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Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...
See also: List of flags of Monaco: The flag of Monaco has two horizontal bands of red and white—these have been the heraldic colours of the House of Grimaldi since at least 1339. 2004– Flag of Montenegro See also: List of flags of Montenegro: The flag of Montenegro, adopted in July 2004, is a red banner bearing the coat of arms adopted in 1993.
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
In 1975, American vexillologist Whitney Smith stated thus regarding the role of flags in society: [7] [8] [9] So strong is the tradition of flags, we may not be far from the truth in surmising that there is a law – not of nature, but of human society – which impels man to make and use flags.
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919. This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons.
Americans referred to the indigenous peoples of the Americas and subsequently to European settlers and their descendants. [1] English use of the term American for people of European descent dates to the 17th century, with the earliest recorded appearance being in Thomas Gage's The English-American: A New Survey of the West Indies in 1648. [1]
List of countries that border only one other country; List of countries without rivers; List of countries and territories by number of land borders; List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders; List of countries and territories by maritime boundaries; List of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme