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Flags are not simple piece of fabrics painted in different colours, each shape and colour has a special meaning for the country and culture it represents. These are some interesting facts about the flags.
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the meanings of the shapes and colours and what they stand for and there is always a special cause behind the design.
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The popular nickname for USA’s flag is Betsy Ross, after the woman that made the first flag. The interesting facts about flags of USA is that it consists of thirteen horizontal red and white stripes that symbolize the first thirteen states that declared independence in 1776.
The blue rectangular with the white stars represent the number of states. Today there are 50 of them, lined up in formations of 6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6
The flags of Australia and New Zealand are so similar, the Prime Minister of Australia was greeted with the flag of New Zealand on a state visit to Canada in 1984.
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This is the only country that does not have a standard rectangular flag, and in the same time it is the oldest official flag in the world. The blue frame stands for harmony and peace, reminiscent of Buddha, who was born here.
This is the only country that does not have a standard rectangular flag, and in the same time it is the oldest official flag in the world. The blue frame stands for harmony and peace, reminiscent of Buddha, who was born here.
The flag of Mozambique has an AK-47 on it which stands for battle of freedom. Green stands for agriculture, the black the African continent, the yellow the abundance of minerals, and the red the fight for independence. The coat of arms is unique and deeply symbolic.
The red star stands for socialism, the book for education and progress and the hoe stands for agriculture.
Denmark’s flag is the oldest flag currently in use, designed in 1219 and unchanged since.
In Denmark, it is illegal to burn foreign flags, but not illegal to burn the Danish flag.
In Denmark, it is illegal to burn foreign flags, but not illegal to burn the Danish flag.
The light blue color in the flag of Somalia was a tribute to the UN troops that helped to maintain peace in Somalia for many years.
Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica were once united together as the United Provinces of Central America. The United Provinces flag used a blue and white flag. Today, the now-independent countries all still use a blue and white flag themselves.
except for Costa Rica made the addition of red. Hondura’s flag bears fivestars to recall the original union of the United Provinces of Central America.
Lichtenstein and Haiti developed identical national flags independently of each other. No one realized until the two countries competed against each other in the 1936 Summer Olympics under the same flag
The U.S. is the only country that does not dip its flag to the host country at the Olympics opening ceremonies. When the U.S. flag-holder was asked to do so for King Edward VII at the 1908 London games, he supposedly responded, “This flag dips to no earthly king
Some Central American, South American, and West Indian countries use red, white, and blue as colors and stars and stripes as design elements. They were influenced by the American struggle for independence and hoped to express solidarity with the U.S. in their own flags.
For example, the Cuban flag, the Puerto Rican flag, the Panamanian flag and the Chilean flag are all in similar in color and design.
Liberia was founded by freed American slaves, who imitated the U.S. flagin an attempt to represent what they felt to be the true ideals of the U.S
The large yellow star on China’s flag represents the leadership of the Communist Party. The smaller four stars represent economic classes: peasants, workers, petty bourgeoisie, and patriotic capitalists.
The large yellow star on China’s flag represents the leadership of the Communist Party. The smaller four stars represent economic classes: peasants, workers, petty bourgeoisie, and patriotic capitalists.
The Flag of Nigeria was designed in 1959 and first officially hoisted on October 1, 1960. The flag is a vertical bicolor of green and white. The two green stripes represent Nigeria's natural wealth, while the white band represents peace.
Islam is a major influence in flag design, particularly in North Africa. Green symbolizes the color of Allah. The crescent and star, a symbol of Hagar the mother of Ishmael, and the written form of the shahada (the Islamic affirmation of faith) are often used as charges.
The only two countries in the world whose flags contain neither red,white nor blue are Jamaica and Mauritania.
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