Thursday 15 December 2011

Group 1


Two countries, get the most number of the votes, and one country, gets the most number of the votes cross linked with visitor's logged in countries, in total 3 countries from each group will advance to the 2nd round. 

South Africa
Afrique du Sud, Sudáfrica

The South African flag is one of only two national flags to contain six colours as part of its primary design (excluding those flags which contain various colour shades as part of the detail of coats of arms or other charges etc.). The other is South Sudan's.
Jamaica
Jamaïque, Jamaica 

The colours of the Jamaican flag were described at the time of it's origin as 'Black for the people'; Yellow for the Sun'; and 'Green representing the lush vegitation of the island'. The colors of Jamaica's flag are genuinely the colors of the Africa National Congress (ANC). Whether if it was ANC or Jamaica receieved colors from another or not is unknown.
 Qatar
Qatar, Qatar

At first glance, the Qatar flag seems remarkably similar to the flag of Bahrain. The proportions set them apart and the colors differ, with Bahrain being a standard "British" red and Qatar the distinctive "maroon.". This similarity reflects an intertwined history.
 United Kingdom
Royaume-Uni, Reino Unido

The flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is sometimes called the Union Jack. The flag of the UK is a combination of the flags of England (the cross of St. George), Scotland (the cross of St. Andrew), and Ireland (the cross of St. Patrick). The design and colors (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries.

 
Liberia
Libéria, Liberia

The flag of Liberia was modeled after the United States flag. The white star represents freedom, and the eleven red and white stripes stand for the signers of the Liberian Declaration of Independence.
Burundi
Burundi, Burundi

The three stars in the centre of the flag officially refer to the three words in the national motto, “Unité, Travail, Progrès” (French for “Unity, Work, Progress”). The three stars are also said to represent the three ethnic groups who live in Burundi, the Hutu, Tutsi and the Twa.

 
Georgia
Géorgie, Georgia

Georgian flag has the most number of the crosses in any national flag: five. Although adopted as the official Georgian flag in 2004, the five-cross flag design appears to date back to the 14th century.

 
Yemen
Yémen, Yemen

Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white).
Philippines
Philippines, Filipinas

The red color represents blood, courage and bravery, the blue color stands for unity and noble ideas, and the white color stands for peace and purity. The white triangle originally stood for the Katipunan, a revolutionary organization that led the revolt against Spanish rule in the late 1800s - it now stands for equality among men. The sun represents the dawning of a new era of self determination. The 8 rays of the sun stand for the first 8 provinces that revolted against Spain. The 3 stars stand for the 3 main geographic areas of the Philippines: Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.
Cambodia
Cambodge, Camboya

The Kingdom of Cambodia is one of the most ancient monarchies in the world. The central emblem represents the towers of Angkor Wat - Angkor being the only popular pronunciation of Norkor, Wat signifying Temple - seen from the front view. It is the only national flag to incorporate an actual building in its design