Erfalasorput

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Erfalasorput is the national flag of Greenland, featuring a distinctive red and white design with a horizontal bicolor and an off-center disk symbolizing the sun and ice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag
national flag
adoptedOn 1985-06-21
adoptionDate 21 June 1985
associatedWith Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED
category Flags of dependent territories
National symbols of Greenland
color red
white
continent North America
country Greenland NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance symbol of Greenlandic autonomy within the Kingdom of Denmark
symbol of Greenlandic identity
design horizontal bicolor of white and red with an off-center disk
designedBy Thue Christiansen NERFINISHED
diskColorLowerHalf white
diskColorUpperHalf red
diskPosition slightly toward the hoist
diskType circle
fieldDivision horizontal bicolor
firstProposedIn 1980s
flagElement horizontal stripes
off-center disk
introducedAs distinct flag separate from the flag of Denmark
lowerStripeColor red
meaningOfName "our flag" in Greenlandic
officialName Erfalasorput NERFINISHED
proportion 2:3
region Arctic NERFINISHED
status official national flag of Greenland
symbolizes Greenlandic landscape
ice
relationship between humans and nature in Greenland
sun
upperStripeColor white
usedAlongside flag of Denmark
usedBy Government of Greenland NERFINISHED
people of Greenland

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Flag of Greenland nickName Erfalasorput