Flag of Myanmar
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The Flag of Myanmar is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, green, and red with a large white five-pointed star in the center, symbolizing solidarity, peace, and the union of the country’s diverse ethnic groups.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 2010-10-21 ⓘ |
| adoptionReason | replacement of the 1974 socialist-era flag ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar national flag ⓘ |
| bottomStripeColor | red ⓘ |
| centralEmblem | white five-pointed star ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolour of yellow, green, and red with a large white five-pointed star in the center ⓘ |
| ensignVariant |
civil ensign of Myanmar
ⓘ
naval ensign of Myanmar ⓘ state ensign of Myanmar ⓘ |
| fieldType | tricolour ⓘ |
| greenRepresents |
lush greenery of the country
ⓘ
peace and tranquillity ⓘ |
| middleStripeColor | green ⓘ |
| numberOfStripes | 3 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| redRepresents | courage ⓘ |
| replaced | Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirectionOnFlag | none (no text on the flag) ⓘ |
| starPoints | 5 ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| stripeOrientation | horizontal ⓘ |
| symbol | five-pointed star ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
courage
ⓘ
harmony ⓘ peace ⓘ perpetual existence of the union ⓘ solidarity ⓘ tranquillity ⓘ union of diverse ethnic groups ⓘ unity of the nation ⓘ |
| topStripeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ state institutions of Myanmar ⓘ |
| usedIn |
national day celebrations of Myanmar
ⓘ
official buildings in Myanmar ⓘ |
| whiteStarRepresents |
perpetual existence of the union
ⓘ
union of the country’s ethnic groups ⓘ |
| yellowRepresents | solidarity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.