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F'lar
F'lar is the Benden Weyrleader and rider of bronze Mnementh in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. At the time of his ascension, Benden Weyr was the only populated weyr on Pern. F'lar, whose childhood name was Fallarnon, was the son of the previous Weyrleader, F'lon. Like F'lon, F'lar beli..
F. labii inferioris
The Frenulum Labii Inferioris is the frenulum of the lower lip. ..
F. labii superioris
The Frenulum Labii Superioris is the frenulum of the upper lip. ..
Félag íslenskra þjóðernissinna
Félag íslenskra þjóðernissinna (Company of Icelandic Nationalists) known as FÍÞ is the only public Companionship of Icelandic nazisms or national-socialism today. They seek to ensure Iceland's racial homogeneity for the future and their beliefs correspond mostly with Nordic elitism or Od..
FLA
FLA may refer to: Florida, a U.S. stateClube de Regatas do Flamengo, a Brazilian multimodality sports associationFLA, the Macromedia Flash vector-graphics file formatLanguage: Four letter abbreviationFive letter abbreviation"Flah" in Cork slangMusic: Front Line Assembly, an industrial music bandThe..
Fla-Flu
Fla-Flu (truncation of Flamengo-Fluminense) is a football (soccer) matchup between cross-town rivals Flamengo and Fluminense, two of Rio de Janeiro's most popular teams. Matches are usually sold out and normally take place in the 70,000-seat Maracanã Stadium, located near downtown Rio, in Maracanã..
Flaaf
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Flaaffy
Flaaffy (モココ Mokoko in Japan, Waaty in Germany and Lainergie in France) is a Electric Pokémon from the Pokémon series of games. It is listed as Pokémon #180 in the National Pokédex, and #328 in the Hoenn Pokédex. Flaaffy is a portmanteau of "fluffy" and "baa" (the onomat..
FLAB
A FLAB is an abbreviation using four letters. It is an abbreviation of Four Letter ABbreviation. It extends the self-referential humour of the TLA (Three Letter Acronym). Description In a world where every possible Three Letter Acronym has been registered as a .com, and almost every pronouncable o..
Flabby whalefish
Flabby whalefishes are small, deep-sea cetomimiform fish of the family Cetomimidae. They are among the most deep-living fish known, with some species recorded at depths in excess of 3.5 kilometres. Within the family are nine genera and 20 species. Thought to have a circumglobal distribution throug..
Flabellinea
The Flabellinea are a class of Amoebozoa. During locomotion the cells are flattened and have a clear layer called hyaloplasm along the front margin. Some form slender subpseudopodia projecting outward from the hyaloplasm, but the cell mass does not flow into these as in true pseudopodia, and adva..
Flabellum
A flabellum (plural flabella), in liturgical use, is a fan made of leather, silk, parchment or feathers, intended to keep away insects from the Sacred Species and from the priest. History It was in use in the sacrifices of the heathens and in the Christian Church from very early days, for the Apost..
Flabiol
The flabiol or flaviol is a woodwind instrument. It is one of the 12 instruments of cobla. The Flabiol is played with one hand. The Flabiol player usually plays a small drum with the other hand. See also Pipe and tabor ..
FLAC
The Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) logo. FLAC, an acronym for Free Lossless Audio Codec, is a popular format for audio compression. Unlike lossy codecs such as Vorbis, MP3 and AAC, it does not remove any information from the audio stream and is suitable both for everyday playback and audio a..
FLACC
Chris Thomson and Colin Broughton, established the Chion Corporation which produced FLACC (Full Language Algol 68 Checkout Compiler). Both were students of Barry J. Mailloux, who studied at Amsterdam's Mathematisch Centrum from 1966 under Adriaan van Wijngaarden. His work on the Algol 68 language e..
Flaccid designator
In modal logic and the philosophy of language, a flaccid designator (or non-rigid designator) is a term that does not extensionally refer to the same object in all possible worlds. For example, consider the phrase "The 43rd president of the United States of America"; while the 43rd president of the ..
Flacco
Flacco is a fictional character played by Paul Livingston, who is also an author and political cartoonist. He appeared on The Big Gig as an alien who engaged in quirky observational humour. In later years he lost some of his eccentric mannerisms and his humour became more script/sketch based. His..
Flaccus
Flaccus was a Roman cognomen of the plebeian Fulvii, considered one of the most illustrious gentes of the city. Cicero and Pliny the Elder state that the family was originally from Tusculum, and that members still lived there in the 1st century. As usual for cognomina, "Flaccus" was likely origina..
Flaccus (composer)
Flaccus is a composer from the second century BC, of whom little is known. He was either a freedman or a slave of one of Terence's patrons and wrote musical scores for Terence's comedies (playing or composing music was no occupation for a free citizen). Terence mentions him specifically in the openi..
Flacherie
Flacherie is a disease of silkworms, caused by silkworms eating infected or contaminated mulberry leaves. Flacherie infected silkworms look weak and can die from this disease. Silkworm larvae that are about to die from Flacherie are a dark brown. In 1865, Louis Pasteur was the first one able to r..
Flachgau
The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung is an administrative district (Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region, except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, which forms a district of its own. Area of the district is 1,043.36 km², with a population of 135,104 (M..
Flacillula
Flacillula is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Flacillula albofrenata (Simon, 1905) (Java)Flacillula incognita Zabka, 1985 (Vietnam)Flacillula lubrica (Simon, 1901) (Sri Lanka)Flacillula minuta (Berland, 1929) (Caroline Is., Niue, Samoa, Cook Is.)Flacillula niten..
Flackwell Heath
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Flackwell Heath is a villa..
Flackwell Heath F.C.
Flackwell Heath F.C. are a football club based in Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire, England. They were established in 1907 and joined the Hellenic League in the 1976-77 season. They have reached the third round of the FA Vase once in their history. Following the resignation of Barking and East Ham U..
Flack parameter
In X-ray crystallography, the Flack parameter is a factor used to estimate the absolute configuration of a structural model determined by the single-crystal structure analysis. It is preferable to determine the absolute structures of acentric crystals. The processes used to decide the absolute stru..
