Flags

The origins of the current flag of Puerto Rico, adopted by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952, can be traced to 1868, when the original Puerto Rican flag, "The Revolutionary Flag of Lares", was conceived by Dr. Ramon Emeterio Betances and embroidered by Mariana "Brazos de Oro" Bracetti. This flag was used in the short lived Puerto Rican revolt against Spanish rule in the island, known as "El Grito de Lares".

Juan de Mata Terreforte, an exiled veteran of "El Grito de Lares" and Vice-President of Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee, in New York City, adopted the Flag of Lares as the flag of Puerto Rico until 1892, when the current design, modeled after the Cuban flag, was unveiled and adopted by the committee. The new flag consisted of five equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center. The use and display of the Puerto Rican flag was outlawed and the only flags permitted to be flown in Puerto Rico were the Spanish flag (1492 to 1898) and the flag of the United States (1898 to 1952).

In 1952, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico adopted the same flag design, which was unveiled in 1892 by the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee, as its official standard without specifying the tones of colors to be used. The color of the triangle that was used by the administration of Luis Muñoz Marín was the dark blue that is used in the flag of the United States, instead of the original light blue, thus creating a political controversy which has lasted throughout the years. In 1995, the government of Puerto Rico, issued a regulation in regard to the use of the Puerto Rican flag titled: "Reglamento sobre el Uso en Puerto Rico de la Bandera del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" in which the government specifies the colors to be used but, does not specify any official color tones or shades. Therefore, it is not uncommon to see the Flag of Puerto Rico with different shades of blue displayed in the island.

The Texas flag often is placed on a flagpole at the same height as the U.S. flag on its flagpole, and it's sometimes said that Texas is the only state that can do this. The explanation given is that Texas-unlike other states-was a Republic when in entered the Union. A (licensed?) tour guide of the Texas capital city of Austin tells this on his tours.

It is an urban legend. All states can fly a state flag at the same height as the United States flag. However, if both flags are on the same flagpole, the U.S. flag code states that the United States flag must be on top.

This urban legend has been spread by word of mouth for many years, but started appearing on the internet by at least 1994 on lists such as "useless facts" and "Texas facts."

The red disk in the middle symbolizes the sun

Ordem e Progresso, meaning "Order and Progress," are the words on the flag of Brazil.

It is acceptable to fly the American flag 24/7 anywhere in the world however; it MUST be illuminated during the hours of darkness. If it is not going to be "lit up" then it must be taken down at dusk.

A rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)

The Pakistani flag consists of the colours white and dark-green.

The symbol is Costa Rica's coat of arms. The three smoking volcanoes represent the three mountain ranges in the country. The ships in the two oceans represent the maritime history of the country. The golden frame surrounding it represents the golden bead, coffee.

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The blue on Somalia's flag was influenced by the blue field of the United Nations flag. While the five points of the white star represent the five countries in which the Somalis lived, British Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti and the Italian colony of Somalia.

The Green stripe the nationalist tradition, the Orange represents unionists and the white stripe symbolizes the peace between them. The orange colour is associated with the Protestants in Ulster and those that derived from William III who defeated the Irish Catholics at the Battle of the Boyne in the late 1600s. It was included in the Irish flag in an attempt to reconcile the Protestants with the Irish independence movement.
While it may not represent anything officially according to the constitution of the country, it is sometimes said that the green represents the Gaelic tradition of Ireland.

This is the Pakistani flag: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Pakistan.svg

The green colour represents Muslims - the religious majority of the country, while the vertical white stripe represents other religious minorities. The crescent and the five pointed star represent progress and light. The crescent is also a widely popular Islamic symbol.

Green colour means the of Muslims and white colour means non Muslims

First, we should note that the all-green flag has been retired since the fall of Gadhafi and replaced with the Senussi Standard, which flew over Tripoli during the reign of King Idris I of Libya (chief of the Senussi Muslim Order).

However, the reasons that Gadhafi chose to make the flag green are several. Green is the traditional color of Islam and represents growth and flourishing, given the rarity of seeing green in a desert-country like Libya. The color also represents Gadhafi's the Green Book, a 1975 collection of Gadhafi's personal views on everything from science to history and which rarely features facts of any substance. The Green Book was required instruction in Libya while Gadhafi was in power.

The Swiss flag is a square (the only quadratic flag in the world, besides the State of the Vatican) composed of a white cross (centered) on red background.

Three remarks can be added: The Swiss flag is the color inversed flag of the Red Cross Organisation (I hope everyone knows what that is!!!); that's because the Red Cross has originally been created by the Swiss Henry Dunant because of the wounded soldiers in the battle of Solferino 1859 - he therefore simply inverted the colors of his country's flag. Second, the Swiss flag appeared for the first time in 1339 during a battle and representing the confederate troops. Third, the Swiss flag is used in a 2:3 dimension (not squared) on sea.

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Their four triangles in the Jamaican flag

the japan flag is called hi no maru the red circle symboilzes the sun.
The flag is meant to show the sun on a white background, the naval flag is showing the rising sun. In Japan, red means luck and it is commonly taught to children that the colour of the sun is Red, it refers to Japan's name `land of the rising sun` because of the fact travelers always saw the sun rise when traveling there.

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According to USFlag.org, any state flag can be flown at the same height as long as the U.S. flag is on the right. There does not exist anywhere in U.S. or Texas flag code -- nor is there any law -- that states Texas has any special privileges for its flag (that's an urban legend).

"When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor, to its own right.

...The other flags may be smaller but none may be larger.

...No other flag ever should be placed above it.

...The flag of the United States is always the first flag raised and the last to be lowered."

The Snopes site below has more information as well:

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/texasflag.asp

Both countries were occupied and became American territories after the Spanish-American war of 1898. The territories were given flags based on the red white and blue flag of the United States.

The flag symbolises the rising sun over the ocean, represented by a clear background of white and a circle of red.

The flag of the South American nation of Colombia was adopted on 26 November 1861. It is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red, and has no symbols on it. According to the current interpretation, the colours signify * Yellow - the richness of the Colombian land * Blue - the seas on Colombia's shores * Red - the blood spilled on the battlegrounds by the heroes who gained Colombia's freedom

Yes. The very first was was adopted on February 24, 1821 almost at the end of the Mexican War of Independence (1810 - 1821). Successive designs were adopted on 1823, 1864, 1867, 1893, 1916, 1934 and the final, present design which was adopted on September 16, 1968.