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According to the "Album des pavillons", the flag of the governor of Aruba consists of a white field with three horizontal stripes along the top and bottom, colored red, white, and blue. [9] [10] Each stripe occupies 1/12th of the flag's height. In the center of the flag, there is a light blue disk with a diameter equal to 5/12th the flag's height.
The national symbols of Venezuela are the flag, the coat of arms, and the national anthem. [1] Since Venezuela 's diversity of flora and fauna is remarkable, the government also officially declared these national symbols: [2] The national flower is the orchid Cattleya mossiae, known as flor de Mayo ("May flower").
The national flag of Fiji was adopted on 10 October 1970. The state arms have been slightly modified but the flag has remained the same as during Fiji's colonial period. It is a defaced cyan "Blue Ensign" (the actual Blue Ensign version of the flag is the government ensign), with the shield from the national coat of arms.
The Hibiscus elatus tree is quite attractive with its straight trunk, broad green leaves and hibiscus -like flowers. It grows quite rapidly, often attaining 20 metres (66 ft) or more in height. The flower changes color as it matures, going from bright yellow to orange, red and finally crimson.
Waling-waling. Vanda sanderiana is a species of orchid. It is commonly called Waling-waling[2] in the Philippines and is also called Sander's Vanda, [3] after Henry Frederick Conrad Sander, a noted orchidologist. The orchid is considered to be the "Queen of Philippine flowers" and is worshiped as a diwata by the indigenous Bagobo people.
Saint Kitts and Nevis. A yellow-edged black diagonal band bearing two white five-pointed stars divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is red. A white field with a centered red cross, the national flag stretched out to a ratio of 1:2 is in the canton.
The flag of Brunei has a centered emblem of Brunei on a yellow field cut by black and white diagonal stripes (parallelograms at an angle). The yellow field represents the sultan of Brunei. The red crest consists of a crescent facing upwards, joined with a parasol, with hands on the sides. In Southeast Asia, yellow is traditionally the color of ...
The following flags have a distinctive aspect ratio: Belgium: Aspect ratio of 13:15. El Salvador: Aspect ratio of 189:335. Monaco: Aspect ratio of 4:5. Nepal: The only national flag that is not rectangular, being made with 5 sides, and the only one that is higher than wide. Bordering aspect ratio of ~ 6:5.