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This list defines the year of flag adoption as the year since when the current flag has been used continuously to represent a nation, autonomous region or occupied state. Only countries which are currently sovereign states are listed, although the flag may have been adopted before the countries gained independence .
Nations mentioned in the above list follow the list of countries and territories mentioned in the United Nations geoscheme for Asia. Areas which have not been recognised, such as Abkhazia, are not mentioned in this list. The data included in the table above are per sources in linked articles when available, and the CIA World Factbook when not ...
There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam. The United States has the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil, Mexico, Russia, and the Philippines. [12]
Christian cross, fleurs-de-lys stand for the Virgin Mary [19] Queensland: 1876–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick, Maltese cross: Saint Helena: 1984–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick: San Marino 2011–present Christian cross [15] Sardinia: 1999–present Saint George's Cross: Scania: 1902 ...
Country Religious characteristics; Andorra (coat of arms) Includes a bishop's mitre, representing the Bishop of Urgell. Armenia (coat of arms) Mount Ararat with Noah's Ark sitting atop it. Australia (coat of arms) St George's Cross, Maltese cross: Belgium (coat of arms) A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority
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.
Foreigners, mostly from South Asia and from other Arab countries, constitute an estimated 54% of the population. Approximately half of resident foreigners are non-Muslim, including Hindus, Buddhists, Christians (primarily Roman Catholic, Protestant, Syrian Orthodox, and Mar Thoma from South India), Bahá'ís, and Sikhs.
Islam is the single largest religion in Asia with about 1.3 billion adherents. [54] [55] Asia constitute in absolute terms the world's Muslim population. [56] South and Southeast Asia are home of the most populous Muslim countries, with Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh having more than 100 million adherents