What are country flags?
During the olden days, some sort of symbol is carried and displayed by armies fighting for their land. This is to show the opposing group who they are and what they are fighting for. Later on, every land or country created their own symbol, not only for war purposes but to identify themselves. This eventually became the country’s symbol and flag. Along with the national anthem, the most significant symbol of a country’s freedom, honor and principles is its national flag. There are some countries that have similar-looking flags such as Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen whose flags are variants of the flag of the Arab revolt. Still, there are differences that set them apart from each other. The most popular color combinations in country flags are red, white and blue for European and western nations; red, yellow and green for African nations; red, white and black for Middle Eastern or Islamic nations.
