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 Gabon Adopted – 9th August 1960 |
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Three equal
horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue; green represents the
country's forests and natural resources, gold represents the equator (which
transects Gabon) as well as the sun, blue represents the sea |
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 Galicia Adopted – 29th May 1984 |
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White field with a blue band crossing the flag from the
top-left corner to the bottom-right. The State flag also has the coat of arms
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 The Gambia Adopted – 18th February 1965 |
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Three equal
horizontal bands of red (top), blue with white edges, and green; red stands
for the sun and the savannah, blue represents the Gambia River, and green symbolizes
forests and agriculture; the white stripes denote unity and peace |
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 Gelderland |
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 Georgia Adopted – 1004 14th January
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White
rectangle with a central red cross extending to all four sides of the flag;
each of the four quadrants displays a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross;
sometimes referred to as the Five-Cross Flag; although adopted as the
official Georgian flag in 2004, the five-cross design appears to date back to
the 14th century |
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 Georgia Adopted – 8th May 2003 |
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Three stripes consisting of red-white-red, featuring a
blue canton containing a ring of 13 white stars encompassing the state's coat
of arms in gold. |
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 Germany Adopted – 23rd May 1949 |
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Three equal
horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold; these colours have played an
important role in German history and can be traced back to the medieval
banner of the Holy Roman Emperor - a black eagle with red claws and beak on a
gold field |
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 Ghana Adopted – 1957 28th February
1966 (readoption) |
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Three equal horizontal bands of
red (top), yellow, and green, with a large black five-pointed star centred in
the yellow band; red symbolizes the blood shed for independence, yellow represents
the country's mineral wealth, while green stands for its forests and natural
wealth; the black star is said to be the lodestar of African freedom note: uses
the popular Pan-African colours of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia,
which has a coat of arms centred in the yellow band |
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 Gibraltar |
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Two horizontal
bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in
the centre of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centred
in the red band; the design is that of Gibraltar's coat of arms granted on 10
July 1502 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain; the castle
symbolizes Gibraltar as a fortress, while the key represents Gibraltar's
strategic importance - the key to the Mediterranean |
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 Goias Adopted – 30th July 1919 |
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Eight stripes: four green stripes and four yellow
stripes. A blue rectangle on the upper left hoist with five white stars, four
on each side and one smaller in the centre. |
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 Greece Adopted – 1822 Naval Ensign 1969 National Flag 28th December
1978 |
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Nine equal horizontal stripes of
blue alternating with white; a blue square bearing a white cross appears in
the upper hoist-side corner; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the
established religion of the country; there is no agreed upon meaning for the
nine stripes or for the colours Note: Greek
legislation states that the flag colours are cyan and white, but cyan can
mean "blue" in Greek, so the exact shade of blue has never been set
and has varied from a light to a dark blue over time; in general, the hue of
blue normally encountered is a form of azure |
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 Greenland |
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Two equal
horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the
hoist side of centre - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is
white; the design represents the sun reflecting off a field of ice; the colours
are the same as those of the Danish flag and symbolize Greenland's links to
the Kingdom of Denmark |
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 Grenada Adopted – 7th February 1974 |
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A rectangle
divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles
(hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven
yellow, five-pointed stars with three centred in the top red border, three centred
in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the centre of
the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle
(Grenada is a leading nutmeg producer); the seven stars stand for the seven
administrative divisions, with the central star denoting the capital, St.
George's; yellow represents the sun and the warmth of the people, green
stands for vegetation and agriculture, and red symbolizes harmony, unity, and
courage |
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 Groningen Adopted – 17th February 1950 |
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 Guadeloupe Adopted – 15th February 1794 |
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 Guam |
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Territorial flag is dark blue
with a narrow red border on all four sides; centred is a red-bordered, pointed,
vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with
sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters;
the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Dos Amantes,
near the capital, in the background; the shape of the central emblem is that
of a Chamorro sling stone, used as a weapon for defence or hunting; blue
represents the sea and red the bloodshed in the struggle against oppression Note: the
US flag is the national flag |
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 Guatemala Adopted – 1871 |
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Three equal vertical bands of
light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue, with the coat of arms centred
in the white band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the
national bird) representing liberty and a scroll bearing the inscription
LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from
Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles signifying Guatemala's
willingness to defend itself and a pair of crossed swords representing honour
and framed by a laurel wreath symbolizing victory; the blue bands represent
the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea; the white band denotes peace and purity Note: one
of only two national flags featuring a firearm, the other is Mozambique |
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 Guernsey |
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white with
the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the
edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror
superimposed on the Saint George cross; the red cross represents the old ties
with England and the fact that Guernsey is a British Crown dependency; the
gold cross is a replica of the one used by Duke William of Normandy at the
Battle of Hastings in 1066 |
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 Guinea Adopted – 10th November 1958 |
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Three equal vertical bands of
red (hoist side), yellow, and green; red represents the people's sacrifice
for liberation and work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the
earth, and for justice; green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity Note: uses
the popular Pan-African colours of Ethiopia; the colours from left to right
are the reverse of those on the flags of neighbouring Mali and Senegal |
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 Guinea-Bissau Adopted – 24th September 1973 |
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Two equal horizontal bands of
yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a
black five-pointed star centred in the red band; yellow symbolizes the sun;
green denotes hope; red represents blood shed during the struggle for
independence; the black star stands for African unity Note: uses
the popular Pan-African colours of Ethiopia; the flag design was heavily
influenced by the Ghanaian flag |
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 Guyana Adopted – 26th May 1966 |
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Green with a
red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a long,
yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow, black border between the red and yellow,
and a narrow, white border between the yellow and the green; green represents
forest and foliage; yellow stands for mineral resources and a bright future;
white symbolizes Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the sacrifice of the
people; black indicates perseverance; also referred to by its nickname The
Golden Arrowhead |
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