the tricolour (flag)
121Texas, flag of — ▪ Flag History also called Lone Star Flag U.S. state flag consisting of a vertical blue stripe at the hoist bearing a large white star; the fly end is horizontally divided white over red. Prior to the 1836 declaration of Texan… …
122Ethiopia, flag of — ▪ Flag History horizontally striped green yellow red national flag with a central blue disk bearing a yellow star in outline. The flag s width to length ratio is 1 to 2. Ethiopia has traditionally identified its green yellow red… …
123France, flag of — ▪ Flag History also called Tricolor or Tricolour, French le drapeau tricolore (“the tricoloured flag”) vertically striped blue white red national flag. Its width to length ratio is 2 to 3. Under the ancien régime, France had a… …
124Myanmar, flag of — ▪ Flag History national flag consisting of a red field (background) with a blue canton bearing, in white, a circle of stars, a cogwheel, and ears of rice. The flag has a width to length ratio of 5 to 9. In many Asian countries the… …
125Niger, flag of — ▪ Flag History horizontally striped orange white green national flag with an orange sun on the centre stripe. The flag s width to length ratio is approximately 6 to 7. Modern political development was hindered in Niger by conflict… …
126Andorra, flag of — ▪ Flag History vertically striped blue yellow red national flag with a central coat of arms (arms, coat of). It has a width to length ratio of approximately 2 to 3. An agreement in 1278 between the bishop of Urgel (now in Spain) and… …
127Azerbaijan, flag of — ▪ Flag History horizontally striped light blue, red, and green national flag with a central crescent and star. Its width to length proportion is 1 to 2. Prior to the Russian Revolution (Russian Revolution of 1917), when Azerbaijan was …
128Chile, flag of — ▪ Flag History national flag with a horizontal white stripe over a red stripe; a dark blue canton with a large white star is in the upper hoist corner. The flag s width to length ratio is 2 to 3. In the early 19th century, when Chile… …
