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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.
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
Flag of Bangladesh See also: List of Bangladeshi flags: Adopted in January 1972, the flag of Bangladesh consists of a slightly off-center red disc over a green field. 1969 – Flag of Bhutan: Adopted in 1969, the flag of Bhutan consists of a diagonally-divided field, the upper left yellow and the lower right orange. Along the diagonal line is a ...
The flag was conceived so as to exclude the star and crescent considered as symbols of West Pakistan (now Pakistan). On 25 July 1971, Zakaria Pintoo, captain of the Shadhin Bangla Football Team became the first person to hoist the Bangladesh flag on foreign soil, before a match in Nadia district of the Indian state of West Bengal. [8]
Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km 2), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands). [4] It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India, China, and the United States).
Flag Coat of Arms or National Emblem Map English Short Name and Formal Name Local Short name(s) and Formal Nam(e)s Capital Population Area Australia. Commonwealth of Australia English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia Canberra: 23,268,319 7,741,220 km 2 (2,988,902 sq mi) Bahrain. Kingdom of Bahrain Arabic: مملكة البحرين ...
Emblem of Bangladesh. ... Gallery of flags of dependent territories; ... NGW.nl, Heraldry of the world: International Civic Arms (33,000 arms of countries, states etc.)
List of country subdivision flags; List of former sovereign states; Lists of city flags This page was last edited on 21 October 2024, at 19:30 (UTC). Text is ...