South Sudan adopted its flag on 9 July 2005 and gained its independence from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011. The flag of South Sudan is identical to the flag of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. In construction and colours it is also similar to two other flags: Sudan and neighbouring Kenya. Black, red […]
Korean Unification Flag
The Korean peninsula has had no unified native government since its annexation by Japan in 1910. After the defeat of Japan in 1945, the Soviets and the United States divided the peninsula along the 38th Parallel. The Soviets took control of North Korea; the United States, the south. Although North and South Korea are so […]
Flag of Belarus
Sunday 7 June 2015 saw the Belarus Flag celebrate its 20th anniversary. In 1995, on a 64.7% turnout, voters in a referendum on state symbols opted by a 3:1 majority for the current design (hoist pattern slightly modified in 2012). Both designs bear a striking resemblance to the flag of the Byelorussian SSR. The only differences […]
Flag of Sápmi
The flag of Sápmi (or Lapland) was adopted on 15 August 1986 at the 13th Nordic Sami Conference in Åre, Sweden. Sápmi lies mostly within the Arctic Circle, stretching through northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia’s Kola Peninsula. Designed by Astrid Båhl, the flag defeated over 70 other designs in a competition. It then replaced […]
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