When you look at the flags of Chad and Romania, they appear strikingly similar, almost identical in design and color. Both ...

The flags of Romania and Chad became identical in 1989 when the Ceaucescu dictatorship fell and Romania dropped the communist insignia that once decorated the centre of its standard.

While both flags have blue, yellow and red stripes, some experts say the blue colour in Chad's flag is darker than that used in Romania's version. But Mr Iliescu said there was no reason for Romanians ...

The flags of Romania and Chad became nearly identical in 1989, when the Ceaucescu dictatorship fell and Romania dropped the communist insignia that decorated the centre of its standard.