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flag of the United Kingdom

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flag of the United Kingdom

Summary

flag of the United Kingdom is a national flag[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • flag of the United Kingdom is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's instance of is recorded as national flag[4].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's depicts is recorded as saltire[5].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's depicts is recorded as Saint Patrick's Saltire[6].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's depicts is recorded as St George's Cross[7].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's depicts is recorded as field[8].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's Commons category is recorded as Flags of the United Kingdom[9].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's said to be the same as is recorded as Union Jack[10].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's color is recorded as blue[11].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's color is recorded as red[12].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's color is recorded as white[13].
  • January 1, 1801 marks the founding of flag of the United Kingdom[14].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flags of the United Kingdom[15].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[17].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's shape is recorded as rectangle[18].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Union Jack'}[19].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's different from is recorded as flag of Great Britain[20].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's aspect ratio is recorded as 3:5[21].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's aspect ratio is recorded as 1:2[22].

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Founding

January 1, 1801 marks the founding of flag of the United Kingdom[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for flag of the United Kingdom include British flag theorem[23], a theorem[24].

Why It Matters

flag of the United Kingdom has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 139 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for it include British flag theorem[23], a theorem[24].

Related Entities

national flag United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q87326400. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Q87326400. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q87326400. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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