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World’s Weirdest Flags (Part 5): South America Special

March 11, 2016

With more than 200 sovereign countries (most of which have subdivisions such as states, provinces, oblasts, etc.) and an estimated two million cities and towns, the world is full of flags. A lot of them are wonderfully designed and even more are just plain bad. However, not all flags fall neatly on this spectrum. To put it plainly, there are a lot of … More World’s Weirdest Flags (Part 5): South America Special

Do the North and South Poles have flags?

January 3, 2016

Do the North and South Poles have flags? In both cases, the short answer is “kind of.” Here are the long answers: North Pole A popular misconception is that the North Pole is located on Greenland. While this isn’t true, some people still mean “Greenland” when they say the North Pole. Greenland became a self-governed part of the Danish … More Do the North and South Poles have flags?