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Asia

United Arab Emirates

Ratio: 1:2 Adopted: December 2, 1971 Usage: National and Civil

Historically, Green is for
the flags of the trees and
emirates were fertility
plain red
White
symbolizes
neutrality

Black represents the oil
wealth of the emirates

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Following a General Treaty in 1820, adopted in 1968, was also red and
the seven emirates that now form the white, but with a green star.
United Arab Emirates came under
British protection. Red and white THE PAN-ARAB COLORS
flags were taken up by all except the On independence in 1971, a flag in
Emirate of Fujairah, a non-signatory the pan-Arab colors—red, green,
to the treaty, which adopted a plain white and black—was adopted to
red flag. With minor alterations, the express Arab unity and nationalism.
flags are still retained for local use. The red also recalls the color of the
The first flag of the federation, flags of the member states.

FLAG OF DUBAI
Like the other six The flag colors
emirates, Dubai remain constant, but
retains its individual the proportions have
red and white flag changed in recent
decades

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