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  • {{see also|Gallery of flags by design}} ...flag is flown at the width of the flag from the top. Usually this is done by first hoisting the flag to the top, then lowering it the width of the flag.
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  • ...flag is flown at the width of the flag from the top. Usually this is done by first hoisting the flag to the top, then lowering it the width of the flag. ==Flag identification symbols==
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  • The '''[[national flag]] of [[The Gambia]]''', designed by Pa Louis Thomasi,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://statehousenews.info/index.php?o ...ugh the nation. The green symbolises the land, and also the forests of the nation. The white portions represent peace.
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  • ...Eagle (heraldry)|eagle]] represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems.<ref>[http://flagspot.net/flags/zm.html Zambia at Flags of the W It was designed by Mrs [[Gabriel Ellison]], OGDS, MBE, who also designed the national coat of arms and many of Zambia's stamps.
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  • The flag was designed by Alphonse Kirimobenecyo. ...g of Ethiopia]], the colours green, yellow, and red represented peace; the nation's hope for future development; and the people. The flag was changed because
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  • ...pted on May 1, 1983. It includes the image of an [[AK-47]] and is the only national flag in the world to feature such a modern [[Assault rifle|rifle]]. ...n [[South Africa]]. On independence the colors were rearranged to form the national flag, in diagonals emanating from the upper hoist. Over this was a white [[
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  • |Type = National ...'s brave soldiers, while the green symbolizes [[fertility]] and yellow the nation's mineral deposits.<ref>http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/co
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  • ...ral African Republic]]''' was adopted on December 1, 1958. It was designed by [[Barthélemy Boganda]], the first president of the autonomous territory of ...ring it independence, and the blood that they would spill to protect their nation. Blue represents the sky and freedom. White represents peace, and dignity.
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  • ...was adopted on 14 October 1958, two years before the independence of that nation, as Madagascar prepared for a referendum on its status in the [[French Comm ...c origins of the [[Malagasy people]] in [[Southeast Asia]], and are shared by the [[flag of Indonesia]]. [[Green]] was the color of the [[Hova]], the lar
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  • {{Infobox National flag *Zimbabwe Bird: the national symbol of Zimbabwe
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  • ...runs across a blue field for the Pacific Ocean. Nauru itself is symbolized by a white 12-pointed star. Each point represents one of the 12 indigenous tri The flag displays the geographical location of the [[island nation]].
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  • ...t of the Comoros refers to the insigne as ''L'emblème nationale'', or the "national emblem", though it is understood to actually represent a flag{{Citation nee ...and crescent|star and crescent symbol]] stands for [[Islam]], which is the nation's major religion.
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  • ...''Calanka Soomaaliya''}}) was adopted on October 12, 1954. It was designed by [[Mohammed Awale Liban]].<ref name="Crwf">[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/fla ...ed by the Somali scholar Mohammed Awale Liban, after having being selected by the Somali labour trade union to come up with a design in preparation for i
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  • | Type = National The current '''[[national flag]] of [[Lesotho]]''', adopted on October 4, 2006, features a horizontal
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  • {{Infobox National flag ...Cuban flag was created by [[Narciso López]] in June 1849, and put together by Emilia Teurbe Tolón.
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  • ...extends to the edge of the flag; and having in the upper hoist canton the national flag, with a white fimbriation. ..., in the proportions of two to three; having in the upper hoist canton the national flag, with the South African Air Force roundel in the fly.
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  • | Type = National The national '''flag of [[Albania]]''' ([[Albanian language|Albanian]]: ''Flamuri i Shqi
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  • ...erts]]) was also based on the Union Flag but with the coat of arms created by Sir [[Arthur Grimble]] in 1932, the resident commissioner of the British co ...and Nauru having fewer inhabitants. It is also the second-smallest member by population of the United Nations. In terms of physical land size, at just 2
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  • |Type = National ...= Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue superimposed by the Croatian coat of arms.
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  • ...he peoples, and the nation that was united. The processional cross carried by the lion was the former "flag" or symbol of Ethiopia, and has been in use s ...e emblem featuring a five pointed star and rays over a cogwheel surrounded by a wreath of leaves is now the featured emblem.
