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The flag of the League of Arab States is two olive branches and 22 chain-links encircling a crescent and the name of the organisation (written in Arabic). The Arab League is an organization made up of countries in the Arab world in Northern Africa and Southwest Asia.
This is a list of East, South, and Southeast Asian capitals. East Asia. Name Country View Population Mayor or governor or president Beijing: China:
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
This is a list of national capitals, including capitals of territories and dependencies, non-sovereign states including associated states and entities whose sovereignty is disputed. The capitals included on this list are those associated with states or territories listed by the international standard ISO 3166-1 , or that are included in the ...
Flag Date Use Description 1997 – Flag of Hong Kong: A stylised, white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana flower in the centre of a red field [1]: 1999 – Flag of Macau: Peacock green field with a lotus flower above the stylised Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five golden five-pointed stars, where the large star is in the center flanked by four smaller ...
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.
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. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons.
The flags of country subdivisions exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles. For example, some Indonesian provincial flags features a coat of arms , due to many provincial coat of arms within the province used on their flag.