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Flags
The histories, meanings, and descriptions of the flags of the Countries of the World and the etiquette of using them.
6,955 Questions
How did the flag of Somalia become the flag of Somalia?
the flag of Somalia is blue it has white star in the centre. the blue color represent the membership of united nations.white is represent peace and five gons of star represent five colonies that divided Somalia into five regions
What do the colours in the Newfoundland flag represent?
Grenada Flag Meaning:
The color yellow in Grenada's flag symbolizes the sun and the friendliness of the inhabitants; the green represents the country's vegetation and agriculture; and the red stands for the courage and vitality of Grenada's people. The yellow stars represent the seven parishes of the country. The nutmeg signifies that Grenada is one of the world's largest producers of nutmeg. Grenada Flag History: Grenada received independence from Britain on February 3, 1974 and adopted this flag four days later on February 7, 1974
What does the South Carolina flag mean?
In reference to the Moultrie's defense of the Sullivan Island, a palmetto tree was added to the South Carolina flag. There is also a crescent on the flag.
What do the colors on the New Zealand flag mean?
The union jack in the top left is the British ensign included when NZ was still a Briish colony. The four red stars represent the 4 brightest stars in the southern cross as seen from New Zealand.
The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty) The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty)
What fraction of white and orange in Indian flag?
what type of Indian flag cuz i looked up orange is on top and green is on bottom and white is in the middle
What is the name of the wheel on the flag of India?
Asoka chakra is the name of the wheel on the flag of India
Is it legal to fly the NAZI flag in the US?
Yes. A great number of disgusting, distasteful and unpleasant things are legal in the United States, of which the Nazi flag, the ISIS flag and the Confederate flag are only a few. We have this peculiar custom called "Freedom of Speech", enshrined in the First Amendment to our Constitution.
Are you offended by that? Then don't look.
Why do Finland have the state flag of the republic of Finland?
The Republic of Finland is the official name for Finland.
What is the bird on the New Zealand flag?
Apterygidae (Kiwi)
o North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli
o Rowi or Okarito Brown Kiwi, Apteryx rowi
o Tokoeka, Apteryx australis
§ Southern Tokoeka, Apteryx australis australis
§ Haast Tokoeka, Apteryx australis lawryi
o Roa or Great Spotted Kiwi, Apteryx haastii
o Kiwi-pukupuku or Little Spotted Kiwi, Apteryx owenii
Spheniscidae
o King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus - rare/accidental
o Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri - rare/accidental
o Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua - rare/accidental
o Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae - rare/accidental
o Chinstrap Penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica - rare/accidental
o Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome
o Tawaki or Fiordland Penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
o Snares Penguin, Eudyptes robustus
o Erect-crested Penguin, Eudyptes sclateri
o Macaroni Penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus - rare/accidental
§ Royal Penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli - rare/accidental
o Hoiho or Yellow-eyed Penguin, Megadyptes antipodes
o Kororā or Blue Penguin, Eudyptula minor
§ White-flippered Penguin, Eudyptula minor albosignata
o Magellanic Penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus - rare/accidental
Procellariidae
o Antarctic Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus - Vulnerable
o Hall's Giant Petrel, Macronectes halli - Near-threatened
o Southern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides
o Antarctic Petrel, Thalassoica antarctica - Rare/Accidental
o Cape Petrel, Daption capense
o Great-winged Petrel, Pterodroma macroptera
o Tahiti Petrel, Pterodroma rostrata - Rare/Accidental
o White-headed Petrel, Pterodroma lessonii
o Phoenix Petrel, Pterodroma Alba - Rare/Accidental - Vulnerable
o Mottled Petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata - Near-threatened
o Providence Petrel, Pterodroma solandri - Rare/Accidental - Vulnerable
o Kermadec Petrel, Pterodroma neglecta - Rare/Accidental
o Taiko or Magenta Petrel, Pterodroma magentae - Breeding endemic - Critically endangered
o Soft-plumaged Petrel, Pterodroma mollis
o Juan Fernandez Petrel, Pterodroma externa - Rare/Accidental - Vulnerable
o White-necked Petrel, Pterodroma cervicalis - Rare/Accidental - Vulnerable
o Cook's Petrel, Pterodroma cookii - Breeding endemic - Endangered
