Flag design principles, national coats of arms, colors, and symbol history.
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Which two vertical stripes sit beside the lion panel on Sri Lanka's national flag?
Orange represents Sri Lanka's Tamil community, while green represents the Muslim community.
The dragon on Bhutan's flag is known as Druk, meaning what in English?
Bhutan's local name is Druk Yul, or Land of the Thunder Dragon, so the flag echoes the country's own name.
What color is the dragon on Bhutan's national flag?
Wales also has a dragon on its flag, but the Welsh dragon is red against green and white.
Which neighboring country's flag also displays the Sun of May seen on Argentina's flag?
The sun sits in Uruguay's upper-left corner, while Argentina places it at the center of the flag.
Which color fills the top and bottom triangles of Jamaica's national flag?
Green represents hope and agricultural resources.
Which East African country's flag has a shield over black, red and green horizontal bands?
Kenya straddles the equator and has a coast on the Indian Ocean.
Which people's traditional shield appears on Kenya's national flag?
Many Maasai communities live along the Great Rift Valley, a chain of valleys running through East Africa.
What does the dragon hold in its claws on Bhutan's national flag?
The jewels symbolize the country's wealth and prosperity.
On South Korea's flag, what does the central red-and-blue circle symbolize?
Unlike the familiar black-and-white yin-yang symbol, the Korean circle has no small dots inside its halves.
What color is the wheel centered on India's national flag?
The wheel is called the Ashoka Chakra, and its design comes from a monument at Sarnath in northern India.