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  • The '''flag of [[Venezuela]]''' dates from 1811, the beginning of that nation's struggle for independence. The basic design includes a horizontal [[trico ...nsuccessful 1806 expedition to liberate Venezuela and later adopted by the National Congress of 1811. It consisted of three equal horizontal stripes of yellow,
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  • [[File:Flag-map of the world.svg|thumb|400px|A world map showing most national flags.]] ...[[country]]. The flag is flown by the government, but usually can be flown by [[citizen]]s of that country as well.
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  • ...ack, red, and green charged in the center with [[Emblem of Afghanistan|the national emblem]] | Type = National
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  • ...a variant of the flag that does not contain the coat of arms that is used by the [[merchant marine]]. This flag matches Colombia's in every aspect, but ...ons and proportions of the national flag, coat of arms, and other national symbols in November 2009.
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  • ...ag, adorned with a yellow star in the upper left canton and cut diagonally by a red stripe with a thin yellow frame. | Type = National
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  • {{about||the Radiohead song|The National Anthem}} {{redirect|Patriotic song|songs known by the title "Patriotic Song" and similar|The Patriotic Song (disambiguation){
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  • ...ber 9 as the national [[Flag Day]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Azerbaijan sets National Flag Day |publisher=[[Today.az]] |date=November 18, 2009 |url=http://www.to The national flag of Azerbaijan consists of three horizontal equal strips. The upper str
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  • ...of [[Culture of Bhutan|Bhutanese mythology]]. The basic design of the flag by [[Mayum Choying Wangmo Dorji]] dates to 1947. A version was displayed in 19 ...color to orange led to the current national flag, in use since 1969. The [[National Assembly of Bhutan]] codified a code of conduct in 1972 to formalize the fl
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  • | Type = National [[File:The flag post by the treaty house - Waitangi.jpg|thumb|right|The flag pole at [[Waitangi, No
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  • |Design = A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red. Technically the national flag, but rarely seen. |Design3 = As above, defaced by a crown above a lion on the central bar.
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  • {{Dablink|This article is about the National flag of Canada. For other Canadian flags see: [[List of Canadian flags]]}} |Type = National
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  • {{Infobox National flag The '''[[national flag]] of [[Chile]]''', consists of two unequal horizontal bands of white
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  • {{Redirect|Coat of Arms| the album by [[Sabaton (band)|Sabaton]]|Coat of Arms (album)}} ...towns and cities to likewise seal and authenticate documents. Eventually by the mid-13th century, peasants, commoners and burghers were adopting herald
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  • ...with a white [[circle]] containing a red [[five-pointed star]] surrounded by a red [[crescent]] | Designer = Original design by Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud, altered in 1999
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  • Being at the heart of great events witnessed by the Mediterranean area throughout history, Algeria has found in her sons, s ...zighity. Its current struggles are well rooted in the glorious past of the nation.
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  • ...g of [[Armenia]], governing its usage, was passed by the [[Azgayin Zhoghov|National Assembly of Armenia]]. ...th century, various [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] flags represented the Armenian nation.
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  • A '''topographic map''' is a type of [[map]] characterized by large-[[Scale (map)|scale]] detail and quantitative representation of [[ter ...ositions of the features represented; distinguished from a planimetric map by the addition of relief in measurable form." This definition is used in many
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  • ...ined in, the ''[[Flags Act 1953]]'', as the "'''Australian [[national flag|National Flag]]'''". The Australian flag uses three prominent symbols: the [[Union Flag]], the [[Commonwealth Star]] (also the ''Federation Star'
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  • ...ue disc depicting a starry sky spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto, within a yellow rhombus, on a green field. | Type = National
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  • This page lists '''state and national [[motto]]s''' for the world's nations. The mottos for some [[List of unreco ...of arms]], [[coin]]s or [[banknote]]s. Some countries choose not to have a national motto.
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  • [[File:Flag-map of the world.svg|thumb|450px|A world map showing most national flags.]] ...The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the [[graphic design]] employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium.
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  • *3. National sovereignty and self-reliance. '''Division 1.—The Nation.'''
