| Flag of Sakhalin Oblast | |
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| Adopted | April 27, 1997[1] |
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| Designed by | Vitaliy Yevgenyevich Gomelevskiy |
| Proportions | 2:3 |
The flag of Sakhalin Oblast is a sea green (greenish blue) sheet with white silhouettes of Sakhalin and the partially disputed Kuril Islands, arranged in V-like pattern in the centre.[2]
Symbolism[]
The flag depicts a map of the territories included into the oblast.
Controversy[]
The flag shows the four southern Kuril Islands claimed by Japan.
