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Samoa

Independent State of Samoa, Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa

Last modified: 2005-08-26 by phil nelson
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[Samoa] image by by Željko Heimer, 08 January 2003
Proportions: 1:2
Usage Code: [FIS Code]

ISO Code: WS WSM 882
FIPS 10-4 Code: WS
MARC Code: ws
IOC Code: SAM


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Construction of the flag

[Construction sheet]
by Željko Heimer, 08 January 2003

Flag info and construction details from the official site http://www.samoa.ws/govtsamoapress/flag.htm.

Red, the first quarter blue and bearing thereon five white regular five-rayed stars representing the Southern Cross the size and disposition of the stars being as follows:

1. In this prescription the hoist of the flag from top to bottom is regarded as 144 vertical units and its breadth from side to side as 288 horizontal units.

2. Each star has its upper most point on a vertical line through its center.

3. Two of the stars are disposed with their centers on a vertical line by setting the blue quarter. The