o Gould's Petrel, Pterodroma leucoptera - Rare/Accidental - Vulnerable
o Black-winged Petrel, Pterodroma nigripennis
o Chatham Petrel, Pterodroma axillaris - Breeding endemic - Critically endangered
o Stejneger's Petrel, Pterodroma longirostris - Rare/Accidental - Vulnerable
o Pycroft's Petrel, Pterodroma pycrofti - Breeding endemic - Vulnerable
o New Zealand Storm Petrel, Oceanites Māorianus - recently rediscovered
o Blue Petrel, Halobaena caerulea - Rare/Accidental
o Broad-billed Prion, Pachyptila vittata
o Salvin's Prion, Pachyptila salvini
o Antarctic Prion, Pachyptila desolata
o Slender-billed Prion, Pachyptila belcheri
o Fulmar Prion, Pachyptila crassirostris
o Fairy Prion, Pachyptila turtur
o Grey Petrel, Procellaria cinerea - Near-threatened
o White-chinned Petrel, Procellaria aequinoctialis
o Parkinson's Petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni - Breeding endemic - Vulnerable
o Westland Petrel, Procellaria westlandica - Breeding endemic - Vulnerable
o Kerguelen Petrel, Aphrodroma brevirostris
o Cory's Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea - Rare/Accidental
o Pink-footed Shearwater, Puffinus creatopus - Rare/Accidental - Vulnerable
o Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes
o Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus - Rare/Accidental
o Buller's Shearwater, Puffinus bulleri - Breeding endemic - Vulnerable
o Titi or Muttonbird or Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus
o Short-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris
o Christmas Shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis - Rare/Accidental
o Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus - Rare/Accidental
o Hutton's Shearwater, Puffinus huttoni - Breeding endemic - Endangered
o Fluttering Shearwater, Puffinus gavia
o Little Shearwater, Puffinus assimilis
Toroa or Albatross
o Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans
o Royal Albatross, Diomedea epomophora
o Black-footed Albatross, Diomedea nigripes
o Grey-headed Albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma - Vulnerable
o Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris
o Buller's Albatross, Thalassarche bulleri - Vulnerable
o Shy Albatross, Thalassarche cauta - Near-threatened
o Chatham Albatross, Thalassarche eremita - Critically endangered
o Yellow-nosed Albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos
o Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria fusca - Rare/Accidental - Vulnerable
o Light-mantled Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata - Near-threatened
[edit] Pelecaniformes
Phaetontidae
o Amokura or Red-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda
Pelecanidae
o Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus - locally extinct
Sulidae
o Takapu or Gannet, Sula serrator
Phalacrocoracidae
o Kawau or Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
o Karuhiruhi or Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius
o Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
o Kawaupaka or Little Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
o Parekareka or Spotted Shag or Blue Shag, Phalacrocorax punctatus
o Auckland Islands Shag, Phalacrocorax colensoi
o Campbell Island Shag, Phalacrocorax campbelli
o King Shag, Phalacrocorax carunculatus
o Bronze Shag, Phalacrocorax chalconotus
o Pitt Island Shag, Phalacrocorax featherstoni
o Chatham Island Shag, Phalacrocorax onslowi
o Bounty Islands Shag, Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi
Ardeidae
o White-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica - rare/accidental
o Kotuku or White Heron, Ardea Alba
o Intermediate Egret, Ardea intermedia - rare/accidental
o Cattle Egret, Ardea ibis
o White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae
o Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
o Matuku moana or Reef Heron, Egretta sacra
o Nankeen Night Heron, Nycticoraxcaledonicus
o Australian Little Bittern, Ixobrychus dubius - rare/accidental
o Matuku or Australasian Bittern, Botaurus poiciloptilus
Threskiornithidae
o Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus - rare/accidental
o Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca - rare/accidental
o Kotuku-ngutupapa or Royal Spoonbill, Platalea regia
o Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Platalea flavipes - rare/accidental
[edit] Anseriformes
Anatidae
o Blue-billed Duck, Oxyura australis
o Whio or Blue Duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos - Endangered
o Putangitangi or Paradise Shelduck, Tadorna variegata
o Papango or Black Teal or New Zealand Scaup, Aythya novaeseelandiae
o Auckland Islands Teal, Anas aucklandica - Endangered
o Campbell Islands Teal, Anas nesiotis - Critically endangered
o Pateke or Brown Teal, Anas chlorotis - Endangered
o New Zealand Crane, Grus vulpinus - Vulnerable
o Auckland Islands Rail, Lewinia muelleri - Vulnerable
