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The committee that created it, headed by then Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye, was also responsible for the national flag and the national anthem of Singapore.
In response to Russia's planting the national flag on the seabed at the North Pole, Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay stated, "This isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and just plant flags and say 'We're claiming this territory'".
It is one of the three towers depicted on both the national flag and coat of arms.
Mexico's government awarded him the Civic Merit Medal because of the anniversary of the Canto a la Bandera (Song to the National Flag).
The red-and-blue Flag of Soviet Ukraine was flown on top of the dome for over 50 years, until it was replaced by the yellow-and-blue national Flag of Ukraine, following Ukraine's attainment of independence in 1991.
The approaching millennium and the bicentenary of the Union Flag in 2001 stimulated other major projects including a campaign to have the Union Flag adopted as the UK's national flag, the establishment of a Flag Centre to house the Institute and the hosting of the 19th Congress in 2001 in York.
7 March - Thomas Francis Meagher flies the Irish Tricolour in Waterford, the first recorded usage of the flag which is now the national flag of the Republic of Ireland.
It does not become the official national flag until 1902.
The contest allowed entrants to submit designs for a new National Flag and Coat of Arms with Motto, George won both competitions.
Commander Christopher Rodgers, USS Flag, led a landing party of sailors and Marines in thirteen surf-boats to occupy the Lighthouse and the Martello tower, and flew the national flag from them.
James McSparran: The tricolour is admitted by all nations within the comity of nations to be the national flag of Ireland.
Some jurisdictions have laws that discourage or prohibit the dipping of the national flag; these include the United States (with its non-binding flag code), India, Philippines and South Africa.
Algerian ships fly the national flag as their ensign, except for ships of the Algerian National Navy, which use the national flag charged with two red crossed anchors in the canton as the naval ensign.
Under the terms of the Annan Plan for Cyprus, a United Nations proposal to settle the Cyprus dispute, a new national flag would have been adopted by a reconstituted confederal republic of Cyprus.
In 1958, Egypt and Syria united as the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.) and adopted a national flag based on the Arab Liberation flag, with two green stars (representing the two countries of the union) replacing the Eagle of Saladin in the white band.
It includes the image of an AK-47 with a bayonet attached to the barrel and is the only national flag in the world to feature such a modern rifle.
It was changed several times; before 1950 it looked like the current national flag and was used as both the civil and state flag, when General Manuel A. Odría removed the coat of arms from the national flag and created the state and war flags.
The first record in regulations to prescribe a flag for the President was the 1858 Signals for the Use of the United States Navy, which specified that the union jack (the canton of the national flag by itself, i.e. blue with white stars for all the states) should be flown at the mainmast to signify the presence of the commander-in-chief.
The French, who gradually gained control of Vietnam in the late 19th century, flew the Tricolour, the French national flag.
A few streets are named with dates: 3 de Febrero (February 3, day of the Battle of San Lorenzo), 9 de Julio (July 9, Independence Day), 27 de Febrero (February 27, date of creation of the national flag), Primero de Mayo (May 1, Labor Day).
Odlum's funeral was held on 6 October, with a 30-vehicle procession travelling from Vieux Fort to Castries; it was led by a pair of police outriders and a coach carrying the coffin, draped in the national flag.
Even with such combinations, this framework is not complete: some countries define designs for usage contexts not expressible in this scheme such as air force ensigns (distinct from war flags or war ensigns, flown as the national flag at air bases; for example, see Royal Air Force Ensign) and civil air ensigns.
Louis Grech was one of the first pioneers in the setting up and formation of the national flag carrier Air Malta under a Labour Government in 1973.
Shortly after becoming President, Monge traveled to Israel, where, without knowing about the United Nations Security Council Resolution 478, he raised the national flag on Costa Rica's embassy building.
Ever since Guyana became a Republic on 23 February 1970, the national flag is hoisted ceremoniously each year on Mount Ayanganna on the eve of the country's Republic Anniversary by members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
At the games the Northern Ireland team uses the flag of the former Government of Northern Ireland, the Ulster Banner as its national flag.
The most notable usage of the Red Ensign as a national flag was when General Louis Botha flew the flag over Windhoek in what was then German South West Africa after the town's occupation by South African troops in 1915.
Samjiyŏn is catered by the KPAF (Korean People's Air Force) along with the national flag carrier Air Koryo which operates scheduled flights and charter services.
The "Patriots" name refers to the Middlebrook encampment where the first official flag of the United States was unfurled, after a law to adopt a national flag had been passed by Congress on June 14, 1777.
MIAT Mongolian Airlines is the national flag air carrier and serves only international destinations such as Moscow, Berlin, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka (operated during summer time) and chartered flights.
The red banner with a white cross (Dannebrog) has been the national flag of the Danes since 1219.