In Italy the European Flag must be displayed alongside the national flag in official ceremonies and over public buildings.

As an example according to the Italian laws it is mandatory for most public offices and buildings to hoist the European Flag alongside the Italian national Flag ( Law 22 / 2000 and Presidential Decree 121 / 2000 ).

The Mozambique Air Force ( Forca Aérea De Moçambique-FAM ) was part of the national army initially, and from 1985 to 1990 was known as the People's Liberation Air Force. The FPLM roundel is based on the Flag of Mozambique.

* 1918 – Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as national flag of the Republic of Estonia.

The British Union Flag was designed as a naval ensign in the 17th century, but it was not identified as " national flag " of the United Kingdom prior to 1908.

* The flags of Cyprus and Kosovo ( and that of the Australian territory of Christmas Island ) are the only national flags which depict the shape of the area that they represent ( the Korean Unification Flag depicts the Korean Peninsula, although it is not an official flag in either North or South Korea ).

During the Winter Olympics, the National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) of the constituent countries had not yet been affiliated to the IOC, so the Olympic Flag was used in place of a national flag at the Opening Ceremony and at medals ceremonies, and the Olympic Hymn was played for gold medallists.

* April 12 – The Union Flag is adopted as the national flag of Great Britain.

Hundertwasser's Koru Flag, proposal for a new New Zealand flag | New Zealand national flag based on a Māori people | Maori motif

* The red-blue-white tricolour ( a Slavic tricolour ), is used as the Civil Flag of Serbia, as well as the ethnic or national flag of the Serb people.

Other countries ( such as India and Jamaica ) follow similar ensign etiquette as the UK, replacing the Union Flag with their own national flag.

In 1970, the white-bordered Union Flag ceased to be the signal for a pilot, but references to it as national colours were not removed from the current Merchant Shipping Act and it was legally interpreted as a flag that could be flown on a merchant ship, as a jack if desired.

( the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines ) regulates the usage of the Philippine national anthem.

A new flag was adopted that day, known today as the Flag of the Transition ( Bandera de la Transición ), and it is recognized as the first national flag and the last flag used until the one used currently.

According to the General History of Chile by Diego Barros Arana, the last time the Flag of the Transition was unfurled was at the ceremony to commemorate the Battle of Rancagua, two weeks before the adoption of the current national flag.

The first known " Flag of Finland " was presented in 1848, along with the national anthem Maamme.

The national flag of Indonesia, which is known as Sang Saka Merah-Putih (" The Sacred Red-and-White ") or Bendera Merah-Putih (" The Red-and-White Flag ") or simply Merah-Putih (" The Red-and-White "), or sometimes referred to as Sang Dwiwarna (" The Bicolor ") in Indonesian is based on the banner of the 13th century Majapahit Empire in East Java.

Its adoption in 1965 marked the first time a national flag had been officially adopted in Canada to replace the Union Flag.

Since the surrender of New France to the United Kingdom in the early 1760s, the Royal Union Flag, called the Union Jack ( or, less commonly, Union Flag ) in the United Kingdom, was used as the de jure national flag, as in the United Kingdom, until the adoption of the current flag in 1965.

Flag of SR Slovenia, 1945-1991During World War II The Slovene national colours were used both by the Partisan Resistance Movement ( usually with a red star in the middle ) and by the Slovenian Home Guard, the voluntary anti-Communist militia sponsored and supporting by the Nazi German occupation forces.

With Cadena on board, Black Flag began national touring in earnest, and arguably saw two peaks: first as a commercial draw ( they sold out the 3, 500-seat Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, a feat they were never able to manage again ); and second, perhaps seeing the peak of attention from police in the Los Angeles area, due to the violence associated with Black Flag and punk rock in general.

The Nisshōki flag is designated as the national flag in Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem, which was promulgated and became effective on August 13, 1999.

There were several serious confrontations between the U. S. and Denmark on security policy in the so-called " footnote era " ( 1982 – 88 ), when an alternative parliamentary majority forced the government to adopt specific national positions on nuclear and arms control issues.

* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a " Dane ".

Danish is the national language of Denmark, and one of two official languages of the Faroes ( alongside Faroese ).

However, if one examines the few existing foreign sources about Denmark from the 13th to 15th centuries, it is apparent that, at least from foreign point of view ; the national symbol of Denmark was not a red-and-white banner but the royal coat of arms ( three blue lions on a golden shield.

The national Coat of Arms of Estonia, three blue lions on a golden shield, is almost identical to the Coat of Arms of Denmark, and its origin can be traced directly back to King Valdemar II and Danish rule in Estonia 1219-1346.

Finally, in October 1992, the Faroese national bank ( Sjóvinnurbankin ) called in receivers and were forced into asking Denmark for a broad financial bailout.

Denmark prohibits hate speech, and defines it as publicly making statements by which a group is threatened (), insulted () or degraded () due to race, skin colour, national or ethnic origin, faith or sexual orientation.

According to legend, this battle also marks the first use of the Dannebrog, the world's first national flag still in use, as the national flag of Denmark.

The latter, centering on the figure of Niels Ebbesen, a medieval Danish squire considered a national hero for having assassinated an earlier German occupier of Denmark, Count Gerhard III, was a contemporary analogue to World War II-era Denmark.

In Rømer's position as royal mathematician, he introduced the first national system for weights and measures in Denmark on 1 May 1683.

* Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, the national intelligence security agency of Denmark

* Call-ace whist ( in which the bidder chooses his partner by calling an ace ; it is the national game of Denmark )

By 2010, such parties ( albeit often significant differences between them ) were present in the national parliaments of Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Greece.

In Austria, Italy and Switzerland, the Freedom Party of Austria, Lega Nord and Swiss People's Party, respectively, were at times also part of the national governments, and in Denmark, the Danish People's Party tolerated a right-liberal minority government from 2001 throughout the decade.

* June 2 – In a national referendum Denmark rejects the Maastricht Treaty by a thin margin.

He wrote the song " Der er et yndigt land ", which is now the national anthem of Denmark.

* Sweden, Norway and Denmark have integrated the E-road numbers into their networks, meaning that the roads usually have no other national number.

The Junior national handball team reached the first rank in 1993 under the lead of Captain Gamal Shams, and it hosted the tournament in 2010 setting a record in the audience number specially the match between Egypt and Denmark in the semifinals, the stadium was completely full.

Recently, right-of-center governments in several European states — notably the Netherlands and Denmark — have reversed the national policy and returned to an official monoculturalism.

Frederick I of Denmark favoured Martin Luther's Reformation, but it was not popular in Norway, where the Church was the one national institution and the country was too poor for the clergy to be very corrupt.

Upon his return to Denmark in 1838, Thorvaldsen was received as a national hero.

Contemporary painting by Fritz Westphal of Thorvaldsen's reception as a national hero on his return to Denmark in 1838.