5 most colorful flags in the world

All flags in the world are unique in their own way, but these five are especially unique and stand out from the rest.

5. Kyrgyzstan

Until independence in August 1991, Kyrgyzstan was part of the USSR. Six months later, in March 1992, the country's Supreme Soviet officially adopted a different flag. The background of the flag is made in red, which is a symbol of valor and bravery. In the center of the flag there is a yellow sun, made in the style of an ornament. Around the sun, forty evenly spaced rays are depicted, the ends of which deviate counterclockwise on the obverse of the flag and clockwise on the seamy side of the flag.

The sun symbolizes the commitment to peace and abundance, while the 40 rays symbolize the Kyrgyz tribes, who were called by the famous Kyrgyz hero Manas to oppose the Mongols. Inside the sun is a stylized image of a tunduk, the top of a traditional Kyrgyz yurt. This stylized image is inscribed in a red ring, lined with two sets of three lines, and creates the idea of a large family.

4. Lebanon

From 1920 to 1943, the State of Greater Lebanon was a French mandate in the League of Nations. In honor of the independence of the Lebanese in 1943, politician and businessman Henry Pharaoh (1901-93) proposed a new flag. It was officially approved on December 7, 1943, during a meeting of parliament, at which the amendments to the constitution were heard. The background of the flag is a horizontal tricolor: red, white, red.

According to one version, Pharaoh was inspired by the Austrian flag and used these colors to show the contrast of the Bekaa Valley with the Lebanese ridge and the Anti-Lebanon mountains. According to another version, red means the blood of the Lebanese, which they shed while defending their country; white symbolizes snow and purity.

In the center of the flag is a green cedar, which stands for Lebanese cedar. The green cedar is a symbol of holiness and peace and is also mentioned in many biblical texts. It is also a reminder of the fact that Lebanon was once called the Land of the Cedars.

3. Switzerland

During the Napoleonic Wars, the Swiss general Nicholas Franz von Bachmann (1740-1831) used a white cross on a red background, and in 1814 the Swiss Confederation introduced this flag, surrounded by the coat of arms as a military banner. Over the decades, this flag became more and more popular among private organizations and in the army, in 1840 General Guillaume-Henri Dufour (1787-1875) proposed using this flag for all military forces.

At a meeting of representatives of the cantons (the old Swiss confederation), a resolution was adopted that approved the appearance of the flag for the following years. In 1889, the flag was officially adopted as the national flag of Switzerland and is now the oldest unchanged flag in the world.

The Swiss flag is the most famous in the world, with its red background and an equilateral white cross. It is also one of two sovereign flags that are square. The second such flag belongs to the Vatican.

2. Bhutan

The first basic sketch for the Bhutanese flag dates from 1947, when Rani Chuni Wangmo (1897-1994) prepared it after King Jigme Wangchuck (1929-72) asked for the national flag. It was first demonstrated two years after the signing of an agreement between India and Bhutan. The Bhutanese flag was changed in 1956 and then again in 1969, but after that the flag remained unchanged.

The Bhutanese flag canvas is split diagonally with a yellow corner on the top and orange on the bottom. Yellow symbolizes the civil responsibility of the population and the importance of the king, while orange symbolizes the Buddhist spiritual traditions of the country. In the center of the flag is a thunderous dragon, also called a thunder dragon, which is depicted equally on yellow and orange backgrounds to show the importance of both directions.

The dragon is made in white, which symbolizes the purity of the country's internal political affairs and the thoughts of the people of Bhutan. The jewelry held by the dragon symbolizes Bhutan's abundance and safety for its inhabitants.

1. Somalia

From 1950 to 1960, there was not a country that is called Somalia, but a trust territory of the lands of Somaliland ruled by Italy. In 1954, the Somali union selected high school student Mohammed Auwaly Liban to design a flag in anticipation of the country's independence.

The flag was used as the official flag of the Somali republic, which unites the trust land of Somaliland and the British Somali land (1884-1960). The background of the flag is light blue, which originally symbolized the overwhelming role of the United Nations in Somali development, but now it symbolizes the Indian Ocean and sky.

In the center of the flag is the five-pointed white Star of Unity. This star denotes the territories where Somalis have traditionally resided: Djibouti, Somaliland, southern Somalia, the Ogaden region of Ethiopia and the northeastern province of Kenya.