Passports act as our link to the world, allowing travelers to go abroad and reach their destinations, with each country having its own unique booklet.
But despite the fact that they are so important, we rarely consider their aesthetic qualities. Why are they the colors that they are?
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, countries are only allowed to choose from red, green, blue or black.
1.Red
All members of the European Union have red passports, and EU hopefuls, Turkey, Macedonia, and Albania, recently changed the shade of their passports to match. According to Hrant Boghossian, the vice president of Arton Group, which runs Passport Index, red passports could also hint at a communist past. For example, Chinese and Slovenian passports are red.
2.Green
Like in the case of green, the color can reflect a country’s predominant religion. Muslim-majority countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia all use green, the color of Islam. Green is also the color of the Economic Community of West African States, and all of its members have green passports to represent their alliance.
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