Flag of Uzbekistan

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The flag of Uzbekistan was adopted on November 18, 1991.

Several theories have been given as to the symbolic meaning of this flag.

The 12 stars represent the 12 administrative divisions (viloyat) of the country. The blue stripe is said to represent the sky, white stripe to represent justice, and the green stripe to represent hospitability, with the two narrow red stripes representing strength. The crescent moon is said to represent either the renewal or reappearance of the country after its long disappearance into the Soviet Union or the traditional Islamic culture base of the majority of the population.

A second explanation of the flag states that the 12 stars represent either the 12 months, or the 12 zodiac signs, that the white strip represents cotton, the main crop of the country, and that the crescent moon represents Islam.

A third explanation states that blue represents water, white represents peace and green represents nature, with red lines of life force connecting each component.

As Uzbekistan is an officially secular state any intrepetations attributing Islamic meanings to the colors or symbols on the flag are not official, with the possible exception of the crescent moon.


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