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National colours are frequently part of a country's set of national symbols. National symbols are symbols of any entity considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community (independent states, but also nations and countries in a state of colonialor other dependence, (con)federal integration, even an ethno-cultural community considered a nationality despite the absence of any political...
Many states and nations have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "national colours" while others have de facto national colours that have become well-known through popular use. National colours often appear on a variety of different media, from the nation's flag to the colours used in sports. // The British Royal Navy and other navies of the Commonwealth of Nations call the flag-raising ceremony that happens every morning when a ship is in harbour Colours. ...
De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...
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Some well-known national colours
| Country | Flag | Primary colours | Secondary colours | Further information | | Albania |
 | Red and black | | | Algeria |
 | Red, white and green | | | Angola |
 | Red, black and yellow | | | Argentina |
 | Sky blue, white and gold | | | Armenia |
 | Red, blue and orange | | | Australia |
 | Green and gold | Blue and gold | National colours of Australia | | Austria |
 | Red and white | Black and yellow | | Bahamas |
 | Blue, gold and black | | | Bangladesh |
 | Green and red | Brown and blue | | Barbados |
 | Blue and gold | | | Belarus |
 | Red, white and green | | | Belgium |
 | Black, yellow and red | | | Brazil |
 | Green, yellow, blue and white | | | Bulgaria |
 | White, green and red | | | Canada |
 | Red and white | | | Chad |
 | Dark blue, yellow and red | | | Chile |
 | Red, white and blue | | | China |
 | Red and yellow | | | Colombia |
 | Yellow, blue and red | | | Costa Rica |
 | Red, white and blue | | | Cuba |
 | Red, white and blue | | | Czech Republic |
 | Red, white and blue | | | Denmark |
 | Red and white | | | Ecuador |
 | Yellow, blue and red | | | Egypt |
 | Red, white, black and gold | | | El Salvador |
 | Blue and white | | | Estonia |
 | Blue, black and white | | | Ethiopia |
 | Green, yellow and red | Light blue | | Finland |
 | Blue and white | Red and yellow | | France |
 | Blue, white and red | | | Germany |
 | Black, red and gold | White and black | National colours of Germany | | Ghana |
 | Red, gold and green | White and black | | Greece |
 | Blue and white | | | Guatemala |
 | Blue and white | | | Haiti |
 | Blue and red | Black and red | | Hungary |
 | Red, white and green | | | Honduras |
 | Blue and white | | | Hong Kong |
 | Red and white | Blue | | Iceland |
 | Red, white and blue | | | India |
 | Saffron, white and green | Sky blue | | Indonesia |
 | Red and white | | | Iran |
 | Red, white and green | | | Iraq |
 | Green, white, black and red | | | Republic of Ireland |
 | Green and white | Orange and white | | Israel |
 | White and light blue | | | Italy |
 | Azure blue | Green, white and red | Blue being the colour of the Royal House of Savoy | | Jamaica |
 | Green, gold and black | | | Japan |
 | Red and white | Blue and white | | Kazakhstan |
 | Light blue and yellow | | | Kenya |
 | Red, black, green and white | | | Latvia |
 | Maroon and white | | | Liberia |
 | Red, white and blue | | | Libya |
 | Green | Red, black and white | | Lithuania |
 | Yellow, green and red | | | Malaysia |
 | Red, white, blue and yellow | | | Mexico |
 | Green, white and red | | | Netherlands |
 | Orange | Red, white and blue | Orange being the colour of William the Silent | | New Zealand |
 | Black and silver | Red, white and blue | | Nicaragua |
 | Blue and white | | | Nigeria |
 | Green and white | | | Pakistan |
 | Green and white | | | Panama |
 | Blue, white and red | | | Peru |
 | Red and white | | | Philippines |
 | Red, white, blue and gold | | | Poland |
 | White and red | | | Portugal |
 | Red, green and yellow | Blue and white (traditional national colours) | | Romania |
 | Blue, yellow and red | | | Russia |
 | White, blue and red | White, yellow and black | | Saudi Arabia |
 | Green, black and white | | | Serbia |
 | Red, blue and white | | | Singapore |
 | Red and white | Blue and white | | South Africa |
 | Dark green and gold | Red, white, blue and black | | South Korea |
 | White | Red, blue and black | | Spain |
 | Red and yellow | Blue | | Sweden |
 | Blue and yellow | | | Thailand |
 | Red, white and blue | | | Togo |
 | Red, yellow, green and white | | | Tunisia |
 | Red and white | | | Turkey |
 | Red and white | | | Ukraine |
 | Blue and yellow | | | United Kingdom |
 | Red, white and blue | | National colours of the UK | | United States |
 | Red, white and blue | | | United Arab Emirates |
 | Red, green, white and black | | | Vietnam |
 | Red and yellow | | | Venezuela |
 | Blue, yellow, red and white | Burgundy | Image File history File links Flag_of_Albania. ...
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The Kangaroos team jersey. ...
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The national colours of Germany are officially black, red and gold. ...
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The House of Savoy or in Italian, La Casa di Savoia, or simply Casa Savoia, (or Savoie, French) is a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region that includes present-day Piemonte, other parts of Northern Italy, and a smaller region in France. ...
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William I (William the Silent). ...
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The national colours of the United Kingdom are usually identified as the combination of red, white and blue. ...
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Supranational colours Anthem Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together [1] Administrative Centre Largest city Cairo, Egypt Working languages Arabic English French Portuguese Swahili Membership 53 African states Leaders - Chairman John Kufuor - Alpha Oumar Konaré Establishment - as the OAU May 25, 1963 - as the African Union July 9, 2002 Area - Total 29...
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Hymn The ASEAN Hymn Jakarta, Indonesia Membership 10 Southeast Asian states Leaders - Secretary General Ong Keng Yong Area - Total 4,497,4931 km² Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character , sq mi Population - estimate 566. ...
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UN and U.N. redirect here. ...
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National colours of countries that no longer exist Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion...
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“East Germany†redirects here. ...
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The national colours of Germany are officially black, red and gold. ...
For German colonial territories, see German Colonial Empire. ...
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The national colours of Germany are officially black, red and gold. ...
For other uses, see Prussia (disambiguation). ...
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A sample of Prussian blue Prussian blue (German: Preußischblau or Berliner Blau, in English Berlin blue) is a dark blue pigment used in paints and formerly in blueprints. ...
The national colours of Germany are officially black, red and gold. ...
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Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, ЈугоÑлавија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ...
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