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtiaceae was a flowering plant family in the old Cronquist system of plant classification. It is often complained that Arthur Cronquist had a habit of dumping all the left-over members of an order, the "scraps" that did not clearly fit into any one family in that order with closely related gen..
Flaco Jiménez
Flaco Jiménez (born March 11, 1939) is a Tejano music legend from San Antonio, Texas. Jiménez's father, Santiago Jimenez Sr. was a pioneer of conjunto music. He plays the accordion. By the time he was seven years old, Flaco was performing with his father. He began recording at fifteen, as a me..
Flacq
Flacq is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. The capital is Centre de Flacq. The district covers an area of 298 km², and as of 2000 has a population of 126,839. Northwest: Pamplemousses North: Riviére du Rempart Northeast: Flacq West: Moka Flacq East: Indian..
Fladbury
Fladbury is a village located in rural Worcestershire, UK. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book, meaning that the community is over 1000 years old. Today it is a thriving traditional English village sited on the banks of the Avon, with many interesting and original buildings and features...
Fladda
The name Fladda originates from the Old Norse for flat island, and as such is the name of a number of small islands in the Hebrides and Shetlands of Scotland. Fladda is one of the Slate Islands, off the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies west of Luing and is has a lighthouse and light..
Fladrif
Fladrif (Skinbark) is an ent of Fangorn Forest in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional work The Lord of the Rings. Skinbark was one of the first ents in Middle-earth. By the end of the Third Age, only he, Leaflock, and Treebeard remained of the original ents. Skinbark lived on the mountain slopes west of Is..
Fladry line
A fladry line is essentially a line mounted along the top of a fence, from which are suspended strips of fabric or some other material which will flap in a breeze, and intended to deter wolves from traversing the fence-line. Fladry lines have been used for this purpose for several centuries. They ar..
Fladså
Fladså is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 133 km², and has a total population of 7,581 (2005). Its mayor is Hans R. Hansen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The seat of its municipal council is in..
Fladungen
Fladungen is a town in the district Rhön-Grabfeld, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Rhön Mountains, 20 km west of Meiningen, and 33 km east of Fulda. ..
Flag
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The tricolour flag of France A flag is a piece of cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used for signalling or identification. The design of a flag displayed in another form is also referred to as a flag. The first flags were used to ass..
FLAG
For other uses, see Flag (disambiguation). FLAG, or Foundation for Law And Government is a fictional crime-fighting organisation, founded by Wilton Knight. FLAG's main purpose is to fight against "criminals who operate above the law" FLAG has been run by three different individuals in the Knight R..
Flag-rush
Flag-rush is a game similar to Botori, that was once played by the Sophomore and Freshman classes of Amherst College (Massachusetts). It was instituted at the instance of the faculty to take the place of the traditional Cane-rush, a general fight between the two classes for the ultimate possession ..
Flag-Smasher
Flag-Smasher is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He has most often been a foe of Captain America. Other adversaries include the Punisher and Moon Knight. History Flag-Smasher was the son of a wealthy Swiss banker-turned-diplomat. Because of his fathe..
FLAG-tag
FLAG-tag, or FLAG octapeptide, is a polypeptide protein tag that is added to a recombinant expressed protein. It can be used for affinity purification, then used to separate recombinant, overexpressed protein from wild-type protein expressed by the host organism. It can also be used in the isolation..
Flagami, Florida
Flagami is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida roughly defined as the areas between Flagler Street and the Tamiami Trail west of 57th Avenue (Red Road). The name is a conflation of the names "Flagler" and "Tamiami." On a map of Miami proper, Flagami is the distinct "tail" that juts out of the west bo..
Flagellant
Flagellants are practitioners of an extreme form of mortification of their own flesh by whipping it with various instruments. Contents 1 History2 Modern flagellants2.1 Catholic2.1.1 Los hermanos penitentes2.2 Other3 References in today's culture4 See also5 ..
Flagellariaceae
Flagellariaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has rarely been recognized by taxonomists. The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, 1998), does recognize such a family, and assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids, in the mono..
Flagellate
"Flagellata" from Ernst Haeckel's Artforms of Nature, 1904 Parasitic excavate (Giardia lamblia) Flagellates are cells with one or more whip-like organelles called flagella. Some cells in animals may be flagellate, for instance the sperm cells of most phyla. Higher plants and fungi do..
Flagellation
Whipping on a post Flagellation is the act of whipping (Latin flagellum, "whip") the human body. Specialised implements for it include rods, switches and the cat-o-nine-tails. Typically, whipping is performed on unwilling subjects as a punishment; however, flagellation can also be submitted t..
Flagellin
Flagellin is a protein that arranges itself in a hollow cylinder to form the filament in bacterial flagellum. It has a mass of about 30,000 to 60,000 daltons. Flagellin is the principal substituent of bacterial flagellum, and is present in large amounts on nearly all flagellated bacteria. The stru..
Flagellum
For the insect anatomical structure, see Antenna (biology). A flagellum (plural, flagella) is a whip-like organelle that many unicellular organisms, and some multicellular ones, use to move about. They may also be involved in other processes. The name actually covers three different structures, fo..
Flageolet
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A flageolet is a woodwind musical instrument and a member of the fipple flute family. The first flageolets were made in the 16th Century and the instrument continued to be made until the 20th Century when it was succeeded by the tin whistle. Flageolets hav..
Flageolet-note
A Flageolet-note forms, for example when playing guitar, so that string starts to oscillate with second, third or n'th harmonic wave tone. ..
Flageolet (disambiguation)
Flageolet has several meanings: Flageolet (woodwind instrument)Flageolet beanFlageolet registerFlageolet tone, a tone of string instruments.* Natural flageolet* Artificial flageolet This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an r..
Flagfish
The flagfish or American flagfish' (Jordanella floridae) is a killifish native to Florida. It received its name because the male fish resembles the American flag, with a large black/blue dot and alternating red and black/blue stripes on its body. It is a common, native fish in Florida that is occ..
Flagg
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Flagg is a small Peak District village, set in the Derbyshire Dales, halfway between the small market town of Bakewell and the spa town of Buxton, in the area officially known as "The White Peak". 1000 feet above sea level, Flagg is recorded in the Domesday ..
