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 Namibia Adopted – 21st March 1990 |
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A wide red
stripe edged by narrow white stripes divides the flag diagonally from lower
hoist corner to upper fly corner; the upper hoist-side triangle is blue and
charged with a golden-yellow, 12-rayed sunburst; the lower fly-side triangle
is green; red signifies the heroism of the people and their determination to
build a future of equal opportunity for all; white stands for peace, unity, tranquillity,
and harmony; blue represents the Namibian sky and the Atlantic Ocean, the
country's precious water resources and rain; the golden-yellow sun denotes
power and existence; green symbolizes vegetation and agricultural resources |
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 NATO Adopted – 14th October 1953 |
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A dark blue (Pantone 280) field charged with a white
compass rose emblem from which radiate four white lines. |
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 Nauru Adopted – 31st January 1968 |
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Blue with a
narrow, horizontal, gold stripe across the centre and a large white
12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; blue stands for the
Pacific Ocean, the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator
(the gold stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of
Nauru; the star's white colour represents phosphate, the basis of the
island's wealth |
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 Navarre Adopted – 10th August 1982 |
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 Navassa Island
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The flag of
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 Nebraska Adopted – 1925 |
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Seal of Nebraska in gold on an azure field |
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 Nepal Adopted – 16th December 1962 |
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Crimson red with a blue border
around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles; the smaller,
upper triangle bears a white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle
displays a white 12-pointed sun; the colour red represents the rhododendron
(Nepal's national flower) and is a sign of victory and bravery, the blue
border signifies peace and harmony; the two right triangles are a combination
of two single pennons (pennants) that originally symbolized the Himalaya
Mountains while their charges represented the families of the king (upper)
and the prime minister, but today they are understood to denote Hinduism and
Buddhism, the country's two main religions; the moon represents the serenity
of the Nepalese people and the shade and cool weather in the Himalayas, while
the sun depicts the heat and higher temperatures of the lower parts of Nepal;
the moon and the sun are also said to express the hope that the nation will
endure as long as these heavenly bodies Note: Nepal
is the only country in the world whose flag is not rectangular or square |
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 Netherlands Adopted – 1575 (first full colour depiction) 1596 (red replaced for
orange) 1937 (red reaffirmed) 1949 (colours
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three equal
horizontal bands of red (bright vermilion; top), white, and blue (cobalt);
similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer;
the colours were derived from those of WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, who led
the Dutch Revolt against Spanish sovereignty in the latter half of the 16th
century; originally the upper band was orange, but because its dye tended to
turn red over time, the red shade was eventually made the permanent colour;
the banner is perhaps the oldest tricolour in continuous use |
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 Netherlands Antilles |
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 Nevada Adopted – 25th July 1991 |
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Solid cobalt blue field. The canton contains two
sagebrush branches encircling a silver star with the text "Nevada"
and "Battle Born". |
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 Nevis Local |
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 New Brunswick Adopted – 24th February 1965 |
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 New Caledonia |
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New Caledonia
has two official flags; alongside the flag of France, the Kanak (indigenous
Melanesian) flag has equal status; the latter consists of three equal horizontal
bands of blue (top), red, and green; a large yellow disk - diameter
two-thirds the height of the flag - shifted slightly to the hoist side is
edged in black and displays a black fleche faitiere symbol, a native rooftop
adornment |
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 New Hampshire Adopted – 1931 |
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 New Jersey |
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 New Mexico Adopted – 15th March 1925 |
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 New South Wales Adopted – 1876 |
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A British Blue Ensign defaced with the state badge
in the fly |
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 New York |
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 New Zealand Adopted – 24th March 1902 |
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Blue with the
flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with four red five-pointed
stars edged in white centred in the outer half of the flag; the stars
represent the Southern Cross constellation |
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 Newfoundland and Labrador Adopted – 6th June 1980 |
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 Newfoundland |
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 Nicaragua Adopted – 4th September 1908 27th August
1971 (official) |
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Three equal horizontal bands of
blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centred in the
white band; the coat of arms features a triangle encircled by the words
REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; the
banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of
Central America; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean
Sea, while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water Note: similar
to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the
words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centred in the white
band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars
arranged in an X pattern centred in the white band |
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 Niger Adopted – 23rd November 1959 |
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Three equal horizontal bands of
orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk centred in the white
band; the orange band denotes the drier northern regions of the Sahara; white
stands for purity and innocence; green symbolizes hope and the fertile and
productive southern and western areas, as well as the Niger River; the orange
disc represents the sun and the sacrifices made by the people Note: similar
to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centred in the white band |
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 Nigeria Adopted – 1st October 1960 |
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Three equal
vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green; the colour green
represents the forests and abundant natural wealth of the country, white
stands for peace and unity |
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 Niue |
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Yellow with
the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the flag of the UK bears
five yellow five-pointed stars - a large star on a blue disk in the centre
and a smaller star on each arm of the bold red cross; the larger star stands
for Niue, the smaller stars recall the Southern Cross constellation on the
New Zealand flag and symbolize links with that country; yellow represents the
bright sunshine of Niue and the warmth and friendship between Niue and New
Zealand |
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 Noord-Brabant |
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 Noord-Holland |
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Three vertical bands of green
(hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centred
in the slightly wider white band; green stands for the rich vegetation on the
island, and the pine tree - endemic to the island - is a symbol of Norfolk
Island Note: somewhat
reminiscent of the flag of Canada with its use of only two colours and
depiction of a prominent local floral symbol in the central white band; also
resembles the green and white triband of Nigeria |
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 Norfolk Island |
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Three vertical bands of green
(hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centred
in the slightly wider white band; green stands for the rich vegetation on the
island, and the pine tree - endemic to the island - is a symbol of Norfolk
Island Note: somewhat
reminiscent of the flag of Canada with its use of only two colours and
depiction of a prominent local floral symbol in the central white band; also
resembles the green and white triband of Nigeria |
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 North Carolina Adopted – 9th March 1885 |
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A blue union, containing in the centre thereof a white
star with the letter "N" in gilt on the left and the letter
"C" in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the
same to be one-third the width of the union. |
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 North Dakota Adopted – 11th March 1911 |
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Unit banner carried by the state's troop in the
Philippine-American War |
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 North Macedonia Adopted – 5th October 1995 |
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A yellow sun
(the Sun of Liberty) with eight broadening rays extending to the edges of the
red field; the red and yellow colours have long been associated with Macedonia |
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 North Rhine-Westphalia Adopted – 1953 |
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A horizontal tricolour of green, white and red. |
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 Northern Cyprus Adopted – 7th March 1984 |
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A red star and crescent slightly to the left of the
centre between two horizontal red bars on a white field. |
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 Northern Mariana Islands |
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Blue with a
white, five-pointed star superimposed on a grey latte stone (the traditional
foundation stone used in building) in the centre, surrounded by a wreath;
blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean, the star represents the Commonwealth; the
latte stone and the floral head wreath display elements of the native
Chamorro culture |
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 Northern Territory Adopted – 1st July 1978 |
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Bicolour of black (charged with the Southern Cross) and
ochre (charged with a stylised Sturt’s Desert Rose) |
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 Northwest Territories Adopted – 1969 |
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 Norway Adopted – 13th July 1821 |
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Red with a
blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the
vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the
Dannebrog (Danish flag); the colours recall Norway's past political unions with
Denmark (red and white) and Sweden (blue) |
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 Nova Scotia Adopted – 1858 |
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A white field with the blue diagonal cross that extends
to the corners of the flag and the Shield of Arms of Scotland superimposed at
the centre of the cross. |
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 Nunavut Adopted – 1st April 1999 |
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