Editing National flag (section)

==== Flag families ====
{{Main|Flag families}}
While some similarities are coincidental, others are part of a flag family, flags rooted in shared histories. For example, the flags of [[Flag of Colombia|Colombia]], of [[Flag of Ecuador|Ecuador]], and of [[Flag of Venezuela|Venezuela]] all use variants of the [[flag of Gran Colombia]], the country they composed upon their independence from [[Spain]], created by the Venezuelan independence hero [[Francisco de Miranda]]; and the flags of [[Flag of Kuwait|Kuwait]], of [[Flag of Jordan|Jordan]], and of [[Flag of Palestine|Palestine]] are all highly similar variants of the [[Pan-Arab colors|flag of the Arab revolt]] of 1916–1918. The flags of [[Flag of Romania|Romania]] and [[Flag of Moldova|Moldova]] are virtually the same, because of the common history and heritage. Moldova adopted the Romanian flag during the declaration of independence from the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] in 1991 (and was used in various demonstrations and revolts by the population) and later the [[Moldovan coat of arms]] (which is part of the [[Coat of arms of Romania|Romanian coat of arms]]) was placed in the centre of the flag. All [[Nordic countries]], with the exception of [[Flag of Greenland|Greenland]], use the [[Nordic Cross flag|Nordic Cross design]] ([[Flag of Iceland|Iceland]], [[Flag of Denmark|Denmark]], [[Flag of Norway|Norway]], [[Flag of Sweden|Sweden]], [[Flag of Finland|Finland]], in addition to the autonomous regions of the [[Flag of the Faroe Islands|Faroe Islands]] and [[Flag of Åland|Åland]]), a horizontal cross shifted to the left on a single-coloured background. The [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]] both have red, white, and blue. This similarity is due to the fact that the first 13 states of the U.S. were formerly colonies of the United Kingdom. Some similarities to the [[United States]] flag with the red and white stripes are noted as well such as the [[flag of Malaysia]] and the [[flag of Liberia]], the latter of which was an American resettlement colony. Also, several former colonies of the United Kingdom, such as [[Flag of Australia|Australia]], [[Flag of Fiji|Fiji]] and [[Flag of New Zealand|New Zealand]] include the [[Union Jack]] in the top left corner.
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File:Similar Slavic Flags.png|[[Slavs|Slavic]] countries flag family.
File:Former Federal Republic of Central America flags family.png|Former [[Federal Republic of Central America]] countries flags family.
File:NordicFlagFamily.png|[[Nordic countries|Nordic]] countries flag family. (Åland and Faroe Islands are autonomous regions)
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