Flagger
"Flagger" is a slang term that refers to a roadside panhandler, particularly one that holds up a sign, or flag, advertising his or her particular situation -- the most common text for these signs is the now infamous "Will Work For Food" phrase. Also called "signer." ..
Flaggermusmannen
Flaggermusmannen, a Norwegian crime novel from 1997, written by Jo Nesbø. The story revolves around the Norwegian police officer Harry Hole, who is asked by the Australian police to help them solve the murder of a Norwegian b-celebrity. In King's Cross, one of Sydney's more shady suburbs, he walk..
Flagg (disambiguation)
Flagg can mean: Places: Flagg, a village in the English Peak District People: James Montgomery Flagg, American artistFannie Flagg, American authorErnest Flagg, American architectWilson Flagg, American admiralGeorge Whiting Flagg, American painterJared Bradley Flagg, American artistAzariah C. Flagg,..
Flaghouse Homes
The Flaghouse Homes were a Baltimore Public Housing Project built in 1955. They were demolished in 2001. ..
Flagitious
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Flagler
Flagler in the United States may refer to: Flagler, ColoradoFlagler County, FloridaFlagler College in Florida This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point direct..
Flagler, Colorado
Flagler is a town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 612 at the 2000 census. The town was established in 1888 as a small settlement near the then-new Rock Island Railroad. It was renamed after Henry Flagler at the request of his daughter, who liked the area. Flagler..
Flagler Beach, Florida
Flagler Beach is a city in Flagler County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,954 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,228.[link] Geography Flagler Beach is located at [29°28′27″N, 81°7′37″W] (29.474079, -81...
Flagler College
Flagler College, simply known as Flagler, is a private four-year liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida. With an average class size of 21, Flagler College provides an opportunity for a private education at a lower than average cost. The college has been named in recent years by US News & ..
Flagler College - Tallahassee
Flagler College is an independent, non-sectarian, liberal arts school that offers upper level courses that lead to a baccalaureate degree. Flagler College has approximately 2000 students in St. Augustine and 400 more here in Tallahassee. Flagler College has chosen to remain a small college to e..
Flagler College - Tallahassee Campus
Flagler College is an independent, non-sectarian, liberal arts school that offers upper level courses that lead to a baccalaureate degree. Flagler College has approximately 2000 students in St. Augustine and 400 more here in Tallahassee. Flagler College has chosen to remain a small college to e..
Flagler County, Florida
Flagler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 49,832. Its county seat is Bunnell, Florida6. Contents 1 History2 Geography2.1 Adjacent Counties3 Demographics4 Cities and towns5 External links5.1 Government lin..
Flagler Monument Island
The Flagler Memorial Island is an artificial island that was built in 1920[Miami-Dade Portal:] along with the other Venetian Islands of Miami Beach, Florida, complete with a monument visible from the Flamingo Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. A 110 foot high obelisk with allegorical scul..
Flagler Museum
Flagler Museum, also known as Whitehall, is a 55-room mansion open to the public in Palm Beach, Florida in the United States. The building is listed[National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary] accessed on June 13, 2006 on the National Register of Historic Places. Henry Flagler,..
Flagmaster
Flagmaster is a vexillology magazine published by the Flag Institute and edited by Michael Faul. Since November 2005, the magazine has been printed entirely in color; it is the second periodical principally about flags to have been so printed [[Citing sources citation needed]&..
Flagpole annexation
A map of the city of Los Angeles showing the "flagpole" connection to the San Pedro area and the Port of Los Angeles. In the legal discussions of municipalities in the United States, a flagpole annexation is a type annexation by a city, town or other municipality entity in which the entity acq..
Flagpole Magazine
Flagpole Magazine is an alternative newsweekly that focuses on cultural scene of Athens, Georgia and its surrounding communities. It was founded by Jared Bailey in 1984 and is currently edited and published by Pete McCommons. The publication lists local politics, news, features and news related to t..
Flagr
Flagr [link] is an online social community that lets you bookmark and annotate real world locations with your friends using open mapping API's provided by both Yahoo and Google. Each bookmark, known as a flag, can have a title, description, photos, video, and tags related to the under..
FLAGS
The Flags (Far North Liquids and Associated Gas System) Pipeline is used to transport gas from the following Oil platforms: Cormorant ANorth CormorantNorth West HuttonNinian CentralNinian North & SouthBrent 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D'TernMagnusThistleMurchisonStatfjordHeather The pipeline is a 36 inch (9..
Flagship
A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. The term originates from the custom of the commanding officer (usually, but not always, a flag officer) to fly a distinguishing flag. Used in this way, "flagship" is fundamentally a temporary designation; the flagship..
Flagship (company)
This article is about the Japanese company. For the American company, see Flagship Studios. Flagship is an independent developer funded by Capcom, Nintendo and Sega that was founded by game designer Yoshiki Okamoto. Flagship has often created scenarios for new and existing products, and has develop..
Flagship (disambiguation)
Flagship may refer to: The representative or first unit of a fleet or other group, see flagship.A video-game developer funded by Capcom, Nintendo, and Sega, responsible for several games in the Legend of Zelda series; see Flagship (company).Flagship Studios, a computer game company staffed mainly by..
Flagship (television)
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Flagship species
A flagship species is a species chosen to represent an environmental cause, such as an ecosystem in need of conservation. These species are chosen for their vulnerability, attractiveness or distinctiveness in order to best engender support and acknowledgement from the public at large. Thus, the conc..
Flagship Studios
This article is about the American company. For the Japanese company, see Flagship (company). Flagship Studios is a computer game company currently mostly known for their high ratio of former employees of Blizzard Entertainment, one of the most successful game companies in the world. Flagship Stud..
Flagstaff, Arizona
"Flagstaff" redirects here. For , see . Flagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 52,894. It is the county seat of Coconino County [Geographic references#6GR6], an important railroad town, ..
Flagstaff, Maine
Flagstaff, Maine is a ghost town located about 20 miles north of Orgonon. It was dismantled and destroyed in 1950 to allow construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Dead River. ..