o Pūkeko or Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
o North Island Takahē, Porphyrio mantelli - extinct
o South Island Takahē, Porphyrio hochstetteri - Endangered
o Weka or Woodhen, Gallirallus australis - Vulnerable
Charadriidae
o South Island Oystercatcher, Haematopus finschi
o Chatham Island Oystercatcher, Haematopus chathamensis - Endangered
o Torea or Variable Oystercatcher, Haematopus unicolor
o Ngutuparore or Wrybill, Anarhynchus frontalis - Vulnerable
o Kaki or Black Stilt, Himantopus novaezelandiae - Critically endangered
o Tuturiwhatu or New Zealand Dotterel, Charadrius obscurus - Vulnerable
o Tuturuatu or Shore Plover, Thinornis novaeseelandiae - Endangered
o Chatham Islands Snipe, Coenocorypha pusilla - Vulnerable
o Hakawai or New Zealand Snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica
o Huahou or Red Knot, Calidris canutus
Laridae
o Karoro or Southern Black-backed Gull or Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus
o Silver Gull, Larus novaehollandiae
o Red-billed Gull, Larus scopulinus - Endemic
o Black-billed Gull, Larus bulleri - Endemic - Vulnerable
Sternidae
o Taranui or Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia
o White-fronted Tern Sterna striata - Least Concern
o Tarapiroe or Black-fronted Tern, Chlidonias albostriatus - Endangered
o Tara-iti or New Zealand Fairy Tern, Sternula nereis davisae - Critically Endangered
Stercorariidae or Hakoakoa
o Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus - Migratory visitor
o Brown Skua or Subantarctic Skua, Catharacta lonnbergi
Podicipedidae
o Australasian Grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
o Weweia or New Zealand Dabchick, Poliocephalus rufopectus - Endemic - Vulnerable
o Hoary-headed Grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus - Rare/Accidental
o Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus
[edit] Falconiformes
Accipitridae
o Kahu or Swamp Harrier, Circus approximans
Falconidae
o Karearea or New Zealand Falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae
Strigidae
o Ruru or Morepork, Ninox novaeseelandiae
Aegothelidae
Cuculidae
o Koekoea or Longtailed Cuckoo, Eudynamys taitensis
o Pipiwharauroa or Shining Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus
Strigopidae
o Kea or Mountain Parrot, Nestor notabilis - vulnerable
o Kākā or Bush Parrot, Nestor meridionalis - endangered
o Kākāpō or Owl Parrot, Strigops habroptila - critically endangered
Psittacidae
o Red-fronted Parakeet or Kākāriki, Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
o Malherbe's Parakeet or Orange-fronted Parakeet, Cyanoramphus malherbi - critically endangered
o Yellow-crowned Parakeet or Kākāriki, Cyanoramphus auriceps
o Antipodes Island Parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor
o Forbes' Parakeet, Cyanoramphus forbesi
Acanthisittidae
o Rock Wren, Xenicus gilviventris
o Titipounamu or Rifleman, Acanthisitta chloris
Motacillidae
o Pīhoihoi or New Zealand Pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae
Sylviidae
o Matata or Fernbird, Megalurus punctatus - endemic
Petroicidae
o Miromiro or Tomtit, Petroica macrocephala - endemic
o Toutouwai or New Zealand Robin, Petroica australis - endemic
o North Island Robin, Petroica longipes - endemic
o Black Robin or Chatham Robin, Petroica traversi - endemic - endangered
Pachycephalidae
o Popokotea or Whitehead, Mohoua albicilla - endemic
o Mohua or Yellowhead, Mohoua ochrocephala - endemic
o Pipipi or Brown Creeper, Mohoua novaeseelandiae - endemic
Acanthizidae
o Riroriro or Grey Warbler, Gerygone igata - endemic
o Chatham Gerygone, Gerygone albofrontata - endemic
Meliphagidae
o Tui or Parson Bird, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae - endemic
o Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata - rare/accidental
Notiomystidae
o Hihi or Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta - endemic - threatened
Callaeidae
o Kōkako, Callaeas cinerea - endemic
§ North Island Kōkako, Callaeas cinerea wilsoni - endemic - endangered
§ South Island Kōkako, Callaeas cinerea cinerea - endemic - probably extinct
o Tieke or Saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus - endemic
§ North Island Saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater - endemic - near threatened
§ South Island Saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus carunculatus - endemic - near threatened
Pardalotidae
o Korimako or New Zealand Bellbird, Anthornis melanura - endemic
Dicruridae
o Piwakawaka or New Zealand Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa
Zosteropidae
o Tauhou or Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis
Muscicapidae
Artamidae
o Masked Woodswallow, Artamus personatus - rare/accidental
o White-browed Woodswallow, Artamus superciliosus - rare/accidental
Cracticidae
The sun in the middle of the flag of Argentina represents what?
