Monthly Archives: December 2008

The “Pambansang Bandila,” the Filipino word for the National Flag of the Philippines, is a horizontal bicolor of equal width of blue and red. It has an equilateral triangle at the hoist with a yellow golden sun at the center … Continue reading →

Officially the “Taegeukgi” is the South Korea National flag and it refers to the red (top) and blue (bottom) yin-yang symbol in the center. This used to be the flag of a unified Korea, but with North Korea being a … Continue reading →

It had been an independent country for much of its history, but following 1905, Korea was annexed by Japan. During the Second World War, Korea was split in two with North Korea under the Soviet sponsored Communist domination and South … Continue reading →

The Hinomaru or the “sun disc,” also known, as the Nisshoki or the “sun flag’ is the National Flag of Japan. Although the flag had been in use during the 15th and 16th century Sengoku (Warring States) as military banners, … Continue reading →

The residents of Kansas prefer their state be called the Sunflower State, because the native wildflower grows abundantly throughout and has been adopted as the state official flower. Kansas is located on the American Heartland, the mid-western central region of … Continue reading →

Hawkeye State is the official name of Iowa, though it is also known as “the tall corn state.” A state located in the Mid-western region of the United States of America, it was named after the Ioway people of the … Continue reading →

The “People of Han” as what ethnic Chinese refer to themselves, constitute 92% of the country’s population. For several centuries China is at the forefront of civilization, leading the world in the field of arts and sciences but had experienced … Continue reading →

The Qizilqum Desert in Uzbekistan eats up at least 80% of the nation and citizens inhabit the remaining 20% of the land. Population density is so high it is still classified as the most populous in Central Asia. Northeast and … Continue reading →

The homeland of the Turkmen is the desert nation Turkmenistan it has the lowest population density among the countries in Central Asia. A former republic of the USSR it gained independence in 1991. It is only after its independence that … Continue reading →

Tajikistan was once a part of the USSR and is formerly referred to as the “Tadzhik SSR” and the last republic to reveal the design of a new flag. The current National Flag of Tajikistan consists of three horizontal stripes … Continue reading →