Some Ukrainian regiments in the Austrian army even used the blue and yellow pattern to identify themselves. Ukraine became an independent nation once more in 1917, and it immediately adopted the old flag as its symbol. The government only lasted for a few years before a communist government took over and adopted a new flag, but even the communist government integrated the pattern into their new flag, which featured as red field with a reversed version of the old flag in the canton as its mentioned in Ukraine flag map. The modern flag came into use after the communist government lost power and the new government chose to bring the nation traditional flag back into government use.

Ukraine is a republic located in East Central Europe. The blue on the flag symbolizes the sky as its shown in Ukraine flag map. The yellow symbolizes wheat, the main source of wealth in Ukraine. The colors are derived from the arms of the medieval principality of Galicia which had a golden lion on blue field. In 1848, a horizontal bicolor version was adapted by the Supreme Council as the first flag of the independent Ukraine. This was changed to a vertical bicolor with the blue on the top in 1918, re-adopted in 1992, and it has remained in that configuration. Blue and yellow were used in Ukrainian religious rites that predate Christianity in the region. Blue was used to represent the sky, while yellow represented fire. Those colors remained as symbols of the ruling class even after most Ukrainians converted to Christianity, which secured their place on Ukrainian flags and on many local coats of arms.

Ukraine flag day is held on August 23. Soviet flags and symbols are prohibited from being flown unless they are in cemeteries. Although most flags are horizontal, some public buildings fly vertical flags. Flags that are flown vertically must have the blue band to the left. The Ukrainian flag can be decorated with golden fringe on its perimeter provided it does not deface the flag as its mentioned in Ukraine flag map.