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The flag is based on a similar flag used during the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, which had a yellow map of the country inside the red disc. In 1972, this map was removed from the flag. One reason given was the difficulty for rendering the map correctly on both sides of the flag. [2]
Flag of Azerbaijan Bangladesh — 1971–1972 Flag of Bangladesh Belarus: Presidential Security Service: 1995–present List of Belarusian flags Brazil: Paraíba: 1965–present Flag of Paraíba: Piauí: 1922–present Flag of Piauí: São Paulo: 1922–present Flag of São Paulo British Empire: Province of New York: 1775–1777 George Rex Flag ...
Flag of the Bangladesh Armed Forces: A three-colored flag with the joint-services emblem in the center 1972–present: Flag of the Bangladesh Army: The Army's badge on a green field 1972–present: Flag of the Bangladesh Air Force: A sky-blue ensign with the flag of Bangladesh in the canton, and the Air Force roundel in the fly 1972–present
Qatar: The largest aspect ratio of any national flag, the flag's width 2.545 times as large as the height. Aspect ratio of 11:28 Switzerland: (Square-shaped) Aspect ratio of 1:1 Togo: The golden ratio which is roughly around 1.618035; Aspect ratio of 2:3.23607 or ~ 8:13 Vatican City: Undefined. The aspect ratio is usually defined around 1:1.
The green field stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh. [1] The flag is based on a similar flag used during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, which had a yellow map of the country inside the red disc. In 1972 this map was deleted from the flag. One reason given was the difficulty of rendering the map correctly on both sides of ...
The 1,000th anniversary of Gloucestershire's founding also spurred the creation of a flag, in 2008. The status of these flags varies from one country or sovereign state to the next: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto , sometimes to indicate a desire for more autonomy or independence .
In 1996, a tricolor red-green-black flag design was proposed, based on the Pan-African flag, and the flags of the MPLA and UNITA. In 2003, another flag was proposed, with 2 blue stripes at the top and bottom, 1 large red central stripe, and 2 small white stripes to separate them.