Which country flag is smallest?

The flag is the national flag of Canada, and its colour was created by oxidising a bare silicon wafer in a tube furnace in order to grow a layer of Silicon dioxide of a carefully chosen thickness. Thin film interference effects in the silicon dioxide layer gives the flag a red colour.
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What is the shortest flag in the world?

The smallest national flag is the flag made of cotton yarn of an original Thai flag, It has exact colours and ratio of size in accordance with the Thai Flag Act, and its size is smaller than a rice grain.
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What is the biggest flag on Earth?

The largest flag flown measures 2,554.31 m² (27,494 ft² 13 in²), and was achieved by Gharbaly (Egypt) in Alexandria, Egypt, on 30 March 2022.
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Which flag is single Colour?

In 1977 Libya broke free of the merger and became the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. A plain green flag, the only plain coloured flag in the world, was chosen to represent Gaddafi's political philosophy. When Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011 the United Nations chose the original flag of Libya as the national flag.
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Which country flag does not have a star?

Flag of Nepal | Britannica.
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Which Colour is never used in flag?

There are 196 countries in the world today and virtually none of them have purple on their national flag. So what's wrong with purple? After Skool explains how the color was worth more than gold.
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What are rare flag colors?

So, what is the rarest color used in flags? The answer is — purple!
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Do any flags have pink?

The pink, white and green tricolour flag, or PWG, can be seen all around Newfoundland and Labrador.
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What is the oldest flag in the world?

Denmark's national flag is the world's oldest and longest-running flag. In 1625, the current design of a white Scandinavian cross on a red background was established, and the square shape was adopted in 1748. The 'Dannebrog' or 'Danish cloth' is how it's known in Denmark.
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Which country has black flag?

The black flag is the symbol of the Jewish ultra-Orthodox, anti-Zionist group, Neturei Karta. It is flown as a sign of mourning over the creation of the State of Israel, most commonly on Israeli Independence Day.
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What is the most famous flag?

Voted number one by multiple sources, the USA flag is the most famous flag of the world. Not only is it waved around and celebrated proudly by US citizens. It has a meaning behind every detail. For starts, there's 13 stripes that represent the original 13 colonies.
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What flag has a big sun?

This design has been widely used in Japan for a long time. Today, the design of the Rising Sun Flag is seen in numerous scenes in daily life of Japan, such as in fishermen's banners hoisted to signify large catch of fish, flags to celebrate childbirth, and in flags for seasonal festivities.
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Is there a flag for Earth?

The Earth Flag, often called the Earth Day Flag, designed by John McConnell in 1970. It is the photographic image of the earth taken during the flight of Apollo 10 in 1969, viewed from above the Indian Ocean just east of the Cape of Good Hope, on a background of dark blue.
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What is the most uncommon flag?

10 most unusual flags in the world and their secrets
  • Flag of Lebanon.
  • Flag of Guam.
  • Flag of Grenada.
  • Flag of Kiribati.
  • Flag of Greenland.
  • Flag of Nepal.
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea.
  • Flag of Sicily.
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Which country flag has most Colours?

The country with the most colourful flag in the world is Belize with 12 colours – many of which make up the coat of arms that provide this relatively young flag (1981) with it's complexity.
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What is Europe's oldest flag?

The Flag of Scotland originated in 832 AD, during a battle fought in the dark ages. It is known as Europe's oldest flag. Often referred to as The Scotland Saltire, Saltire, or St Andrew's Cross, the Flag of Scotland uses an azure background.
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What is the oldest country in Europe?

What Is the Oldest Country in Europe? Even though there is some debate surrounding the oldest country in Europe, Bulgaria is generally accepted as the oldest country in Europe. In particular, it is the only country that has not changed its name since it was first established.
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Which 3 countries have the same flag?

Slovenia, Russia, and Slovakia. The white-blue-red horizontally striped Russian flag dates to the end of the 17th century and was modeled on the Dutch tricolor. It, in turn, inspired the flag design for many countries of eastern and southern Europe.
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Is there a purple flag?

Purple is one of the least used colours in vexillology and heraldry. Currently, the colour appears in only three national flags: that of Dominica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, and one co-official national flag, the Wiphala (co-official national flag of Bolivia).
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Does Spain have pink in their flag?

The national flag of Spain (Spanish: Bandera de España), as it is defined in the Constitution of 1978, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the size of each red stripe.
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What country's flag has an AK 47 on it?

In 1975 The first official flag of Mozambique was unusual as it featured four yellow-black-red-green irregular triangles with white borders. A black lined cogwheel, hoe, AK-47 and open book with red five-pointed star features in the top left hand corner.
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What is a GREY flag?

Flag Meaning

Black: Represents the absence of gender. White: Represents the absence of gender. Grey: Represents semi-genderless. Green: Represents non-binary genders.
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What is a diamond flag?

The state flag of Arkansas was officially adopted in 1913. The flag's design depicts a diamond on a red field. It represents the only place in North America where diamonds have been discovered and mined. The twenty-five white stars around the diamond represent that Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state to join the Union.
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What is the weird shaped flag?

The national flag of Nepal is the world's only national flag that is non-quadrilateral in shape. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the color of the rhododendron, the country's national flower. Red is also the sign of victory in war.
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