The thirteen stripes represents the thirteen colonies
The 13 flags of the American flag stand for the 13 colonies.
It depends which flag you're talking about. Some flags don't have any striped at all. All flags that do have stripes each have a different purpose for their stripes.
By flags and stars and stripes.
I'm looking to find out what these red flag;s with white stripes mean when nailed to a vacant home
Many flags are like that. A couple of examples are the French and Italian flags.
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Costa Rica and Cuba are two Spanish countries whose flags have five stripes.
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All flags do not have 13 stripes. Some have none at all.
There are two national flags for which this fits the description - the national flags of Lithuania, whose stripes are horizontal, and Guinea, whose stripes are vertical.
Flags with white, blue, and red stripes include the flags of several countries. Notably, the Russian flag features three horizontal stripes of white, blue, and red from top to bottom. Similarly, the flag of the Netherlands has horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue. Additionally, the flag of Paraguay has a white stripe with blue and red stripes above and below, but it includes a coat of arms.