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  • | notes = replaced by new constitution in 2010 The Republic of Angola shall be a sovereign and independent nation whose primary objective shall be to build a free and democratic society of
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  • ...a ([http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics], Table B.3.), 2.4 million in Eritrea (July 2006).[https://www.c |nation=[[Eritrea]] (working language)
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  • ...sometimes called [[deposit money]]), ownership of which can be transferred by means of [[cheque]]s, [[debit card]]s, or other forms of money transfer. De ...he government declares the fiat currency (typically notes and coins issued by the [[central bank]]) to be [[legal tender]], making it unlawful to not acc
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  • {{Infobox National flag ...e Christian symbol.|accessdate=2007-12-31}}</ref> was subsequently adopted by the other [[Nordic countries]]; [[Flag of Sweden|Sweden]], [[Flag of Norway
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  • ...|title=Departments of Cameroon|publisher=Statoids, obtained from Institut national de la statistique (Cameroun) - Annuaire statistique du Cameroun 2004|access ...lso, convincing evidence of the existence of important kingdoms, clans and nation states in more recent times. Of these, Manyu Division (formerly Ossidinge D
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  • ...nd the traditions of combativity, firmness, heroism and sacrifice fostered by our ancestors; </br> by the Indians who preferred extermination to submission; </br>
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  • Whereas these rights have for so long been denied to the people of Namibia by colonialism, racism and apartheid; ...g and in association with the nations of the world; will strive to achieve national reconciliation and to foster peace, unity and a common loyalty to a single
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  • By [[Chinweizu]] ...ace will be exterminated if it does not build a black superpower in Africa by the end of this century.
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  • | Name = Great Zimbabwe National Monument ...0006</ref> There are 200 such sites in southern Afrika, such as [[Bumbusi National Monument|Bumbusi]] in [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Manekweni]] in [[Mozambique]], wit
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  • ...l=en&ct=clnk&gl=us attests] that this is the official translation provided by the Government of Haiti, but this transcription has not been proofread agai ...te a socially just, economically free, and politically independent Haitian nation.
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  • ...the north by [[Mexico]], south and west by [[Guatemala]], and to the east by the [[Caribbean Sea]]. Belize’s mainland is about 180 miles long and 68 m ...ame="cia" /> however, is the highest in the region and [[List of countries by population growth|one of the highest in the western hemisphere]]. Belize's
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  • ...notes = <sup>1</sup>The GDP estimate is as of 2011 provided by IMF; the total and per capita ranks are however based on 2011 GDP figures o '''Nigeria''' is most populated [[Afrikan]] Nation of the world, a nation with over 500 different [[languages]] and a population 1/36th the world, at
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  • ...Republic of Ghana|Republic of Ghana]], approved on 28 April 1992 through a national referendum after 92% support.{{incomplete}}{{split}} ...f whom an order or direction is addressed under clause (2) of this article by the Supreme Court, shall duly obey and carry out the terms of the order or
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  • ...hether the identifier is associated with a vehicle or a person also varies by issuing agency. Depending on the country, the vehicle registration plate ma ...uire only one plate, which is usually attached to the rear of the vehicle. National databases relate this number to other information describing the vehicle, s
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  • ...spaces|2}}<small>([[transliteration]])<br/>Amiri Salute</small><br/>[[File:National anthem of Qatar.ogg]] ...h [[Saudi Arabia]] to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the [[Persian Gulf]]. A strait of the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the
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  • ...lves rests with two Hutu militias that had been organized for this purpose by political parties: the ''[[Interahamwe]]'' and ''[[Impuzamugambi]]'', altho ...By 1962, the Hutu overthrew the monarchy and established a republic headed by president [[Grégoire Kayibanda]]. His regime persecuted the Tutsi, especia
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  • ...to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under God, dedicated to the promotion of inter-African solidarity, world pe # Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be known by the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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  • *RECALLING our history which has been characterised by political and constitutional instability; ...lishing a socio-economic and political order through a popular and durable national Constitution based on the principles of unity, peace, equality, democracy,
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  • ...an 43 churches and 400 shops were burnt and over 60 Christians were killed by the Muslim mobs. ...n the bodies of some of the dead arrived from the north by bus on Feb. 21. By Feb. 23, over 100 Muslims in Onitsha had been killed, several mosques had b
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  • great importance of the two dialogues be doubted by any one who forms a in the decay of the pre-Socratic philosophies, was not dispelled by
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