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The nation of Russia has designed and used various flags throughout history. Listed in this article are flags — federal, administrative, military, etc. — used between the time of the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721), Russian Empire (1721–1917) and today's Russian Federation (1991–present day).
Welcome to the colorful world of flags!In this trivia quiz, you’ll come across some flags that you might know very well, but others might be a bit more difficult to identify. You will look at 30 ...
Russia is one of the world's most urbanized countries, with roughly 75% of its total population living in urban areas. [11] Moscow , the capital and largest city, has a population estimated at 12.4 million residents within the city limits, [ 12 ] while over 17 million residents in the urban area, [ 13 ] and over 20 million residents in the ...
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.
A 1695 flag book [10] by Carel Allard describes three flags used by the tsar of Muscovy: the tricolour [11] with the double-headed eagle bearing a shield on its breast and wearing a golden crown over both of its heads, the same tricolour [12] with a blue saltire over it, and a cross flag [13] showing red and white quartering with a blue cross ...
Transcontinental countries in North America or South America (depending on the boundary definition), classified as South American countries by the United Nations Statistics Division: Colombia (Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina) and Venezuela (Nueva Esparta, the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela [including Isla de Aves]).
Map of the federal subjects of Russia with their flags. This gallery of flags of federal subjects of Russia shows the flags of the 89 federal subjects of Russia including two regions that, while being de facto under complete Russian control, are not internationally recognized as part of Russia (Republic of Crimea [1] and the city of Sevastopol), [1] and four regions that, while not being fully ...
Group of Two (G2): hypothetical and informal grouping between the United States and China, representing the countries with the two largest economies in the world EU's G6 - France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom - countries with largest populations and thus the majority of votes in the Council of the European Union