Religion in national flags
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Religion in national flags is the phenomenon that religious symbols are associated with national flags.
[edit] Abrahamic religions
| Flag | Country | Religious characteristics |
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Ethiopia (flag) | Pentagram (symbol to the Solomonic dynasty) |
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Israel (flag) | The Star of David |
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Morocco (flag) | The Seal of Solomon |
[edit] Christianity
| Flag | Country | Religious characteristics |
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Denmark (flag) | Nordic Cross Flag |
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Dominican Republic (flag) | Cross and a Bible |
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Finland (flag) | Nordic Cross Flag |
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Georgia (flag) | St George's Cross |
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Greece (flag) | Greek Orthodox Church cross |
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Iceland (flag) | Nordic Cross Flag |
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Norway (flag) | Nordic Cross Flag |
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Portugal (flag) | Compound cross of five quinas, each one charged with five saltire-arranged bezants |
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Sweden (flag) | Nordic Cross Flag |
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Slovakia (flag) | Patriarchal cross |
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Switzerland (flag) | Cross |
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United Kingdom (flag) | St George's Cross, Saint Andrew's Cross, Saint Patrick's Cross |
[edit] Islam
| Flag | Country | Religious characteristics |
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Afghanistan (flag) | Shahadah and a mosque with its mihrab facing Mecca |
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Algeria (flag) | Star and crescent, green color symbolizes the tribe of Muhammad |
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Comoros (flag) | Star and crescent, green color symbolizes the tribe of Muhammad |
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Egypt (flag) | the Golden Eagle of Saladin |
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Iran (flag) | The word "Allah" ("God") |
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Iraq (flag) | The pharse "Allah Akbar" ("God is Great") |
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Jordan (flag) | Horizontal colors symbolize Abbasid, Umayyad and Fatimid, red triangle symbolizes Banu Hashim |
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Libya (flag) | Entirely green (symbolizes the tribe of Muhammad and Gaddafi's Green Revolution) |
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Maldives (flag) | White crescent moon |
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Pakistan (flag) | Star and crescent, green color symbolizes the tribe of Muhammad, white symbolizes religious minorities |
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Saudi Arabia (flag) | Almost entirely green, the pharse "There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God" |
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Sudan (flag) | White stripe symbolizes Islam |
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Syria (flag) | Horizontal colors symbolize Abbasid, Umayyad and Fatimid |
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Tunisia (flag) | Star and crescent |
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Turkey (flag) | Star and crescent |
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Turkmenistan (flag) | Star and crescent |
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Uzbekistan (flag) | Star and crescent (unofficial) |
