Mexico
Oman
Burundi
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New England
Hungary
Iran
Italy
Algeria
Lebanon
Zenica-Doboj Canton
Seychelles
Seychelles
Duchy of Anhalt
Tatarstan
Wales
Madagascar
Trujillo State
Areguá
Basque Country
Belarus
Amambay Department
Bulgaria
Mexico
The Mexican flag is green, white and red. The meaning of colors is that of hope, purity and patriotism. The eagle in the center shows independence, strength and freedom; it's also a symbol of power and sovereignty.
The three stars on top of the eagle represent the three states that make up Mexico: Guanajuato, Coahuila and Nuevo León. The red and white stripes on the bottom represent liberty and equality for all Mexicans.
Oman
The flag of Oman is green, white, and red (top to bottom) with an eagle in the center. The eagle has been a symbol of Oman since the 10th century.
Oman is located in Southwest Asia on the Arabian Peninsula and borders Saudi Arabia and Yemen to its north-west. Dubai was a part of Oman until 1971 when it became independent after gaining its own independence from Britain in 1971 as well as other parts of Arabia including Qatar
Burundi
The mandate called for a new flag that would symbolize the two main ethnic groups in Rwanda—the Hutu and Tutsi. The flag was adopted in 1967 as an emblem of unity after a violent civil war. It is also used by many football teams from Burundi, including two clubs which play in the CAF Champions League (AFC Leopards FC and AS CND).
New England
It includes six states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island.
The region covers about 508,000 square miles (1.3 million km²), making it slightly larger than Italy or Japan's Hokkaido island—but half as big as Texas if you include all of its coastal waters. The area has a population of more than 25 million people spread over 15 states (not including New Jersey or Pennsylvania).
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Poland and Slovenia to the north; Romania and Ukraine to the east; Serbia and Croatia to the south; Slovenia and Italy to the west. The capital city is Budapest.
The Hungarian flag has three horizontal bands of red, white and green. The red symbolizes the country's communist past, while green is meant to represent hope for future prosperity. White signifies peace.
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Iran
The flag of Iran is green, white and red with an eagle in the center. It has a white crescent moon and five-pointed star. The Iranian flag is also known as the Persian flag.
Italy
It is based on the banner of the Cispadane Republic (1797), which in turn was derived from the colors used by Milan's soldiers in 1796 during their campaign to conquer Lombardy.
As with many other flags, there are many stories behind how each color came to be used on this particular flag. The colors red, white, and green are said to symbolize the blood spilled during battle; peace; and hope for a bright future.
Another origin story claims that Napoleon asked his generals what they wanted as reward when they won his wars for him; they requested three things: "Honor, Glory and Money."
He replied "Gentlemen! You shall have only two things: honor and money." So honor became gold silver blue! And money became black gray yellow!
Algeria
Algeria is a country in North Africa. In 1963, Algeria adopted its current national flag - the green, white and red flag with an eagle in the center. It has been used ever since this date.
The colors of Algeria are green, white and red which were chosen to represent Islam's holy colors (green) and France's tricolor (red-white). In Islam, the crescent moon and sun are symbols of enlightenment; in Pakistan-under whose flag they fly-they signify progress through education.
Lebanon
Lebanon's flag is a tricolor consisting of three horizontal bands of equal width, of which the top band is red, the center band white and the bottom band green. It was adopted on December 7, 1943.
According to Article 8 of Lebanon's first constitution, "The Lebanese flag shall be red over white over green."
Zenica-Doboj Canton
The Zenica–Doboj Canton is a canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the official name "Zenica-Doboj Canton" in Bosnian language (Canton Zenica-Doboj). In Serbian it is called "Zenica i Dobojski kanton". It was formed in 1998, along with the cantons of Sarajevo and Tuzla. The administrative center of the Zenica–Doboj Canton is in the city of Zenica. Before its formation, it was part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; it had previously been part of the Republika Srpska.
The flag used by this canton has a white background consisting of eight quadrants. In each quadrant there are three green triangles pointing toward their corners—two large ones on top and one smaller one at bottom—and between each triangle there are four red stripes forming an X shape over all four sides:
Seychelles
The Seychelles flag is the most colorful of all the flags. The three colors of the flag—green, white and blue-and their placement on the flag—represent three main islands: Mahe (white circle), Praslin (blue crescent moon) and La Digue.
It was adopted on June 7th 1976 after becoming an independent country from Britain in 1976.
Duchy of Anhalt
Anhalt is a former duchy in Germany. It was created as a partition of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1253, and was elevated to the status of an independent principality in 1806.
Anhalt became a member state of the German Empire in 1871, although it had been ruled by the House of Ascania since 1565. The flag of Duchy Anhalt was officially adopted on February 2nd, 1918, and features three equal horizontal bands colored green ( agriculture), white ( peace), and red ( industry).
However, this flag has also been used as an unofficial symbol by members of the House of Ascania since 1565, who retain their own coat-of-arms featuring a rampant Or horse with golden bridle on a field Gules lined Argent charged with eight lozenges Argent each bearing one cross Azure surmounted by another Argent.
Tatarstan
Tatarstan is a federal subject of the Russian Federation. The capital is Kazan, located in the Volga region, in the center of European Russia. The area of the region is 4,500 square kilometers.
Madagascar
Madagascar's flag is a red, white and green tricolor with a red disk in the center. The disk represents the sun rising over the island, which is sometimes known as the “red island”.
The colors red, white and green on Madagascar’s flag stand for courage, peace and prosperity.
Trujillo State
The flag of Trujillo State is white, red and blue. It features a horizontal tricolor with the upper half being blue, the middle white and the lower half red.
There are three stars placed in a triangular pattern at each corner of the flag with two stars on top and one star underneath. The three stars represent unity (white), courage (red) and strength (blue).
Basque Country
The Basque Country flag is a red and white cross with an olive branch in the center of the cross. The olive branch is a symbol of peace, which is why it can be seen on many flags.
The Basque people are descended from ancient tribes who lived in what is now Spain, France and Portugal. While their flag may look like other European countries' flags at first glance, they do not have any official relation to any other country's flag or coat of arms.
Belarus
The Belarusian flag has a red horizontal bar with a white stripe on the left, a green stripe in the middle and a red stripe on the right. The flag was adopted in 1995.
The Belarusian national coat of arms consists of an eagle holding an Orthodox cross in its beak and standing on a shield decorated with patterns taken from local designs: zig-zag lines, diamonds and wavy lines. A crown is above the eagle's head.
The crest consists of wheat ears laid out horizontally over two crossed open hands joined at the fingertips that hold a golden ribbon bearing the word "Бaecгaвчынa" ("Biechowo", meaning "homeland"), all placed over branches of oak leaves with acorns between them.
Bulgaria
You've probably seen the flag before and not realized that it is a combination of green, white and red. If you look closely at the flag, you can see that there is a golden lion on a yellow background in the center of the flag.
The national symbol of Bulgaria has been used since 1879, when it replaced its first national symbol: an eagle holding a cross in its claws.
The current coat of arms was designed by French artist Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule at the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
It features three lions rampant holding swords in their paws; above them are five six-pointed stars on top of what looks like an upside down crescent moon (this represents Christianity).
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