Flagstaff (disambiguation)
Flagstaff can refer to: The flagpole on a ship from which the ship's colours are shown.Flagstaff, Maine (USA), a ghost town 20 miles north of Orgonon.Flagstaff, Arizona (USA), home of the Lowell Observatory.Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.Flagstaff railway station, Melbourne, na..
Flagstaff County, Alberta
Flagstaff County is a county in east central Alberta, Canada, with an estimated 2005 population of 3,697. Within Flagstaff County are ten towns and villages: AllianceDayslandForestburgGalahadHeislerHardistyKillamLougheedSedgewickStrome External links [Flagstaff County official website] ..
Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne
Facing north east in the Flagstaff Gardens Flagstaff Gardens is the oldest park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, first established in 1862. In 2005 it is one of the most visited and widely used parks in the city by nearby office workers and tourists. The gardens are notable for their archeo..
Flagstaff Hill
Flagstaff Hill has more than article associated with that title. Flagstaff Hill is a placename. *Flagstaff Hill, South Australia is a suburb in Adelaide Flagstaff Hill is a geographical feature *Flagstaff Hill, Queensland is a hill near Bowen, Queensland *Flagstaff Hill, Pennsylvania is in Schenle..
Flagstaff Hill, Melbourne
Flagstaff Hill is a significant site in the early history of Melbourne. It is located northwest of the city proper, and was the site where early settlers kept a lookout over Port Phillip Bay. It forms part of Flagstaff Gardens. ..
Flagstaff Hill, Pennsylvania
Flagstaff Hill is a large rolling hill in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a popular space to frolic for students from nearby Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The City of Pittsburgh offers free summertime outdoor movies and concerts there. It also lies a..
Flagstaff Hill, South Australia
''There is also Flagstaff Hill, one near Burra ([33°38′S 138°53′E] and Renmark ([34°26′S 140°29′E] in South Australia Flagstaff Hill ([35°03′S 138°35′E], postcode 5159) is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga local government area. It is named after th..
Flagstaff House
The sign of Flagstaff House The Flagstaff House (Chinese: 旗杆屋; Cantonese IPA: [kʰeɪ11 kɔn55 ʊk55], Jyutping: kei4 gon1 uk1; Mandarin Pinyin: Qí Gān Wū) is located in Hong Kong Park, in Central, Hong Kong. The Flagstaff House remains the oldest colonial-style building remai..
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
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Flagstaff railway station, Melbourne
Flagstaff is an underground railway station in the suburban train network of Melbourne, Australia. It is one of five stations (and one of three underground) that comprises the City Loop, which encircles the central business district. The station was built in the 1980s and takes its name from the ..
Flagstaff Unified School District
The Flagstaff Unified School District ("FUSD") is the primary school district for Flagstaff, Arizona area and neighboring areas. The district has approximately 11,500 students and is comprised of 22 schools; including three high schools (9-12), four middle schools (7-8, except Leupp K-8), five magne..
Flagstaff War
The Flagstaff War -- also known as Hone Heke's Rebellion, the Northern War and erroneously as the First Māori War -- was fought between 11 March 1845 and 11 January 1846 in and around the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The conflict is best remembered for the actions of Hone Heke who challenged th..
Flagstar Bank
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: FBC) operates as the holding company for Flagstar Bank, a federally chartered stock savings bank. Flagstar is the largest publicly traded savings bank headquartered in the midwest United States. Flagstar is also a leading mortgage lender and a national leader in th..
Flagstone
Flagstone is a type of flat stone, usually used for paving slabs, but also for making fences or roofing. It may also be used for making memorials or headstones in a cemetery. It also refers to Pennsylvania Bluestone, a stone from northeastern Pennsylvania and the southhern tier of New York. This is ..
Flagstones
Flagstones is the name of a late Neolithic causewayed enclosure in the English county of Dorset. It was discovered beneath the site of the demolished Flagstones House in advance of road construction. The 100 m diameter enclosure itself contained a variety of human remains in its ditch including tho..
Flags (sport)
Five Time Canadian National Beach Flag Champion Katie Campbell Works her Magic (In foreground) Flags is a training sport used by Surf lifesavers to practice beach sprinting and reflexes. The game is played by sticking a series of objects (typically short lengths of hosepipe) into the sa..
Flags Act 1953
Flags Act 1953 Parliament of Australia Long title: An Act to declare a certain Flag to be the Australian National Flag and to make other provision with respect to Flags Introduced by: Robert Menzies Dates Date passed: December 1953 Date of Royal Assent: February 14 1954 Commenc..
Flags and Emblems
Flags and Emblems is a punk rock album by the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). Track listing "(It's a) Long Way to Paradise (From Here)" (Burns)"Stand Up and Shout" (Burns)"Each Dollar a Bullet" (Burns)"The 'Cosh' " (Burns)"Beirut Moon" (Burns)"The Game Of Life""Hum..
Flags and Emblems (Display) Act (Northern Ireland) 1954
The Flags and Emblems (Display) Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 was an act of the Northern Ireland Parliament passed in 1954, that effectively banned the display of the Irish tricolour in Northern Ireland. It was repealed in the 1980s under the direct rule of the British government, by the Public Order ..
Flags and symbols of Malta
This article is a vexillological summary of all flags and symbols in current use by the island nation of Malta. More information on the history of the various flags and emblems, as well as on their equivalents which are no longer in use, is found on the specific articles, linked to in the subtitle h..
Flags in the Dust
Flags in the Dust is a novel written by William Faulkner, completed in 1927. It is the first novel set in his fictional Yoknapatawpha County. His publisher heavily edited the manuscript with Faulkner's reluctant consent, removing about 40,000 words in the process. That version was published as Sar..
Flags of Africa
This is a gallery of international and national flags used in Africa. Contents 1 International flags2 ..
Flags of Asia
This is a gallery of international and national flags used in Asia. Contents 1 International2 ..
Flags of Austrian states
The flags of the Austrian states show two (or three) stripes in the main colours of the respective arms. The arms might be added to the flag or not. Frequently, the flags are used in vertical variants. Image:Flag of Burgenland.svg|Flag of Burgenland Image:Flag of Kärnten.svg|Flag of Carinthia (K�..
