Know Your Flag
Flag facts
- Libya’s flag is the only flag which is all one color (green) with no writing or decoration on it.
- The only place where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, never flies half-mast and does not get saluted, is the moon.
- Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag (she also run a munitions factory in her basement).
- The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace or war.
- The Nepalese flag has the most unique shape.
- The Swiss flag is square.
- Red is color most used on flags (75% of flags) followed by white (70%) and blue (50%).
![]() U.S.A. | ![]() Switzerland | ![]() Libya | ![]() The Philippines | ![]() Nepal |
Earth flag
There are a number of flag designs to represent earth but in general the United Nations flag is seen – albeit controversially so – as presenting all earthlings. Flags have also been proposed for neutral areas such as Antarctica and the moon.
![]() United Nations | ![]() Earth flag - by John McConnell in 1969 | ![]() Flag of Earth - by James W Cadle in 1970 - used by SETI | ![]() Antarctica |
African Flags
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