White, green and red are extremely popular colors used for state symbols on almost all continents. What significance can this combination take?
Kuwait
This banner has been used since 1961, when the country gained independence from the British Empire. The colors that make up the flag are green, white, red and black. The first three are arranged in equal horizontal horizontal stripes along a rectangle whose length refers to the width as two to one, and the last is located at the pole, forming a trapezoid. Each color has a meaning: white symbolizes the desire for peace, black reminds of past battles and their victims, red is associated with blood shed for sovereignty, and green represents peaceful pastures. The flag can be used both on land and at sea, and disrespect for it is considered a crime. The image of the banner is also present on the coat of arms, which is a disk covered by the wings of a golden falcon. On it is painted a ship over which a flag flutters . Green, white, red stripes and a black trapezoid make no mistake - this is Kuwait's standard. The sky is shown above the ship, and under it are the waves of the Persian Gulf. On the chest of the falcon is also depicted a heraldic shield repeating the colors of the flag and their order.
Maldives
The national flag, green, white, red , which occupy the entire banner, was created in the early twentieth century, when representatives of the Ottoman Empire began to exert their influence on this territory. They added a crescent to the symbol, first it was directed to the pole, and then it was turned in the opposite direction. This is what the modern symbol looks like. Length refers to the width in a proportion of three to two. In the center of the red panel is a green rectangle with a white crescent. The color of the base is a tribute to the fallen heroes who chose death for the freedom of the motherland instead of security. The green rectangle recalls the infinite number of palm trees on the islands, and the crescent moon is an indication of the state religion - Islam. The colors that the flag uses - green, white, red - are also used in other elements of the symbolism. On the coat of arms with the image of a palm, two panels were used at once.
Suriname
Another country whose national flag is green, white, red unites, is located in South America. The Suriname cloth is made in a classic quadrangular shape, with a length related to the width as three to two. By law, it can be applied to both official and civilians, at sea and on land. So what does the Surinamese flag look like? Green, white, red horizontally arranged in unequal stripes. At the edges are wider greens. Further narrower stripes, they are white. Finally, in the center is a red stripe. It depicts a large yellow star with five rays. Green is a symbol of the fertile lands of the state, white recalls the desire of residents for freedom, and red - about their desire to create a progressive society. The golden star serves as a sign of unity of different peoples in one state.
Algeria
The flag of this republic has been used since 1962, when the country gained independence from France. The cloth with proportions of three to two is vertically divided into two parts, the shaft is green, and the free edge is white. In the center is a crescent with a five-pointed star, they are made in red. Green color symbolizes the main religion of the country, Islam. White is associated with purity of thoughts and faith in the future, and red also represents the Muslim tenets of the faith.