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Flag of Greece

The national flag of Greece was officially adopted with nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. Greece Flag is a blue canton in the top hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross signifies Epidaurus on 13 January 1822.

The religion in Greece and Cyprus was established by Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The blazon of the flag is Blue, four bars Argent; on a region of the field a Greek crosses throughout of the second. The flag of Greece official color flag ratio is 2:3. The shade of blue has varied throughout its history, from light blue to dark blue, the latter being progressively used since the late 1960s. It was formally adopted by the First National Assembly.

History of Greece Flag

Flags were used in Greece for numerous years, while they were not the authorized flags that we reason of today. Characteristically, banners, emblems and ciphers were used by militaries. A flag that was used by the Byzantines that dates back to the 14th century is one of the initial flags revealed in this area.

It was during the Ottoman period that flags developed more conspicuously. Although, there were no official flag available in the nation. Many Greeks chose to use the Byzantine flag landscape a double-headed eagle, saints and mottos. During the 19th century while Greek War of Independence was continuing, there were various flags proposed and used by local leaders and councils. In 1978, the official flag of the nation was adopted.

Greece Flag Design and Symbolic Meaning

The Greek flag landscapes nine horizontal bands of alternating colors. These bands signify the nine syllables in the Greek phrase that mean “Freedom or Death.” These bands are believed to define each letter in the Greek word for “freedom.” But, few believe that the bands represent the nine Greek muses. The flag comprises of nine horizontal stripes. These bands alternate with five blue stripes and four white stripes in the flag.

About Greece

Greece is situated in the South Eastern Europe on the Southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The nation shares boundaries with the Mediterranean Sea in south and the Ionian Sea in west along with maritime borders with Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, and Libya. It is also bordered by Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Republic of Macedonia. The population of Greece is 1.08 crores and has population density of 82 people per square kilometer (212/square mile)

The country has democratic republic as their government, whereby the Prime Minister of Greece is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The official language of Greece is Greek and the currency is Euro. Greece comprises of two letters Greece code i.e. GR and its three letters Greece code is GRC and in digits it is 300 . The calling code is +30 and the UTC i.e. standard time followed in Greece is UTC +03 hours.

Being a democratic republic, Greece comprises a total of 139 independent federal states that are also called as provinces.