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Like the concept of a state's national flag itself, that of an "ethnic flag" is modern, first arising in the late 19th century; strictly speaking, the national flags of nation states are themselves "ethnic flags", and often so used by ethnic minorities in neighbouring states, especially in the context of irredentism (e.g. the flag of the Republic of Albania used as an "ethnic Albanian flag" by ...
A national symbol is a manifestation of a nation or community, serving as a representation of their identity and values. National symbols may be not only applied to sovereign states but also nations and countries in a state of colonial or other forms of dependence , federal integration , or even ethnocultural communities that identify as a ...
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
The largest Asian diaspora in the world is the Indian diaspora. The overseas Indian community, estimated to number over 17.5 million, is spread across many regions of the world, on every continent. It is a global community which is diverse, heterogeneous and eclectic and its members represent different regions, languages, cultures, and faiths ...
It is intended for flags of all nations and organizations, within reason, and also includes many subnational entities with separate flag pages. Flags of subnational entities should be placed under their owner unless on a different continent. Alphabetical order is preferred but not enforced. For guidelines about how to use this page see the talk ...
It has been called the most all-encompassing flag databases on the web, with over 19,000 pages by mid 2003. [5] [1] Flags of the World renders most of its images of flags in the GIF format, with a standardized and limited colour palette. A standard height of 216 pixels is used, a number chosen to make division into many different numbers of ...
File:Flag of the Transcaucasian Federation.svg 1918 1918 1922 1936 1940 1952 1990 Armenia: Australia: 1769 1801 1901 1903 1908 1954 Australia: Austria: 1522 1918 1938 1945 1955 Austria: Azerbaijan: 1555 1918 1918 1920 1922 1937 1940 1952 1991 2013 Azerbaijan: Bahamas: 1869 1904 1923 1953 1964 1973 2006 Bahamas: Bahrain: 1783 1820 1932 1972 2002 ...