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Asia

Azerbaijan

Ratio: 1:2 Adopted: February 5, 1991 Usage: National and Civil

The colors Blue is often
represent the associated with
Azerbaijani the Turkic
motto to people
“Turkify,
Islamisize, and Red recalls
Europeanize” European
influence

Green is the traditional Each point of the star
color of Islam represents a Turkic people

Asia
'EORGIA 2USS Azerbaijan has been under consecutive Persian,
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The flag dates back to the brief flag’s star stand for the eight groups of
period of Azerbaijani independence Turkic-speaking peoples—the Azeris,
between 1918–1920 and replaces the Ottomans, Jagatais, Tatars, Kipchaks,
one used in the Soviet era. The white Seljuks and Turkomans.
crescent and eight-pointed star were
intentionally similar to the emblem THE NATIONAL ARMS
on the Turkish flag, as Turkey has The coat of arms, adopted in 1993,
traditionally been an ally of the is set on a round shield in the colors
country. The eight points on the of the flag.

ARMS OF AZERBAIJAN
The star has eight points,
The flame at each representing one of
the star’s center the eight Turkic peoples
symbolizes a new era
The golden ear of corn reflects
The shield is in the color Azerbaijan’s agriculture
of the national flag; blue,
red, and green

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