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your Country's flag

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manu_wj

Italy

what does it mean?

about Italian flag

 

a common interpretation is that the green represents the country's plains and the hills, white, the snow-capped Alps and red, blood spilt in the Wars of Italian Independence.

A more religious interpretation is that the green represents hope, the white represents faith and the red represents charity

11:43 AM Aug 16 2009 |

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Sina16

Sina16

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

11:00 AM Aug 26 2009 |

Sina16

Sina16

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

11:03 AM Aug 26 2009 |

Sina16

Sina16

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

11:05 AM Aug 26 2009 |

Sina16

Sina16

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

11:07 AM Aug 26 2009 |

Sina16

Sina16

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

DISCRIPTION

The flag of Iran was officially adopted on July 29, 1980.

The colors of the flag date to the mid-18th century;

green represents Islam; white represents peace, and red means courage.

The centered symbol is said to symbolize the five principles of Islam.

According to sources, the white stylized script on the red and green panels,

repeated 22 times, is the Islamic phrase Allahu Akbar,

meaning "God is greater than to be described. "

The centered sword is representative of the country's strength.

The number of 22 is because our Great Islamic

Revolution has succeeded on 22 of Bahman

(eleventh months of iranian calender) in 1979.

regards

11:13 AM Aug 26 2009 |

Monique Fernandes

Brazil

File:Flag of Brazil.svg

"On the modern republican flag, the green background represents the forests, the yellow rhombus stands for the mineral wealth, and the blue circle, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depicts the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of November 15, 1889 – the day the Republic of Brazil was declared. It is shown as seen from outside of the celestial sphere (i.e. the view is mirrored).

The stars, whose position in the flag reflect the sky above Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889, represent the union's member-states – each star representing a specific state. The number of stars changes with the creation of new states and, since the early days of the republic, has risen from an original 21 stars to the current 27, standing for the 26 states and the Federal District."

"The motto Ordem e Progresso ("Order and Progress") is inspired by Auguste Comte's motto of positivism: L’amour pour principe et l’ordre pour base; le progrès pour but ("Love as a principle and order as the basis; progress as the goal"). It was inserted because several of the people involved in the military coup d'état that deposed the monarchy and proclaimed Brazil a republic were followers of the ideas of Comte's thought."

BTW Ordem e Progresso is always written in GREEN letters!

 

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_flag

XD

 

 

03:08 AM Aug 27 2009 |

Monique Fernandes

Brazil

And here it goes the flag of my sweet SOUTH AMERICA! :D

File:Flag of South America.svg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_South_America.svg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_South_American_Nations

:D

03:20 AM Aug 27 2009 |

shad84

shad84

United States

 

well i looooooooooooooooooooooove KENYA <3<3<3<3<3

04:00 AM Aug 27 2009 |

Tsaokuohua

China

Five stars flag is our country.

10:37 AM Aug 27 2009 |

heads

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

HI SINA, DO YOU KNOW WHY ALLAH U AKBAR HAS REPEATED FOR 22 TIMES? IS IT BECAUSE OF 22 BAHAMN?

12:13 PM Aug 27 2009 |