Passports of the world there are only four colors, and here's why

It turns out that in the world only four basic colors of passports. And each country has its own reasons for the choice of the color of the cover of this document.

The website decided to find out what it depends on, and to share with you. And now, if there is a long queue at the airport make you bored, just remember this post.

Red





The most common color. Passport with a red cover choose the country with the Communist past or the present. Citizens of Macao, China, Serbia, Russia, Latvia, Romania, Poland, Georgia have red books. Members of the European Union, except Croatia, also use passport maroon and other shades of red. Countries interested in EU membership, e.g. Turkey, Macedonia and Albania, changed color to red passports a few years ago.The Andean community of Nations — Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru — also Burgundy passport.

Blue





The next most common color. Blue cover symbolizes the "new world". 15 Caribbean blue passport. The bloc of South American countries blue is the color of the passport symbolizes a relationship with the MERCOSUR trading Union. It's Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay. Except for Venezuela, it is also included in this Union, but the passports of its citizens are red. The US passport was blue in 1976.

Green





Passport of most Muslim countries green. For example, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan. Green is considered the favorite color of prophet Muhammad and is a symbol of nature and life. Documents in various shades of green and the citizens of West Africa, for example, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger, Ivory Coast and Senegal. In their case the color shows belonging to ECOWAS (the Economic community of West African countries).

Black





The most rare passport — passport with a black cover. These are the citizens of some African countries — Botswana, Zambia, Burundi, Gabon, Angola, Chad, Congo, Malawi and others. Also black the passports of new Zealanders, because black is the national color of New Zealand.



This map of the country painted in the colors of passports of citizens











Materials www.passportindex.org


See also
Passports of famous personalities
The photo on the passport and in life
Not so terrible passport photo as its photocopy


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