NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flag of Nigeria

The flag of Nigeria was designed in 1959 and first officially hoisted on October 1, 1960. The green bands represent the forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria while the white band stands for peace. Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

The designer was a student from Ibadan, Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi.
Ibadan (ÃˆbÃ¡-á»ŒdÃ n), reputed to be the largest indigenous city in Africa south of the Sahara, is the capital of á»Œyá» State. ...

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Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands · Ceuta · Madeira · Mayotte · Melilla · Puntland · Réunion · St. Helena · Socotra · Somaliland · Western Sahara A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ... Types of administrative and/or political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... State flag of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. ... Civil and state flag. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of the Madeira Islands consists of a blue-gold-blue vertical triband with a red-bordered white Cross of Christ in the centre. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Melilla consists of a pale blue background with the Coat of Arms of Melilla in the centre. ... Flag ratio: ~2:3 The flag of Somalia was adopted on October 12, 1954. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of Saint Helena and Dependencies was adopted on October 4, 1984. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Yemen was adopted on May 22, 1990, the same day that North Yemen and South Yemen unified. ... Flag of Somaliland The old flag The current flag of Somaliland, the former British part of Somalia, was introduced on October 14, 1996, when it was approved by the National Conference. ... The flag of Western Sahara was created in the early 1970s by supporters of an independent Western Sahara (then Spanish Sahara. ...

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