Flag of Lebanon
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The Flag of Lebanon is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and red featuring a green cedar tree in the center, symbolizing peace, immortality, and the country's iconic cedar forests.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedDuring | Lebanese independence from France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1943-12-07 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| backgroundPattern | three horizontal bands ⓘ |
| centralEmblem | green cedar tree ⓘ |
| containsCoatOfArms | no ⓘ |
| containsCross | no ⓘ |
| containsStar | no ⓘ |
| containsText | no ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| designType | horizontal tricolor ⓘ |
| emblemColor | green ⓘ |
| emblemPosition | center of white band ⓘ |
| emblemRepresents | Lebanon cedar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emblemTouchesRedBands | yes ⓘ |
| hasColor |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| isDepictedIn | Lebanese passports ⓘ |
| isDepictedOn |
Lebanese banknotes
ⓘ
Lebanese coins ⓘ |
| ISO3166Country | LB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official national symbol of Lebanon ⓘ |
| predecessor | Flag of the French Mandate for Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedSymbol | Emblem of Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stripeOrderTopToBottom | red-white-red ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Lebanese identity
ⓘ
Lebanon cedar forests ⓘ blood of martyrs ⓘ freedom ⓘ holiness ⓘ immortality ⓘ peace ⓘ purity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ snow of Lebanese mountains ⓘ steadfastness ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Lebanon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese diplomatic missions ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1943 ⓘ |
| vexillologyCategory |
flags with plants
ⓘ
triband flags ⓘ |
| whiteBandWidthRelation | wider than red bands ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.