Today, July 9, is the 12th anniversary of the independence of South Sudan, the world's youngest country. This is their flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
It is often said that a flag should not have more than three, maybe four colors, but I think South Sudan does quite well with six colors.
Al-Sulami flag, which was historically used by the Al Bin Ali tribe, and from which the current flags of Bahrain and Qatar originated. (upload.wikimedia.org)
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On this day, July 9 1971, Qatar officially adopted its current flag. It is the longest flag in the world, with a height-width ratio of 11:28. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Wikipedia page about the flag
Today, July 7, Solomon Islands celebrate 45 years as an independent nation. Here's their flag! (upload.wikimedia.org)
The five stars originally represented the five provinces. However, the province division has been redrawn since, but they still kept the five stars....