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Flag of Spain

Flag of Spain
Adopted:
The Flag of Spain was adopted in 1981.
Proportion:
2:3
Design:
three horizontal bands of red, yellow, and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band.
Description:
three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width), and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band; the coat of arms is quartered to display the emblems of the traditional kingdoms of Spain (clockwise from upper left, Castile, Leon, Navarre, and Aragon) while Granada is represented by the stylized pomegranate at the bottom of the shield; the arms are framed by two columns representing the Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; the red scroll across the two columns bears the imperial motto of "Plus Ultra" (further beyond) referring to Spanish lands beyond Europe; the triband arrangement with the center stripe twice the width of the outer dates to the 18th century

About Spain

The Spanish flag is the flag of the country named Spain, officially the The Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Europe, with an area of 505,990 square kilometers and a population of around 47,431,256. Its gdp is $1,394,116.31 Millions(2019). The capital of Spain is Madrid, and the official currency is Euro(EUR).

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