Flags of Brazilian states
This gallery of flags of Brazilian states shows the flags of the 26 Brazilian States and the federal district. Image:Bandeira do Acre.svg|Flag of Acre Image:AlagoasFlag.jpg|Flag of Alagoas Image:Bandeira do Amapá.svg|Flag of Amapá Image:Bandeira do Amazonas.svg|Flag of Amazonas Image:Bandeira da..
Flags of dependent territories
This overview contains the flags of dependent territories. National flags National coats of arms Flags of sovereign states Coats of arms of sovereign states Flags of dependent territoriesFlags of unrecognized states Coats of arms of dependent territoriesCoats of arms of unrecognized states ..
Flags of Estonian Counties
The flags of the 15 Counties of Estonia are all white and green, with the Coat of Arms of the respective County on the white part. This design was first established in 1938. The flags Image:Harjumaa_flag.png |Harju County Image:Hiiumaa_flag.png |Hiiu County Image:Ida-Virumaa_flag.png |I..
Flags of Europe
This is a list of international and national flags used in Europe. Contents 1 International flags2 Flags of European Union nations2.1 Dependencies of European Union nations in Europe3 Flags of European nations in the Commonwealth of Independent States4 Flags of other Euro..
Flags of Federal subjects of Russia
This gallery of flags of Federal subjects of Russia shows the flags of the 89 Federal subjects of Russia. Contents 1 Russian Republics2 Russian Krais3 Russian Oblasts4 Russian Federal cities5 Russian Autonomous oblasts6 Russian Autonomous districts7 See also ..
Flags of formerly independent states
This gallery contains the flags of states that were (at least de facto) independent in the past. The independence of many of these states has not been acknowledged, but the flags had been used as their state/national flags. Several of these flags are currently used, either by secessionist movements ..
Flags of French-speaking people of North America
French Canadians Image:FlagofFranco-Albertains.png|Flag of Franco-Albertan People Image:FlagofFranco-Colombiens.png|Flag of Franco-Columbian People Image:Flag of the Franco-Manitobains.svg|Flag of Franco-Manitoban People Image:Ca-f-nu.gif|Flag of Franco-Nunavois People Image:Franco-Ontarian flag.sv..
Flags of French regions
This gallery of flags of French regions shows the flags of the 22 mainland and 4 overseas Régions of France. Image:AlsFlag.png|Flag of Alsace Image:Aquitaine_region_flag.png|Flag of Aquitaine Image:AUflag.gif|Flag of Auvergne Image:Basse-Normandie flag.png|Flag of Basse-Normandie Image:BOflag.gi..
Flags of German states
The flags of the German states usually come in two variants: one variant (the simple striped flag) is for the use by everybody (civil flag); the other variant, showing the state arms is for government use only (state service flag). In addition to these flags, in some states there are specific flags ..
Flags of indigenous peoples
Contents 1 Europe2 Americas3 Asia4 Africa5 Oceania Europe Crimean Tatars Sami (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia) Sorbs (Eastern Germany) Americas Arapaho Nation (USA) Cherokee Nation (USA) --> Chickasaw Nation (USA) -->Crow Nation Crow Tribe of Indians (USA) Haudenosaune..
Flags of non-sovereign nations
Often, the flags listed below have more than one meaning. In some instances, they represent a nation (and/or national government) that is distinct in language and culture from the rest of the sovereign state to which the nation is affiliated, or which perhaps has autonomy or dependency status. Ad..
Flags of North America
This is a gallery of flags of North American countries and affiliated international organizations. Contents 1 International2 ..
Flags of Norwegian counties
This list is not complete. The flags of Norwegian counties are a banner of their respective coats of arms. They are for the most part only used by the county administration and as a supplement to the national flag of Norway. Image:Flag of Akershus.gif|Flag of Akershus Image:Flag of Aust-Agder.gi..
Flags of Norwegian subdivisions
Most of the Norwegian counties and municipalities have their own flag. They are based on the respective coat of arms of the subdivision. Flags of the counties Image:Flag of Akershus.gif|Flag of Akershus Image:Flag of Aust-Agder.gif|Flag of Aust-Agder Image:Flag of Finnmark.gif|Flag of Finnmark Im..
Flags of Oceania
This is a gallery of national flags of Oceania. Contents 1 ..
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers is the New York Times-bestselling book by James Bradley and Ron Powers about the five United States Marines and one United States Navy Corpsman (Medic) who would eventually be made famous by Joe Rosenthal's lauded photograph of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, one of the costliest ..
Flags of Our Fathers (film)
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Flags of provinces of the Netherlands
This gallery of flags of provinces of the Netherlands shows the flags of the 12 Dutch provinces. Image:Flag Drenthe.svg|Flag of Drenthe Image:Flevolandflag.svg|Flag of Flevoland Image:Frisian_flag.svg|Flag of Friesland Image:Gelderland-Flag.png|Flag of Gelderland Image:Flag Groningen.svg|Flag of G..
Flags of Puerto Rico
The introduction of a flag in Puerto Rico can be traced to when Christopher Columbus landed on the islands shores and with the flag appointed to him by the Spanish Crown claimed the island, which he named "San Juan Bautista", in the name of Spain. The Conquistadores under the command of Juan Ponc..
Flags of regions of Italy
This gallery of flags of regions of Italy shows the flags of the 20 Regions of Italy (five of them being autonomous regions). These regions have their own arms, as well as their own gonfalone. More recently they have taken into use "normal" flags as well. Image:Abruzzo-Bandiera.png|Flag of Abruzzo..
Flags of Rhodesia 1896-1979
This is a list of flags used in Rhodesia between 1896 and 1979. The evolution of Rhodesia from a British South African Company concern, to a British Colony, then to a member of a Federal Government, then to a self-declared state is evident by the different flags used. Vice-Regal and Presidentia..
Flags of South America
This is a gallery of flags of South American countries and affiliated international organizations. Contents 1 International2 Continental3 ..
Flags of subnational entities
This overview compiles the flags of subnational entities of the first level. The status of these flags does vary between different states: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto. Several of these flags might be used for showing tendencies towards more [[Wiktionary:aut..