The flag in the middle of the flag is called the sun of may. May is when the revolution took place. Therefore the sun on the flag represents the military flag for Argentina, this is why some flags do not include the sun.
How many flags are planted on the moon?
6, one for each successful Apollo mission. However, they are now white. This is due to the atmospheric pressure which has caused them to fade/change.
What do the colors of Gabon's flag mean?
Green, white, and red stripes (going down in that order) with a blue triangle on the left side, with the coat of arms in the middle (6 stars of david arched over a tree and a ribbon saying Unidad, Paz, Justicia, which is Spanish for Unity, Peace, Justice)
What does the red dot or circle on the Japanese flag mean?
The red circle on the Japanese Flag represents the rising sun, as Japan is one of the first countries to see the sunrise. Japanese people call their country Nippon, which means land of the rising sun.
The basic White Flag with Red Circle is a simple version of the flag that has Sun Rays radiating out from the Red circle. This image depicts the sunrise.
The rising sun is associated with brightness, center of attention, rulers, messiahs, cleverness, greatness, strength, and most of all, power (control). That is why the clever Japanese chose this meaningful symbol. The Japanese believe that they are one of the most powerful and strongest nations in the world.
What is the Nazi flag look like?
Nazi Germany's flag was composed of a red flag, a white disk, and a black swastika in the middle of the white disk. Hitler thought it important to keep the color scheme of the original German Empire's flag.
Hermann Goering commented on the flag, saying, "The black, red, and white flag, while honoured, is the symbol of a bygone era."
Can Texas legally fly the state flag at the same height as the US flag?
According to the U.S. flag code article 175 section F, the Texas flag, or any other state/local flag can be flown at the same height as the United States flag, as long as it is neither higher nor to the right of Old Glory.
Why does London have a British flag?
Because it is a mixture between the English, Scottish and Irish flag.
What do Frances flags colors mean?
Blue; is the color of Saint Martin he was a rich Gallo-Roman officer. He ripped of his blue half blue coat and gave it to a poor man who was begging him in the snow. That was the symbol of care that a rich man helped a poor man.
White: is the color of Virgin Mary to who the Kingdom of France was made by Louis XIII in the 17th century( which is a 100, so 100 x 17=1,700)
Red; is the color of Saint Denis which was the saint patron of Paris. The original oriflamme( the war of banners) of the kings was that the red oriflamme of Saint Denis.
Why was the Betsy Ross flag made?
Her grandson made up the story and somehow it became part of history like so many things do.
What is the meaning of the 13 stripes on the us flag?
The 13 stripes on the United States flag stand for the original 13 colonies of the U.S.
The stripes mean the 1st 13 STATES. some people say they represent the the 13 colonies, but they are wrong. If you think about it, the 13 colonies were ruled by Britan and why would we want to put something British on the American flag? We were trying to break free from british rule so we wouldn't want to put something British on the U.S. flag. The red stripes mean courage and the white mean bravery. THE RED DOESN'T MEAN BLOOD AT ALL!
What part of Britain is not in the flag of the UK?
Wales is not represented on the Union Flag. Historically Wales was treated as a Principality, not a Kingdom and hence was treated as a junior partner to England by the monarchy. Therefore, the cross of St George was seen to represent England and Wales so there is no separate representation for Wales.
What year was the first flag invented?
The first flag was invented in 1775. A Liberty Tree flag was flown on American ships through the New England waters. It had a white background with a green pine tree and said " An Appeal to Heaven".
The flag of Poland was adopted on August 1, 1919. The flag consists of two equal horizontal bands; the top band is white and the bottom band is red. The ratio of the flag's height to width is 5:8. Poland's national colors are white and red; these date from the 1200s.
The flag flies when the wind blows.
And on this flag there's white and red.
Red for love, white for a pure heart.
Our national colours are beautiful.
It symbolises Soul and Blood
What was the English flag like in the 1500s?
The cross of St. George (red cross on a white background), first adopted as an emblem during the 13th century war with the Welsh. It had been used by English Crusaders before this in the 12th century although came to be used by other crusaders as a general symbol. It was officially adopted in the 16th century (1500's).
