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The design of the flag is described in Title I, Article 4 of the Constitution of Madagascar, 2010: [1] [Madagascar's] national emblem is the tricolour flag of white, red, and green, composed of three rectangular bands of equal dimensions: the first vertical of white on the side of the pole, the other two horizontal, the superior red and the inferior green.
Flag of French colonial empire in Madagascar During colonial period. 2:3 Flag of the French Third Republic , Vichy France , the Provisional Government of the French Republic and the French Fourth Republic , 1896–1942 and 1944–1958
Madagascar, [a] officially the Republic of Madagascar, [b] is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island (after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo), the second-largest island country (after Indonesia), and the 46th largest country overall. [14]
According to the Collins English Dictionary, a national flag is "a flag that represents or is an emblem of a country." [1] The word country can be used to refer to a sovereign state, sometimes also called an independent state. [2] It is customary in international law that states adopt a flag to distinguish themselves from other states. [3]
The seal of Madagascar (French: Sceau de Madagascar) includes an outline map of the island at the center (together with two smaller islands nearby-the Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island), and below it the head of a zebu. Colors used are red, green, yellow, black, and white.
Each color, pattern, and design has its own specific meaning: for instance, the Philly Pride flag has two extra stripes, one black and one brown, to highlight people of color in the LGBTQ+ community.
The English pronunciation of Antananarivo is / ˌ æ n t ə ˌ n æ n ə ˈ r iː v oʊ / AN-tə-NAN-ə-REE-voh or / ˌ ɑː n t ə ˌ n ɑː n ə ˈ r iː v oʊ / AHN-tə-NAH-nə-REE-voh. [4] The Malagasy pronunciation is [antananaˈrivʷ], and the pronunciation of the old French name Tananarive is / t ə ˌ n æ n ə ˈ r iː v / tə-NAN-ə-REEV [5] or / ˌ t æ n ə n ə ˈ r iː v / TAN-ə ...
Asexual Pride Flag. According to Grand Rapids Pride Center, the asexual pride flag was created in 2010.Each stripe has a specific meaning on the flag. The black stripe represents asexuality, the ...