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Asia

Thailand

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: September 28, 1917 Usage: National and Civil

The blue and white
stripes were added
during World War I
Blue represents
the monarchy

Red symbolizes
life-blood

White stands for the purity
of the Buddhist faith

Asia
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Thailand is the only Southeast Asian nation
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never to have been colonized.
Thailand is also known as the added to the middle of the flag in
“Land of the White Elephant,” order to express solidarity with the
and this emblem appeared on its Allies, whose flags were mostly red,
plain red flag in the 19th century. white and blue. This flag is known
During World War I, horizontal as the Trairanga (tricolor).
white stripes were added above and The Royal Arms of Thailand
below the elephant. was introduced in 1910. The arms
In 1917 the elephant was feature the garuda, a bird-man in
abandoned, and a blue stripe was Hindu mythology.
ARMS OF THAILAND
The garuda of Hindu The red garuda is placed
mythology is the enemy of on a field of royal yellow
all things poisonous for the Royal Standard

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