territories Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Though we have not had a new star since 1960 - Hawaii - we may not be done adding stars. Switzerland: (Square-shaped) Aspect ratio of 1:1. The red stands for the blood spilled by martyrs defending the country, as well as the warmth and. Qatar: The largest aspect ratio of any national flag, the flag's width 2.545 times as large as the height. The white stripes represent peace, wisdom, and happiness. Of the 27 versions of the United States flag, nine flew for only about a year, reflecting the rapid expansion of the nation. Nepal: The only national flag that is not rectangular, being made with 5 sides. The flag of New Zealand was adopted on July 1st 1902 and is based on the British Blue Ensign flag (with four red stars representing the Southern Cross constellation). We reviewed sites such as and various history websites to find out how each state was added to the Union, thus affixing a new star to the flag. New Zealand, a country in Oceania with a population of 4.7 million people, has red, white, and blue flags. is taking a look at how each of these 27 flags got that way. Each new flag represented the addition of one or more states as the United States grew westward to fulfill what it believed to be its manifest destiny of expansion in North America.Īs Independence Day nears, 24/7 Wall St. The only variation came in the color of the tree. All three featured horizontal blue, white, and red stripes with a cedar tree in the center. In 1920, France controlled Lebanon and adopted three different flags. Since the founding of the United States in 1776, there have been 27 different versions of the flag featuring the stars and stripes. Right after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Lebanon adopted a white flag with a green cedar tree in its center. The colors of the flag were inherited from British flags and have no official meaning. The resolution read: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation.” Each star represented a state and each stripe represented the 13 colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. The first official national flag was approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. Regardless of what it is called, the American flag is one of the most recognizable symbols of any country in the world, and the inspiration for our national anthem. The flag of Canada is red, white, and red with a red maple leaf in the white center. Its design consists of a red field with a white, jagged broad strip located at the hoist. The flag of the United States goes by different names - The Stars and Stripes The Red, White, and Blue Old Glory and The Star-Spangled Banner. Since February 14, 2002, Bahrain has flown its red and white flag.
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