In the world, there are only 4 colors for passports, and according to your origin, your passport can reveal a lot about your country.
As travellers, you don’t really have your word to say about the appearance of your passport . You can only put a very serious photo of you, you can’t choose on which page the customs will apply its buffer , and you cannot choose the cover color of your passport.
About this, there are only red, blue, green and black passports . It might be thought that it allows countries to categorize according to their geography (Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa), but that is not the case. That said, these colors are not quite anodine.
Most passports in the world are in blue and red primary colors, although there is a huge degree of variation in shades. And while geography, politics, and even religion come into play when a country chooses its passport cover, there are no specific guidelines or rules that dictate the color of these national documents.
Think about it, next time you get bored in a queue at the airport, watch the passports of the travellers around you, to learn a little more about them!
Red pass
Red is the most common color. It is used by members of the European Union (except Croatia), and interested countries to join the EU (Turkey, Macedonia or Albania). Also, countries that choose red for their passports are often former or current communist political regimes, such as Slovenia, Serbia, Russia, China, Romania, Romania, Romania, and the Russian Federation. Poland or Georgia. Finally, in South America, the countries of the Andean Community of Nations operate with passports of this colour: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Blue passport
The color of blue passport is the second most common in the world, and symbolizes what is called the “New World”, as there are among other 15 Caribbean countries. The blue also concerns many countries in South America, as it embodies their membership in Mercosur an economic community that brings together 6 nations (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Bolivia). However, note the exception of Venezuela with a red passport. Finally, since 1976, United States have a blue passport.
Green pass
The green passport is often associated with most Muslim countries: Morocco Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are part of it. Green is considered the favorite color of the Prophet Muhammad, which also symbolizes nature and life. Green has also been adopted by several West African countries, such as Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Niger and Senegal. For these countries, green represents their membership in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ECOWAS ).
Black passport
A black passport? This colour is rare, but some African nations like Bostwana, Gabon, Angola, Chad, Zambia, Burundi, Malawi, Congo and others have the black passport. Another country can boast of a black passport, this is the New Zealand . No wonder in the All Blacks country.
In conclusion, it is simply added that if for some a passport may constitute a barrier, for others, it is a right of passage.
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