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United States Flag
The United States flag combines thirteen red and white stripes with a blue canton containing fifty white stars. It is often called the Stars and Stripes...
Where is United States?
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About United States and its flag
The United States flag combines thirteen red and white stripes with a blue canton containing fifty white stars. It is often called the Stars and Stripes, and its star count changes only when a new state is admitted to the union.
Flag design and meaning
Thirteen alternating red and white horizontal stripes fill the field. A blue rectangle at the upper hoist contains fifty white five-pointed stars arranged in rows. The blue canton, not a full blue field, is the key difference from other star-bearing flags.
- Fifty white stars: The stars represent the fifty states of the United States.
- Thirteen stripes: The stripes commemorate the thirteen original colonies.
History and adoption
The first national flag was adopted during the American Revolution, and the number of stars and stripes was later standardised. The thirteen stripes commemorate the original colonies, while the current fifty-star pattern became official on 4 July 1960 after Hawaii became a state.
How to recognise this flag
- Count the elements by type: a blue canton of stars plus red and white stripes identifies the United States.
- The stars are concentrated in the upper hoist corner, not spread across the whole flag.
United States flag quiz context
On Name The Flag, the United States flag is currently grouped as very easy difficulty for quiz progression.
Its region is listed as North America, which helps place the country among nearby geography questions in the game.
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