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Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919 This is a collection of lists of flags , including the flags of states or territories , groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries.
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.
South Kuril/Chishima Islands (Northern Territories), Kuril/Chishima Islands, and South Sakhalin [1] [50] Russia Japan: After the end of World War II, the Japanese government renounced its claims of the sovereignty over the Kuril Islands (except for a few islands in the south) and South Sakhalin in The Treaty of San Francisco. [51]
Other territories often regarded as separate geographical territories even though they are integral parts of their mother countries (such as the overseas departments and regions of France). This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents.
Overseas Territories flags in Parliament Square in 2013. Each overseas territory has been granted its own flag and coat of arms by the British monarch. Traditionally, the flags follow the Blue Ensign design, with the Union Flag in the canton, and the territory's coat of arms in the fly.
This is a list of current flags flown by the armed forces of sovereign states worldwide. The flags in this list represent either the whole national military of a ...
The first Commonwealth country to drop the Union Flag was Canada in 1965, after adopting a new national flag. The most recent country to drop the Union Flag from its flag was South Africa in 1994, after adopting a new national flag. The only overseas territory without the Union Flag on its current flag is Gibraltar.