Flag of Georgia

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The Flag of Georgia is the national flag of the country of Georgia, featuring a white field with a large central red cross and four smaller red crosses in each quadrant, known as the Five Cross Flag.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
state symbol
additionalSymbol four smaller red crosses
adopted 2004-01-14
adoptionYear 2004
alternativeName Five Cross Flag NERFINISHED
Five-cross flag NERFINISHED
associatedWith Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Georgian nationalism
category Flags introduced in 2004
Flags of Europe
National flags
centralCrossType St. George's cross NERFINISHED
centralSymbol large red cross
color red
white
continent Asia-Europe transcontinental region NERFINISHED
country Georgia
describedAs white field with a large central red cross and four smaller red crosses in each quadrant
design five red crosses on white field
designBasis medieval Georgian flag
historicalUse flag of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia
symbol of Georgian national movement
ISO3166Country GE NERFINISHED
legalStatus defined by Georgian law
name Flag of Georgia NERFINISHED
numberOfCrosses 5
previousFlag tricolor of red, black, and white (1990–2004)
proportion 2:3
quadrantCrossType Bolnur-Katskhuri crosses NERFINISHED
region South Caucasus NERFINISHED
reintroduced early 21st century
religiousSymbolism Christian cross NERFINISHED
status official national flag
symbolCount five crosses
symbolizes Christian heritage of Georgia
Georgia NERFINISHED
national unity
symbolType cross
usedBy Armed Forces of Georgia NERFINISHED
Government of Georgia NERFINISHED
Parliament of Georgia NERFINISHED
President of Georgia NERFINISHED
usedFrom 2004
usedOn Georgian embassies abroad NERFINISHED
Georgian official documents
public buildings in Georgia

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Flags of Asia includes Flag of Georgia
Flags of Europe includesFlagOf Flag of Georgia