The National Estonian Flag
Like other historic flags of Europe, including the national flag of Germany as well as that national flag displayed from aluminum and steel flag poles in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the national Estonia flag is also a so called “tricolor.” Tricolor flags display three colors on the three horizontal or vertical bands, at times equally sized. The Estonian tricolor displays the colors white, black and blue on three horizontal stripes, each having the same height.
To official flag proportion is 7:11, or in centimeters, 105 x 165. Adopted officially back in 1918, the flag is called blue black white, after the tricolor colors, by the people of Estonia. Interestingly, the naval ensign is different from the other versions of the flag, as well as the flag of the President.
Specific flags days in the Republic of Estonia are determined and specified by law. The first day of the year is January 3rd, which is the day of commemoration of the war of independence fighters of the country. Another day is May 9th, also referred to as “Europe Day.” The national flag day is June 4th, which is called (not surprisingly) “National Flag Day.”
According to historians, the first settlement of this territory occurred some eight thousand years BC, directly following the Ice Age. Different people and nations have ruled the territory for years in the past, including the Danish and Russians. Estonia officially regained independence back in 1991, some 20 years ago. Ever since this country has experienced rapid social and economic growth.
The Republic of Estonia is recognizes officially as a democratic parliamentary republic and is divided into 15 different counties or provinces. The capital and (not surprisingly) the largest city of this territory is “Tallinn.” With a population count of only one point three million, this country is one of the least-populous members of the E.U., or the Euro zone as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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