Which country's national flag is red above and white below?
Indonesia's national flag (Indonesian: Sang Merah Putih), also known as "glory, red and white", is a flag with red and white stripes. The length-width ratio is 3:2. This flag is based on13rd century Manchu Boyi Banner.
1945 August 17 rising. Nothing has changed since then. The design of the flag is simple. It is two horizontal belts with the same width. The upper horizontal band is red and the lower horizontal band is white. Red symbolizes courage and justice, and also symbolizes Indonesia's prosperity after independence; White symbolizes freedom, justice and purity, and also expresses the good wishes of the Indonesian people to oppose aggression and love peace.
* * * Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republic of Indonesia, English: Republic of Indonesia), referred to as Indonesia. It is a Southeast Asian country with Jakarta as its capital. It is connected with countries such as Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. It consists of about 65,438+07,508 islands, which is a part of the Malay Archipelago and the largest archipelagic country in the world. Its territory spans Asia and Oceania and it is also a country with many volcanoes and earthquakes. The larger islands are kalimantan island, Sumatra, Irian, Sulawesi and Java.
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With a population of nearly 264 million (20 17), Indonesia ranks fourth in the world, next only to China, India and the United States. Indonesia is one of the founding countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, and a member of the G20, with strong aerospace technology. Can realize the net export of oil resources. Indonesia used to be a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (1962~2009) and is rejoining the organization recently. Indonesia has been an important trade zone since the 7th century.
Indonesia is located in southeast Asia, across the equator, bordering Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia, and facing Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia and other countries across the sea.
Indonesia straddles the equator (12 S-7 N), and more than 70% of its territory is located in the southern hemisphere, so it is the largest country in the southern hemisphere of Asia (East Timor is also a country in the southern hemisphere). The longitude spans 96 E to140 E, and the east-west length is more than 5,500 kilometers. It is the most extensive Asian country except China.
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Indonesia