Monday, September 24, 2007

Flag of Greece

The flag of Greece was adopted in 1978

Flag ratio 2:3
It is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises Christianity
The nine stripes represent the nine syllables of the phrase "Freedom or Death" in greek and also for the nine Muses, the goddesses of art and civilization.