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The flag of the United States for the purpose of this chapter shall be defined according to sections 1 and 2 of this title and Executive Order 10834 issued pursuant thereto. Executive Order 10834 Proportions And Sizes Of Flags And Position Of Stars [5] prescribes the design of the flag as well as Federal Specification DDD-F-416F. [6]
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.
It appears in the United States Code, title 4, chapter 1 . The code specifies the lengths as See "Flag of the United States" article for details. The exact values are given in parenthesis, see graphics above, for the modern US flag with 50 stars. Older flags do not get adjusted for any reason. A = 1.000 = (1/1) B = 1.910 = (B/A = 1.910 fixed)
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.
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English: Flag-map containing the flags of the United States. There are also 2 lines, one which shows a flag-map of Washington D.C. and another with the reverse of Oregon's flag. There are also 2 lines, one which shows a flag-map of Washington D.C. and another with the reverse of Oregon's flag.
The Pride flag flies outside the White House in Washington, D.C. in June 2023. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed only the U.S. flag be flown outside of U.S. facilities (AFP via Getty Images)
Dimensions User Comment; current: 11:06, 23 July 2024: 975 × 650 (2 KB) Sangjinhwa: Update the colors to the RGB values from 2017 DOS ECA design guide. 01:45, 13 July 2024: 975 × 650 (2 KB) HoosierMan1816: Reverted to version as of 17:06, 15 August 2021 (UTC) 04:13, 21 December 2023: 975 × 650 (2 KB) Sangjinhwa: Colors from File:Flag_of_the ...