Greece
Flag
Adopted: 1978
The Greek flag features nine equal horizontal stripes of blue and white with a blue canton containing a white cross.
Flag fun fact: The nine stripes represent the nine syllables of the Greek revolutionary motto 'Eleftheria i Thanatos' (Freedom or Death).
Colors
bluewhite
Design elements
stripescrosscanton
Flag family: Nordic cross variant
Country context
Capital city: Athens
Southern Europe · Europe
Independent from Ottoman Empire · 1829
Ottoman
Parliamentary republic
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