Russia

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Russia

• The flag of Russia, most recently adopted on 26
  December 1991, features three horizontal stripes
  of white, blue, and red. The tricolor dates back
  to the rule of Peter the Great. White stands for
  nobility, blue for honesty, and red for courage
  and love.

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Kazahkstan

• The flag of Kazakhstan, most recently adopted on
  4 June 1992, is light blue, symbolizing the
  country's skies and hopes for the future. In the
  center, an eagle flies beneath a golden sun.

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Mongolia

• The flag of Mongolia uses blue to symbolize peace
  and eternity and red to symbolize progress and
  prosperity.
• The yellow image is the Soyombo, a traditional
  symbol of Mongolia that stands for freedom and
  independence.

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China

• The flag of China has a red background,
  symbolizing revolution.
• The larger star represents the Chinese Communist
  Party the smaller stars represent the Chinese
  people.

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Uzbekistan

• White symbolizes peace green, nature red, life
  and blue, water, which is the source of life.
• The crescent represents the nation's rebirth. The
  12 stars represent the zodiac

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Kyrgyzstan

• Kyrgyztans flag is red in honor of Manas, a
  national hero who used a red banner.
• The central image is of the roof of a Kyrgyz
  tent, surrounded by 40 rays of sun.

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Georgia

• is a white rectangle with a large red cross in
  the center, which connects the four sides of the
  flag. Each of the corners of the flag also has a
  red cross in it.
• The flags symbols may date back to the 14th
  century, but it was chosen in 2004 to represent
  the Rose Revolution that brought Mikhail
  Saakashvilis administration to power.

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Armenia

• The flag of Armenia, originally used between 1918
  and 1921, was readopted on 24 August 1990. It
  features horizontal bands of red, blue, and
  orange.

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Azerbaijan

• The flag of Azerbaijan, used between 1918 and
  1920, was most recently adopted on 5 February
  1991.
• Blue is a traditional color of Turkic peoples
  green symbolizes their Islamic religion red
  stands for modernization and progress.

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Turkmenistan

• The flag of Turkmenistan, most recently adopted
  in 1997, features a green background, symbolizing
  both Islam and the nation's green fields. The
  vertical red stripe on the left side contains the
  carpet guls (traditional patterns) of
  Turkmenistan's five major tribes. Beneath the
  guls are two olive branches signifying abundance
  and neutrality. The white crescent moon in the
  upper left represents Islam and hope. The five
  stars symbolize the nation's five regions
  (wilayets).

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Tajikistan

• The flag of Tajikistan, most recently adopted on
  24 November 1992, features three horizontal
  stripes of red, white, and green.
• In the center of the flag is a gold crown with
  seven gold stars.

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Pakistan

• The flag of Pakistan, most recently adopted on 14
  August 1947, uses white to represent minorities
  and green to represent the Muslim majority. The
  crescent symbolizes progress, and the star
  signifies light and knowledge. The moon and star
  are a symbol of Islam.

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India

• The flag of India was last adopted officially on
  22 July 1947. The 24-spoke wheel in the center
  represents the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law.
  Saffron stands for courage and sacrifice white,
  for purity and truth and green, for faith and
  fertility.

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Nepal

• The flag of Nepal, most recently adopted on 12
  December 1962, is the unique shape of two
  overlapping right triangles. The two triangles
  traditionally represented two rival ruling
  families. Now they are said to represent Nepal's
  desire to be independent as long as the sun and
  moon last.

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Bhutan

• The flag of Bhutan was adopted in 1969. The
  orange and yellow symbolize spiritual and
  temporal authority. The dragon represents the
  Kingdom of Bhutan the country's name in the
  local dialect means "land of the dragon."

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Bangladesh

• The flag of Bangladesh was most recently adopted
  on 13 January 1972. The red circle symbolizes the
  rising sun and the sacrifices made by the
  Bangladesh people during their fight for
  independence. Green represents the country's
  greenery and vitality.

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Myanmar

• The flag of Myanmar, last adopted in 1974, is red
  with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side
  corner. The rectangle features a cogwheel
  (symbolizing industry), a stalk of rice
  (symbolizing agriculture), and 14 white
  five-pointed stars (symbolizing the nation's 14
  states administrative divisions).

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Thailand

• The flag of Thailand was most recently adopted on
  28 September 1917. Red stands for the blood of
  martyrs white, for purity and Buddhism and
  blue, for the monarchy.

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Laos

• The flag of Laos, most recently adopted on 2
  December 1975, uses a blue stripe to symbolize
  the Mekong River. The red stripes represent the
  areas joined and separated by the river. The
  white circle signifies a full moon. Blue can also
  stand for wealth, and red for the blood of heroes
  who fought for freedom.

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Vietnam

• The flag of Vietnam was most recently adopted on
  30 November 1955. Red symbolizes luck and
  happiness, and yellow is the color of royalty.
  The star represents the North Star.

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Cambodia

• The flag of Cambodia was most recently adopted on
  30 June 1993. Blue symbolizes royalty, and red
  symbolizes the Cambodian nation. The white temple
  depicted in the center originally symbolized
  Brahmanism, but it now represents Buddhism.

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Sri Lanka

• The flag of Sri Lanka, features two panels, each
  bordered by yellow. The left panel has two
  vertical bands of green and orange. The right
  panel has a red background and depicts a lion
  holding a sword. The four yellow leaves symbolize
  Buddhism.

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Malaysia

• The flag of Malaysia uses red and white stripes
  to show how member states of the federation are
  equal. Blue represents the unity of the people
  yellow is for royalty. Together, the yellow
  crescent and star are a symbol of Islam the
  star's 14 points stand for the 13 states and the
  government.

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Singapore

• The flag of Singapore was most recently adopted
  on 3 December 1959. Red symbolizes equality and
  brotherhood, and white represents purity and
  virtue. The crescent symbolizes the ascent of a
  young country, and the five stars stand for
  democracy, peace, justice, progress, and
  equality.

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Indonesia

• Red and white are traditionally sacred colors.
  Red can represent human blood and the corporeal
  white represents the spiritual.

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East Timor

• East Timors flag is red with a white star on
  black triangle overlapping a yellow triangle. Red
  stands for the struggle for national liberation,
  white for peace, black for the obscurationism
  that needs to be overcome, and yellow for the
  traces of colonialism.

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Philippines

• Blue stands for the country's ideals, and red for
  courage. The stars symbolize the three geographic
  areas Mindanao, Luzon, and the Visayas. The sun
  represents the people's hope for independence,
  and the eight rays symbolize the provinces that
  revolted against Spain.

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Japan

• The flag of Japan, most recently adopted on 13
  August 1999, is called Hinomaru, or "the Rising
  Sun." Inspired by Japan's beautiful ocean
  sunrises, the flag's design uses a large red
  circle to depict the sun.

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South Korea

• The flag of South Korea is called taegukki. Its
  white background symbolizes peace and purity. The
  center, the yin-yang symbol, signifies the
  concepts of creation and movement through balance
  and duality. The surrounding symbols represent
  the four universal elements heaven, earth, fire,
  and water.

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North Korea

• Blue represents the people's desire for peace
  red, the path to socialism and white, dignity
  and strength. The star symbolizes the role of the
  Korean Worker's Party in building socialism.