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Among all the symbols of a nation the flag is considered as one of the most
important. It represents the people and their pride. In other words it represents
the nation. The UAE Flag is no different this country is a unification of seven
self-governing sheik-ruled emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras
al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain.
The National Flag of United Arab Emirates was adopted on 2nd December 1971
after the seven emirates decided to form the UAE. The rectangular shaped flag
of UAE consists of four colors- Red, Green, White and Black. While the Green
dash at the top symbolizes fertility the White dash at the middle represents
neutrality. The black dash at the bottom of the UAE Flag reflects the Emirates
oil wealth. The vertical red band at the hoist side of the UAE flag is meant
to remember the former flags of the Kharijite Muslims. The flags width to length
ratio is 1 to 2.
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