Albania Flag

The Albania flag is deep red, with a black two-headed eagle in the center.  The two heads of the eagle represent church and government, two major factors in Albania's history and national identity. The eagle, the national symbol of Albania, has been used in the area since the Middle Ages.

Albania was declared independent in 1912, but the following year the demarcation of its boundaries by the great powers of Europe (Austria-Hungary, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia) assigned about half its territory and people to neighboring states. Ruled as a monarchy between the World Wars, Albania emerged from the violence of World War II as a communist state that fiercely protected its sovereignty and in which almost all aspects of life were controlled by the ruling party.

Flagpole and bracket sold separately.