Flags of Swiss cantons
This gallery of flags of Swiss cantons shows the flags of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. Image:Flag of Canton of Aargau.svg|Aargau Image:Flag of Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.svg|Appenzell Ausserrhoden Image:Flag of Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden.svg|Appenzell Innerrhoden Image:Flag of Canton o..
Flags of the autonomous communities of Spain
This gallery of flags of the autonoumous communities of Spain shows the distinctive own flags of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain (also known as as Regions of Spain). Image:Flag es-andalucía 300px.png|Flag of Andalusia Image:aragon_Flag.PNG|Flag of Aragon Image:Flag of Asturias.svg|Flag of ..
Flags of the Confederate States of America
The following flags were used by the Confederate States of America. Although they have not been in official use since the end of the American Civil War, some residents of the Southern United States and some Americans in other regions continue to use the flags as a symbol of their history and Confede..
Flags of the Egyptian Armed Forces
The several branches of the Egyptian armed forces are represented by flags, among other emblems and insignia. Within each branch, various flags fly on various occasions, and on various ships, bases, camps and military academies. In general, the order of precedence when displaying military flags tog..
Flags of the Governors of the Australian states
The Governors of the Australian States, who represent their respective Head of State (the Queen of Australia), have a personal flag in that role. With the exception of Queensland’s, these flags originate from the 1970s and 1980s. History The Governors of British colonies have historically used as..
Flags of the Lieutenant Governors of Canada
A standard was approved by the Governor General in 1980 for all Lieutenant Governors. This standard has precedence over any other flag including the national flag of Canada. It consists of the shield of the province circled with ten gold maple leaves (representing the ten provinces) surmounted by a ..
Flags of the Marquesas Islands
While this flag has not officially been adopted, it was first raised on December 14, 1980, upon the opening of the airport on Nuku Hiva, and has been regularly used since 1994. This is a simplified form of the flag above. Since the Marquesas Islands do not have an official flag, such stylized ..
Flags of the Philippine Revolution
During the Philippine Revolution, various flags were used by the Katipunan secret society and its various factions, and later, after the Katipunan had been dissolved, the Philippine Army and its Civil Government. Other flags were the personal battle standards of different military zone commanders o..
Flags of the Soviet Republics
Flags of the Soviet Socialist Republics all featured predominantly red flag with hammer and sickle that both symbolised communism, quite similar to the flag of the Soviet Union. Their final versions prior to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991 looked like this: Flag of Russian SFSR Flag of Uk..
Flags of the U.S. states
U.S. stateinsignia Amphibians         Beverages Birds Butterflies Colors Dances Dinosaurs Fish Flags Flowers Foods Fossils Fruit Grasses Insects Licenseplates Mammals Minerals,rocks, stones,and gems Mottos Neckware Nicknames Reptiles ..
Flags of the United States
This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with the United States. Contents 1 National Flag1.1 Historical progression of designs1.2 Other historical versions1.3 Proposed designs1.4 Flags with similar designs2 State Flags3 Territory, Commonwealth, an..
Flags of the United States armed forces
The several branches of the United States armed forces are represented by flags, among other emblems and insignia. Within each branch, various flags fly on various occasions, and on various ships, bases, camps, and military academies. In general, the order of precedence when displaying military fla..
Flags of the World
Screenshot of the Flags of the World website Flags of the World (or FOTW) is the Internet's largest website devoted to vexillology, containing comprehensive information about all kinds of flags. Currently it contains more than 29,000 pages about flags and more than 54,000 images of flags. Th..
Flags of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics
Flags of the Yugoslav socialist republics were defined by each of its six constituent republics. The flag of the socialist republic was hung together with the flag of the SFRY on national holidays and other special occasions. The individual flags of the six Yugoslav socialist republics were as foll..
Flags of unrecognized states
This overview contains the flags of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. These are usually called unrecog..
FLAGS register (computing)
The FLAGS register is a special register in Intel x86 microprocessors that contains the current state of the processor. This register is 16 bits wide. Its successors, the EFLAGS and RFLAGS registers are 32 bits and 64 bits wide, respectively. The wider registers retain compatibility with their small..
Flagtail
The flagtails or aholeholes are a family (Kuhliidae) of perciform fish of the Indo-Pacific area. The family consists of thirteen species in one genus, Kuhlia, of which, one, (K. rupestris), is freshwater. The others are marine. The distinctive characteristic of these fish is a scaly sheath around..
Flagtown, New Jersey
Flagtown is an unincorporated community located within Hillsborough Township, Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was probably named for Jacob Flagg, who purchased a tract in 1700. Some years later, J. Flagg, a descendent and proprietor of a local tavern had it used as headquarters f..
Flag (album)
Flag is the title of several albums: Flag, released by an American rock singer/songwriter James Taylor in 1979.Flag, released by a Swiss electronica group Yello in 1988. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you ..
Flag (computing)
In computer programming, flag refers to one or more bits that are used to store a binary value or code that has an assigned meaning. Flags are typically found as members of a defined data structure, such as a database record, and the meaning of the value contained in a flag will generally be define..
Flag (disambiguation)
Flag may mean: Flag, a colored cloth with a specified meaningFlag (computing), a Boolean variableFlag (mathematics)Flagstone, a large flat stone used for paving, fencing, or roofingFiber-Optic Link Around the Globe, an undersea fiber optic cableFLAG, the Foundation for Law and Government, a ficti..
Flag (James Taylor album)
Flag is singer-songwriter James Taylor's tenth album. Released in 1979, it included songs from Taylor's music score to Studs Terkel and Stephen Schwartz's Broadway musical, Working. The album was not particularly well received, but it did provide a hit in Taylor's cover version of the Gerry Goff..
Flag (linear algebra)
In mathematics, particularly in linear algebra, a flag is an increasing sequence of subspaces of a vector space V. Here "increasing" means each is a proper subspace of the next (see filtration): [\ = V_0 \sub V_1 \sub V_2 \sub \cdots \sub V_k = V.] If we write the dim Vi = di then we have ..
Flag (Yello album)
Flag is Yello's sixth original album, released in 1988 and featuring the eight-minute tour-de-force, "The Race", the single of which reached number 7 in the UK singles chart in August of that year. Track listing "Tied Up""Of Course I'm Lying""3rd Of June""Blazing Saddles""The Race""Alhambra""Otto..
