While at the airport, most of you must have seen different colors on each passport, and in fact how many colors are there in this world?
For your information, each passport representing a country has only four types of colors and there are no strict rules in the selection of passport colors but most countries only choose between these colors to represent them.
Only a few rules need to be followed as it should be made of a material that can be curved and not wrinkle. As well as machine-readable at temperatures between -10 ° C to 50 ° C at a relative humidity between 5% to 95%.
If you want to know, there are several factors that play a role and influence the color that represents the passport for each country.
1. Red
This red color is a very common color chosen by most countries. This red country passport indicates that a country has a historic or current communist system.
Although these passports are categorized as red, only a few countries use different red tones.
Countries With Red Passports
- Slovenia
- China
- Serbia
- Russia
- Latvia
- Malaysia
- Romania
- Poland
- Georgia
- European Union (except Croatia)
2. Blue
This country with a blue passport symbolizes a new world. For 15 Caribbean countries, they have blue passports. As for South American countries, their passports symbolize trade union relations with Mercosur.
Countries That Have a Blue Passport
- United States of America
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
- El Savadr
- Brazil
- Canada
- Venezuela
- Guatemala
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
3.Green
The countries that have green passports are mostly Islamic countries. This is because the color green is considered the favorite color of the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W and is said to be a symbol of nature and life.
Countries with Green Passports
- Morocco
- Saudi Arabia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Ivory Coast
- Senegal
- Ghana
- Turkey
4. Black
The black passport color is the rarest color. According to Bright Side, this passport is available among citizens of several African countries such as Botswana, Zambia, Burundi, Gabon, Angola, Chad, Congo, Malawi, and others. New Zealanders also have a black passport cover, as black is the national color of the country.
Black Passport Countries
- Botswana
- Zambia
- Burundi
- Gabon
- Angola
- Chad
- Congo
- Malawi
- New Zealand
Although there are no strict controls on passport colors, most countries only choose colors based on these four types. In addition to not displaying impurities, it makes the passport representing each country look very official and exclusive.
Sources: Brightside.com, Iota-group.com
