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flag of the United Kingdom

national flag of the United Kingdom (UK)
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flag of the United Kingdom
Original: Acts of Union 1800 Vector: Yaddah · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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flag of the United Kingdom

Summary

flag of the United Kingdom is a national flag[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of national_flag entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,183 views/month, #1 of 306).[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 video is recorded as FlagWaver - United Kingdom flag.webm[4].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's image is recorded as Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg[5].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's image is recorded as Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg[6].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's instance of is recorded as national flag[7].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's depicts is recorded as saltire[8].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's depicts is recorded as Saint Patrick's Saltire[9].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's depicts is recorded as St George's Cross[10].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's depicts is recorded as field[11].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's Commons category is recorded as Flags of the United Kingdom[12].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's said to be the same as is recorded as Union Jack[13].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's color is recorded as blue[14].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's color is recorded as red[15].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's color is recorded as white[16].
  • +1801-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of flag of the United Kingdom[17].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01s922[18].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flags of the United Kingdom[19].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[20].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0068439[21].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[22].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/flag-of-the-United-Kingdom[23].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's shape is recorded as rectangle[24].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Union Jack'}[25].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's different from is recorded as flag of Great Britain[26].
  • flag of the United Kingdom's aspect ratio is recorded as 3:5[27].

Body

Founding

+1801-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of flag of the United Kingdom[17].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for flag of the United Kingdom include British flag theorem[28], a theorem[29].

Why It Matters

flag of the United Kingdom ranks in the top 0.33% of national_flag entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,183 views/month, #1 of 306).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 139 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include British flag theorem[28], a theorem[29].

Related Entities

national flag United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q87326400. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q87326400. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q87326400. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q87326400. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . college-of-arms.gov.uk. college-of-arms.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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