Flag Acts (United States)
The Flag Acts are the three laws which define the design of the Flag of the United States. Each is remarkably short, the shortest being a sentence of 32 words, and the longest being a title and two sentences of 117 words. Contents 1 Flag Act of 17772 Flag Act of 17942.1 Text3 ..
Flag Admiral
Flag Admiral was a proposed rank of the United States Navy during the last year of World War II. It is considered "unofficially" as a six star Admiral rank, the equivalent to the rank of General of the Armies in the United States Army. U.S. Navy Proposed collar insignia for Flag Admiral As p..
Flag Aide-de-Camp
In the United Kingdom there are several categories of the aides de camp to The Queen. One of these is the Flag Aide de Camp. Since 1972 the appointment has been held by the serving Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command. ..
Flag and coat of arms of Moldavia
The flag and coat of arms of Moldavia, one of the two Danubian Principalities, together with Wallachia, which formed the basis for the Romanian state, were subject to numerous changes throughout their history. History See also: Flag of Romania, Coat of arms of Romania, Flag of Moldova, Coat of arm..
Flag byte
A flag byte is a generic term for a byte used to indicate conditions within a binary computer. In particular, the byte can be used to show up to 8 discrete conditions. Essentially, each bit represents one flag, capable of showing two states. Contents 1 Examples1.1 Processor status regi..
Flag carrier
This article is about Flag Carrier as a transportation term. For other uses, see Flag carrier (disambiguation). A Flag carrier refers to: A transportation company, such as a shipping or airline company, that is registered in a given state. Example: "American Airlines, while a private firm, is a U..
Flag carrier (disambiguation)
Flag carrier may refer to: Flag carrier, transportation company, such as a shipping or airline company, that is registered in a given stateA strong supporter of a cause, or perhaps the strongest and most visible supporter of said cause. Example: "Bill was the flag carrier of the movement to improve..
Flag code
Flag code can refer to: Maritime signal flagsUnited States Flag CodeThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Flag concepts for the South Island
New Zealand is a unitary nation rather than a federation, and as such there has been no specific flag used to represent the two main islands or most of the minor islands other than the national flag (with the notable exceptions of the Chatham Islands and Stewart Island). There are occasional half..
Flag Day
"Flag Day" is used in the UK to refer to a day when a charity raises funds by collecting in the street and door-to-door, donors being given a small flag or badge to wear, showing that they have supported the charity.'' "Flag Day" is also the first single by The Housemartins, featured on their Londo..
Flag days in Finland
By law, the Finnish flag must be flown from public buildings on the following days: February 28, day of Kalevala; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of Finnish cultureMay 1, Vappu, Labour DaySecond Sunday in May, Mother's DayJune 4, birthday of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Marshal of Fin..
Flag days in Sweden
By Swedish law a number of days of the calendar year are designated as official flag days. This means that the Flag of Sweden is flown on all public flag poles and buildings. Hoisting of the Swedish flag on private flag poles on these days is also strongly encouraged, however omitting to do so is no..
Flag Day in the United States
In the United States, Flag Day (more formally, National Flag Day), is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially..
Flag desecration
Flag desecration is a blanket term applied to various ways of intentionally defacing or dishonoring a flag, most often a national flag (though other flags may be defaced as well). Often, such action is intended to make a political point against a country or its policies. Some countries have laws fo..
Flag Desecration Amendment
The Flag Desecration Amendment, often referred to as the flag burning amendment, is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would allow the United States Congress to statutorily proscribe the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. The concept of flag desecration..
Flag etiquette
Flag etiquette is a set of customs and practices that are used to determine the way that flags are flown in order to accord respect towards the regions, nations, or international organisations that the flags represent. See also Flag desecration External link [Royal Yachting Association's advi..
Flag Fen
Flag fen near Peterborough, England is a bronze age site, probably religious. It comprises a large number of poles arranged in five very long rows (around 1 km) connecting Whittlesey Island with Peterborough across the wet fenland. Part way across the structure, a small island was formed which is wh..
Flag flying days in Mexico
In Article 18 of the Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem (Ley Sobre El Escudo, la Bandera y el Himno Nacionales) there is a listing of dates that the Mexican flag is flown by all branches of government. Civilians are also encouraged to display the national flag on these days. Many of the da..
Flag football
Flag football is a version of American football that is popular across the United States and Europe. Contents 0.1 Basics of the Game0.2 Variations of the Game0.3 Competitions0.4 See also0.5 National Associations Basics of the Game The basic rules of the game are similar ..
Flag Group
The Flag Group was one of the two wings of the British National Front in the 1980s and stood in opposition to the Political Soldier wing. It took its name from The Flag, a National Front journal that they kept control of. The Flag Group rejected the mysticism of the Political Soldiers and argued th..
Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum
The Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum is the 1793 home of Mary Pickersgill where she sewed the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812, in the summer of 1813. The museum contains furniture and antiques from the period as wel..
Flag House Courts
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Flag House Courts were a public housing project located in Baltimore, Maryland. Made up of 3 12-story buildings..
Flag Institute
Founded on April 23, (St George's Day), 1971 by William Crampton, President of FIAV, the Flag Institute is one of the world's leading research and documentation centres for flags and flag information. Since its creation, the Flag Institute has grown to include arguably the largest membership of a..
Flag in Exile
Flag in Exile is the fifth Honor Harrington novel by David Weber. In the story, the disgraced Honor enters a self-imposed exile on Grayson. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. After the scandal caused by killing Pavel Young in a duel, Honor retreats to Gr..
Flag manifold
In mathematics, a flag manifold (or flag variety) is the set of all flags in a finite-dimensional vector space V. The flag variety on V is naturally a projective variety. If the base field K is the real or complex numbers then the flag variety has a natural manifold structure turning it into a smoot..
Flag Officer
A Flag Officer is a naval officer of a high rank entitling him to fly a personal flag, especially on his flagship. The generic title of "Flag Officer" is used in several modern navies to denote those who hold the rank of Rear Admiral (or its equivalent) and above, also called "Flag Ranks". This cor..
