All flags of the world. Country, national flags

There are many countries in the world, each with its own history and experiences. These two aspects of any given country are sometimes represented in that country’s flag. For this reason therefore, each country in the world has her own flag that is unique to herself. Flags may contain images relevant to the country together with colors that a manifestation of specific things in the country.

Being unique and shows that the country is free in that it is not under colonial rule or subjected to mandatory influence from other countries. By raising your flag as a country therefore, the message that is sent is that that country stands on its own. This is therefore an element of pride.

Flags are also a symbol that there is unity in that country despite the diversities due to age, skin color, gender or ethnic background. This is why public places usually have a flag raised especially on public holidays.

In the flag of any given country lies a summary of that country’s descriptive features such as geography, culture, politics, and religion and more importantly her history. The colors seen on any given flag have been influenced and shaped by any of these components of the country

4.    Identity purposes

In war, flags are instrumental as they help the soldiers to be able to announce themselves as well as recognize their allies. In this regard therefore, flags also help them spot their enemies during war.

Since time immemorial, flags have played the role of identifiers of entities, territories and other confines. In this day and age, flags represent countries and institutions in the modern world.   They therefore serve as visual symbols that are meant for identification purposes. By extension, flags having identified countries, they also pass the message of pride and respect for the beliefs of the countries respectively.

iv.    To set an example for subsequent generations.