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Qatar Adopted – 9th July 1971
Description
Maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side; maroon represents the bloodshed in Qatari wars, white stands for peace; the nine-pointed serrated edge signifies Qatar as the ninth member of the "reconciled emirates" in the wake of the Qatari-British treaty of 1916 note: the other eight emirates are the seven that compose the UAE and Bahrain; according to some sources, the dominant colour was formerly red, but this darkened to maroon upon exposure to the sun and the new shade was eventually adopted
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Quebec Adopted – 21st January 1948
Description
A blue field charged with a symmetric cross between four fleurs-de-lis
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Queensland Adopted – 1876
Description
A British Blue Ensign defaced with the state badge on a white disc in the fly