Flag of Abkhazia
In the red canton, the open hand represents Abkhaz nationhood. The seven stars above it symbolize the seven Abkhaz regions. Seven is a number sacred to the Abkhaz. The seven green and white stripes represent the tolerance that allows Christianity and Islam to cohabit. See also Coat of Arms of Ab..
Flag of Acadia
The flag of Acadia was adopted on August 15, 1884, at the Acadian National Convention Miscouche (Prince Edward Island) by the Acadian people of Canada. The Acadians are French-speaking people who live in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The northern region of..
Flag of Adjara
The flag of Adjara displays seven dark blue and white stripes, with the national flag of Georgia shown in canton. The dark blue strips symbolize the Black Sea and the white stripes symbolize purity. The flag was adopted on 20 July 2004 by the Supreme Council of Adjara. Former Flags Between J..
Flag of Afghanistan
The Flag of Afghanistan was adopted by the transitional government of Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan in 2002-2004.This flag is similar to the one flown in Afghanistan during the monarchy between 1930 and 1973. The difference is the addition of the shahadah at the top of the coat-of-arm..
Flag of Alabama
The flag of Alabama was adopted by Act 383 of the Alabama state legislature on February 16, 1895. "The flag of the State of Alabama shall be a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white. The bars forming the cross shall be not less than six inches broad, and must extend diagonally across ..
Flag of Åland
The flag of Åland points to the location of the islands - it is the Swedish flag with an additional red cross symbolising Finland. Today, blue and white are considered the Finnish colours, but in the early days of Finnish nationalism, red and yellow (from the [arms]) were also an optio..
Flag of Alaska
The flag of Alaska consists of eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and the North Star, on a dark blue field. It was designed in 1927 by Benny Benson, a 13-year-old Alaska Native residing in Seward, for a contest to create a flag for the then-Alaska Territory. Benson's design, one of 142 entr..
Flag of Albania
Albanian Kingdom Flag (1928-1939) --> The national flag of Albania is a base red flag with a black two-headed eagle in the centre. It is derived from the similar seal of Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg, a 15th century Albanian who led the revolt against the Ottoman Empire that resulted in ..
Flag of Alberta
The flag of Alberta, Canada was adopted on 1 June 1968. The flag has the proportions 1:2, with the provincial shield of arms in the centre. The shield's height is 7/11 that of the flag's height. The provincial colours, adopted in 1984, are blue and gold (deep yellow); they are also referred to..
Flag of Alderney
The Flag of Alderney was granted on December 20, 1993. The flag is St George's Cross defaced with Alderney's coat of arms, a lion rampant holding a sprig on a green background with a golden border. See also List of British flags ..
Flag of Algeria
The national flag of Algeria ( ) consists of two equal vertical stripes, green and white, and bears, in the centre, a red star and crescent. The flag was adopted on July 3, 1962. It is similar to earlier ones used by the National Liberation Front (FLN), and some say it was used by Abdel Kadir in..
Flag of American Samoa
The national flag of American Samoa was adopted on April 24, 1960. The eagle present on the flag represents the nation's relationship with the United States. The eagle holds traditional symbols of power among Samoan chiefs in its claws. National flags National coats of arms Flags of so..
Flag of Andorra
The national flag of Andorra was adopted in 1866. The flag is a tricolor of blue, yellow, and red with the coat of arms of Andorra in the center. [link] National flags National coats of arms Flags of sovereign states Coats of arms of sovereign states Flags of dependent territori..
Flag of Angola
This flag was proposed in 2003 but has not yet been ratified. The national flag of Angola is split horizontally into an upper red half and a lower black half. The red is for the blood spilt by Angolans during their independence struggles, while the black is for the continent of Africa. ..
Flag of Anguilla
The national flag of Anguilla consists of a Blue Ensign with the British flag in the upper left, and the coat of arms of Anguilla in the lower right corner. The coat of arms consists of three dolphins, which were featured on the earlier Anguillan flag, and which stand for friendship, wisdom and s..
Flag of Antarctica
There is no official flag of Antarctica. Antarctica is not a nation and is not ruled by a single government or body, therefore no flag has been adopted for it. The Antarctic Treaty Organization has no flag, either. Contents 1 Proposed designs1.1 Graham Bartram1.2 Whitney Smith2&nb..
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
The national flag of Antigua and Barbuda was adopted on February 27, 1967, and was designed by a school teacher named Reginald Samuels. The sun symbolizes the dawning of a new era. The colors have different meanings, the black is for the African ancestry of the people, the blue for hope, the re..
Flag of Argentina
The national flag of Argentina dates from 1812. It is a triband, composed of three equally wide horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue. In 1818, a yellow Sun of May was added to the center. The full flag featuring the sun is called the 'Official Ceremony Flag' (Spanish: Ban..
Flag of Arizona
The flag of Arizona consists of 13 rays of red and gold (the conquistador colors) on the top half, representing the original 13 colonies, as well as portraying Arizona's legendary sunsets. There is a copper colored star in the center signifying Arizona's copper-mining industry. The lower half i..
Flag of Arkansas
The flag of the U.S. state of Arkansas consists on a diamond on a red field, representing Arkansas' diamond mines (Arkansas was the first state where diamonds were mined naturally). The twenty five white stars around the border of the diamond represents Arkansas' position as the 25th state to joi..
Flag of Armenia
The national flag of Armenia or the Armenian Tricolor consists of three horizontal bands, colored red, blue and orange. Contents 1 Symbolism2 Name3 History4 See also5 External links Symbolism There are many interpretations of the meanings of the colors. However, many..
Flag of Armenian SSR
This flag was adopted by the Armenian SSR on December 17, 1952. Between 1936 and 1952, the flag was red with the gold hammer and sickle in the top left hand corner. The Armenian characters HSSR (for Haykakan Sovetakan Sotsialistakan Respublika) were in gold beneath the hammer and sickle. Betwee..
Flag of Artigas
The flag of Artigas pays homage to José Gervasio Artigas. Uruguay's national hero. It has three horizontal stripes, being the top and bottom one blue, and the central one white. On top of them, it has a diagonal red stripe. The Flag of Artigas is flown alongside the National Flag and the Flag o..
Flag of Aruba