NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flag of Sierra Leone

The national flag of Sierra Leone was officially hoisted on April 27, 1961. The flag is a tricolor of green, white and blue. The green stands for the agriculture, mountains and natural resources. The blue stands for the symbol of hope that the natural harbor in Freetown will make a contribution to peace in the world. The white stands for unity and justice. Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... FIAV usage code 62 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Sierra Leone Flag of Algeria Flag of Georgia (country) Flag of Oman Flag of Myanmar Flag of the Czech Republic Flag of Honduras Flag of Morocco Flag of Ukraine... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the largest visible base-to-summit elevation difference on Earth. ... Map of Sierra Leone showing the capital Freetown Freetown, population 1,070,200 (2004), is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone, lying on the Freetown Peninsula on the Atlantic coast. ... The World in plate carrÃ©e projection The World In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is age or life of man. Its primary modern meaning is the planet Earth, especially when capitalized: the World. ...

Categories: Flag stubs | Sierra Leone | National flags A national flag is a flag that symbolises a country and that can usually be flown by citizens of that country. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... This gallery of sovereign state flags shows the flags of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This gallery of sovereign state coats of arms shows the coat of arms of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This overview contains the flags of dependent territories. ... This overview contains the flags of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ... This overview shows the coat of arms of dependent territories. ... This overview contains the coats of arms of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ...