Why are so many national flags made up of stripes/ colour blocks?
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Stripes and blocks are used so they can be seen.  A flag is a signal, not a picture, and it has to be seen miles away.
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You could ask the same of Italy.\n\nIt's because it looks better than a big red dot.\n\nps. Australia's colours are green and gold and that's what we wear in sports.  But our flag is red, white and blue.
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The german flag has a black horizontal stripe at the top, with a red horizontal stripe in the middle, and a yellow horizontal stripe at the bottom.\n\nThe reasons are long and complex (but mostly relate to tradition with respect the black and gold, and the red possibly coming from the Hanseastic league), and I suggest you take a look at the wikipedia site linked below.
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The colors on various countries flags come from the 5 rings on the Olympic flag, blue, black, red, yellow and green.  These colors represent the five continents that participate in the games.Blue representing Europe, Black representing Africa, Red representing America, Yellow representing Asia and Green representing Australia(Oceania). Every country has at least one of these colors.
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The flag is nothing but cloth and dye.  It is a symbol that's all.  Too many people make too big of a deal about it.  It has almost become idolatry.  It is like skin color.\n\nInstead of blindly defending or attacking symbols lets get to the heart of the issues; America has some "growing up" to do.      America can be better than it is toady, we have room to grow and mature.  We are not the BEST country in the world, but that is OK because we have the potential to be the best (or more concisely; we have room to be our best). But to do this we must choose better leadership, in fact we must all learn to be leaders, we must educate ourselves, we must get wise, etc.\n\nWe have been acting like idiots, but that's OK because we are young, but now that we know our mistakes we must stop repeating them.\n\nWe have so much potential.  I can't wait till these tough days come to an end and we finally live up to the pride we have in our flag.
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check this site out...fun facts\n\nhttp://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/ny_flag.htm
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its a national event so the national flag is used for the start...\nbe a patriotic person
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I think because the colour of flag was designed with the meaning behind the colour.\n\nLike my country flag, it's red and white.\nRed = brave\nWhite = holy/clean\n\nSo, the founder of the country design the flag because they use the characteristics and meanigs of the colour to describe the country and to express the spirit of the country. It's random, yes we know that.
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There are five interlocking rings coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red.\n\nThese five rings represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition.\n\nThe rings are with a WHITE background on the Olympic flag, the six colours thus combined reproduce those of all the nations without exception. The blue and yellow of Sweden, the blue and white of Greece, the French, British, American, German, Belgian, Italian, and Hungarian tricolours, the yellow and red of Spain lie next to the new Brazilian and Australian flags, and the old Japan and the young China. This is really an international emblem\n\nThough the Baron de Coubertin obviously considered the rings and colours as two independent characteristics, and even though the IOC explicitly states no ring represents a specific continent, still some people list matches. These are some such lists. (Since users of each list claim that list to be the explanation in general use, they are ordered here alphabetically according to the arbitrary, somewhat explanatory titles.)\n\nA map, of sorts\n\n    * Blue - Americas\n    * Yellow - Africa\n    * Black - Europe\n    * Green - Oceania\n    * Red - Asia\n\n\n\nColours representing peoples, Blue ocean\n\n    * Blue - Oceania\n    * Yellow - Asia\n    * Black - Africa\n    * Green - Europe\n    * Red - Americas\n\n\nColours representing peoples, Greek flag\n\n    * Blue - Europe\n    * Yellow - Asia\n    * Black - Africa\n    * Green - Oceania\n    * Red - Americas\n\nThis is the colours continents meanings who choose an IOC organism: The Association of National Olympic Committees who englobes to all 204 National Olympic Committee like the colours symbology for its emblems
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The number five refers to the five continents. He chose six colors (white, red, yellow, green, blue and black) because each flag of the countries that were part of the Olympic movement contain at least one of those colors. The Paris Congress in 1914 was so taken with the design that they adopted it as the official flag of the Olympic movement. The new flag made its debut at the 1920 games in Antwerp, Belgium. It was here that the rings became the official Olympic symbol.\n\n The Olympic flag measures 2.06 m long, 60 cm high and is completely white with five circles in the center. The top three circles, from left to right, are blue, black and red. The bottom two circles, from left to right, are yellow and green. The white background symbolizes peace and truth. The five rings represent the five continents of the world, but a prevalent post-facto interpretation has tied specific colors to specific continents:\nOlympic Flag\n\n• Blue representing Europe\n• Black representing Africa\n• Red representing America\n• Yellow representing Asia\n• Green representing Australia (Oceania):-)
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The flags had eight stripes, each color representing a component of the community:  \n1. Hot Pink for Sex 2. Red for Life  3. Orange for Healing 4. Yellow for Sun 5. Green for Nature   6. Turquoise for Art   7.  Indigo for Harmony  8. Violet for Spirit.
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The British flag is a union between the flags of England (a red St. George's Cross on a white background), Scotland (a white St. Andrew's Cross on a blue background, and Ireland (a red St. Patrick's Cross on a white background). The Welch flag was not incorporated because Wales had already been united to England when the Union Jack was created in 1606.
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The 50 stars represent each of the 50 states.  The red stripes on the flag represent the lives that our ancestors lost fighting to make this a free country.
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The diagonal red stripes (representing Ireland) were added to the existing Union flag in 1802 when the Irish Parliament was combined with that of the mainland\n\nIreland left the union in 1921 with the creation of the Irish free state (though 6 counties remained in the north) but the Irish part of the flag was left intact, so don't expect patrick any time soon\n\nThe government of Northern Ireland has a flag but this is the cross of St George plus other symbols. See the link below for the plethora of flags used in the north
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You can get one at House of Flags (www.hflags.com)\n\nThey have flags for every country in the world, as well as multiple sizes. \n\nEnjoy!
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The puertorican flag and the cuban flag were made when they became the last two colonies of Spain, and happened to be that they switch colors... Each colony took their way and opted to keep their flags intact...
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go here-http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/flag.html\n\nThe present Australian flag can be considered to consist of three main elements:\n\n\n The Union Jack in the upper hoist quadrant or first quarter (also know as the Canton), denoting Australia's historical links with Great Britain. The Union Jack itself is composed of red and white intersecting and overlayed vertical and diagonal crosses on a blue background,\n\n The Southern Cross in the second quarter (also known as the top or head) and fourth quarter. Consists of five stars in a more or less kite-like pattern - Alpha Crucis (7-point), Beta Crucis (7-point), Gamma Crucis (7-point), Delta Crucis (7-point) and the smaller Epsilon Crucis (5-point). The outer diameter of each of the 4 major stars is 1/7 the width of the fly and the inner diamter is 4/9 outer diamete; the diameter of Epsilon Crucis is 1/12 the width of the fly and the inner diameter is 4/9 the outer diameter. The constellation of the Southern Cross is a significant navigational feature of the southern hemisphere, strongly places Australia geographically and has been associated with the continet since its earliest days, \n The Commonwealth Star or Star of Federation, central in the third quarter or lower hoist, has seven points to denote the six states and the combined territories of the Commonwealth. The seventh point was added in 1909. The outer diameter is 3/5 the width of the Union Jack (3/10 the width of the fly) and the inner diameter is 4/9 the outer diameter.