Flag of Greece

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flag of a country national flag

The Flag of Greece is a national symbol featuring nine horizontal blue and white stripes with a white cross on a blue canton, representing Greek Orthodoxy and the country's struggle for independence.

Aliases (1)

Greek flag ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag of a country → national flag →
adopted	1978 →
alsoKnownAs	Greek flag → blue and white →
appearsOn	Greek government institutions →
cantonColor	blue →
category	Blue and white flags → Flags of Europe → National symbols of Greece →
continentOfCountry	Europe →
country	Greece →
crossColor	white →
designBasedOn	naval ensign of the Greek War of Independence →
fieldShape	rectangular →
firstOfficialUse	1822 →
governingAuthority	Government of Greece →
hasAspectRatio	2:3 →
hasCanton	blue canton with white cross →
hasColor	blue → white →
hasDesignElement	nine horizontal stripes →
hasSymbol	white cross →
inspiredBy	Greek national colors →
isCivilEnsignOf	Greece →
isStateEnsignOf	Greece →
isStateSymbolOf	Greece →
isWarEnsignOf	Greece →
mottoOnCoatOfArms	Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος →
mottoTranslation	Freedom or Death →
numberOfStripes	9 →
officialLanguageOfMotto	Greek →
proportion	2:3 →
regulatedBy	Greek law →
religiousSymbol	cross of Christianity →
stripeColorPattern	alternating blue and white stripes →
stripeOrientation	horizontal →
symbolizes	Christian faith → Greek Orthodoxy → Greek War of Independence → Greek nation → freedom →
usedAt	Greek public buildings → Greek schools → Greek ships →
usedBy	Hellenic Armed Forces → Hellenic Republic →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Flag of Greece ("Greek flag") →	alsoKnownAs
Coat of arms of Greece →	associatedWith
plenary chamber of the Hellenic Parliament ("Greek flag") →	hasFeature
Prime Minister of Greece →	symbol