National flag
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A national flag is a flag that symbolizes a country. The flag is flown by the government, but usually can also be flown by citizens of the country.
Both public and private buildings such as schools and courthouses may fly the national flag. In some countries, the national flags are only flown from non-military buildings on certain flag days. There are three distinct types of national flag for use on land, and three for use at sea, though many countries use identical designs for several (and sometimes all) of these types of flag.
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See also
- Flag Day
- Flag desecration
- Flags of active autonomist and secessionist movements
- Flags of formerly independent states
- Flags of the World
- Flag protocol
- Flag terminology
- Gallery of country coats of arms
- Gallery of dependent territory flags
- Gallery of maritime flags
- Gallery of sovereign-state flags
- List of countries
- List of countries by colors of national flags
- List of countries by date of current flag adoption
- List of countries by style of national flags
- List of flags by number of colors
- National emblem
- State flag
- Timeline of national flags
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