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Uganda Adopted – 9th October 1962
Description
Six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts a grey crowned crane (the national symbol) facing the hoist side; black symbolizes the African people, yellow sunshine and vitality, red African brotherhood; the crane was the military badge of Ugandan soldiers under the UK
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Ukraine Adopted – 1848 (originally) 22nd March 1918 (officially adopted) 24th August 1991 (de facto restored) 28th January 1992 (current design)
Description
Two equal horizontal bands of azure (top) and golden yellow represent grain fields under a blue sky
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Ulster
Description
A red cross on a gold background, defaced by a white escutcheon bearing a red-hand.
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Umm al Qaiwan
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United Arab Emirates Adopted – 2nd December 1971
Description
Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side; the flag incorporates all four Pan-Arab colours, which in this case represent fertility (green), neutrality (white), petroleum resources (black), and unity (red); red was the traditional colour incorporated into all flags of the emirates before their unification
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United Kingdom Adopted – 1st January 1801
Description
Blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colours (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or provinces, and British overseas territories
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United Nations Adopted – 7th December 1946
Description
A white UN emblem (a polar azimuthal equidistant projection world map surrounded by two olive branches) on a blue background.
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United States of America Adopted – 3rd December 1775 (Grand Union Flag) 14th June 1777 (13-star version) 4th July 1960 (current 50-star version)
Description
13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; blue stands for loyalty, devotion, truth, justice, and friendship, red symbolizes courage, zeal, and fervency, while white denotes purity and rectitude of conduct; commonly referred to by its nickname of Old Glory Note: the design and colours have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico
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United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Description
The flag of the US is used
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Upper Austria
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Uruguay Adopted – 11th July 1830
Description
Nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face (delineated in black) known as the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and wavy; the stripes represent the nine original departments of Uruguay; the sun symbol evokes the legend of the sun breaking through the clouds on 25 May 1810 as independence was first declared from Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence from Brazil); the sun features are said to represent those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun Note: the banner was inspired by the national colours of Argentina and by the design of the US flag
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Utah Adopted – 16th February 2011
Description
The Utah coat of arms encircled in a golden circle with the number "1896" written in white text with Arabic numerals, on a field of dark navy blue.
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Utrecht
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Uzbekistan Adopted – 18th November 1991
Description
Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a vertical, white crescent moon (closed side to the hoist) and 12 white, five-pointed stars shifted to the hoist on the top band; blue is the colour of the Turkic peoples and of the sky, white signifies peace and the striving for purity in thoughts and deeds, while green represents nature and is the colour of Islam; the red stripes are the vital force of all living organisms that links good and pure ideas with the eternal sky and with deeds on earth; the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar