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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flags of Asia includes Flag of Lebanon