Flags of the World

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The Flag of ______________ is a red flag with a silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the centre. The red stands for bravery, strength, valour and bloodshed, while the double-headed eagle represents the sovereign state of__________.

Albania

This flag features 5 horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue. Red is in the center, white is above and beneath the red, and blue is on the top and bottom of the flag. This country is in Central America.

Costa Rica

The flag of this European country features red, white and blue horizontal stripes as well as a coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms has a red-and-white-checkered shield that is crowned with five smaller coats of arms, representing the different historical regions within the country. This country is known for its beautiful Mediterranean coast.

Croatia

The flag features nine horizontal stripes of blue and white, with a white cross on a blue square in the upper left-hand corner. Blue and white represent the blue sky with its bright white clouds. Mamma Mia was also filmed here.

Greece

This flag of a Central American Country features the national bird, a quetzal. It has vertical stripes of sky blue on either side of white, representing the ocean on each side of the country.

Guatemala

The flag is blue with a horizontal white stripe through the center. Within the white stripe are five blue stars. The two blue bands are symbolic of the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The white represents peace, prosperity, and patriotism. The five stars represent the five provinces.

Honduras

This country's flag is blue with a red-and-white cross to the left-hand side. Red is for the island's volcanoes, white is for the country's snow and ice fields, and blue is for the ocean. This is often called the land of fire and ice because of the cold weather and frequent volcanic activity. The central part of the country is not inhabited.

Iceland

The ______________ is tricoloured with vertical stripes, it is Il Tricolore in Italian. The three colours on the flag are pale Green, White and Red. Green represents hope, White represents faith and Red represents charity. The three stripes on the __________ flag are all equal in size.

Italy

The flag features four stars of the Southern Cross constellation, set against a dark blue background. The Union Jack, represents the ties between the two nations. Is also the flag of an island country.

New Zealand

This _____________ flag features two red vertical stripes around a white stripe. The middle of the flag has a the national coat of arms with a vicuna (a relative of llamas and alpacas), a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia filled with gold and silver coins representing the mineral wealth of the country. The country is known for a mountain range called the Andes.

Peru

This flag is called the Union Jack. The flag combines symbols that represent the three countries that make up this kingdom. There is red, white, and blue on the flag.

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland)

This flag features 50 stars representing the nation's 50 states. There are 13 alternating red and white horizontal stripes representing the original 13 colonies.

United States of America

A vertical tricolour of blue, yellow and red with the national coat of arms centred on the middle stripe. The middle stripe is one eighth thicker than the outer bands. The national flag of the Andorra was adopted in 1866. The flag is a vertical tricolour of blue, yellow, and red.

Andorra

The National Flag of _________________ consists of two red rectangles on the both sides, a white square between them and an 11-pointed red maple leaf centred on the white square. This flag is named The Maple Leaf Flag. The new maple leaf flag was made official by a proclamation from Queen Elizabeth II on January 28, 1965. Fun Fact most Hallmark movies were filmed here.

Canada

This South ______________ flag has three horizontal stripes in yellow, blue, and red, with yellow being the largest. Yellow represents the rich natural resources of the country. Blue represents the color of the sea and sky. Red represents the bloodshed in the battles for independence. The country's coat of arms is in the center.

Ecuador

To the people, the three colors eventually came to represent liberty, equality and fraternity; these were the main ideologies of the __________ Revolution.

France

This flag was adopted in its present form in 1919. It is a tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom).

Germany


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