United States

United States
Flag of the United States
Designer	Robert G. Heft (50-star version)
Adopted	14 June 1777 (last modified in 1960)
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The national flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union. Nicknames for the flag include the "Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory", and "The Star-Spangled Banner".

Flag proposals

United States flag proposal 1 by Hans. Oct 2015. (details)

United States flag proposal 2 by Hans. Jan 2017. (details)

Flag proposal "American Republic" by Wcaden.

51-star U.S. flag proposal.

This is a simple tweak of the current flag. The single star represents the entire Union. The wreath represents abundant blessing, excellence and sovereignty (an allusion to ancient Greek and Roman times). The rest remains the same.

"51 States" With admission of PR maybe in 2018, the USA will need a new layout. This one saves having to count all the stars if they are arranged in this layout. Design by Rotten Ali

Flag proposal "Kapral" By Samuel Kapral, as reported in 2015.

Flag proposal "Kolski All-Star" by David Kolski, Portland Flag Association.

Flag proposal "Brawn" by Matthew Brawn, Portland Flag Association.

Flag proposal "Mathieu P", Portland Flag Association.

Flag proposal "5-pointed Hopkinson flag" by Ted Kaye, Portland Flag Association.

U.S. flag proposal by "Laqueesha"

U.S. flag proposal by "Laqueesha"

U.S. flag proposal by "Laqueesha"

U.S. flag proposal by "Laqueesha"

U.S. flag proposal by "Laqueesha"

U.S. flag proposal by "Laqueesha"

U.S. flag proposal by "Laqueesha"

A 52 star layout for those who don't want to waste time counting. Design by RottenAli

Subdivisions

States and federal district

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas

Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina

North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Territories of the United Sates of America

American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands

See also

• Cascadia