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DescriptionFlag of Germany.svg	Deutsch: Flagge Deutschlands, Bundesflagge der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (→ Commons-Seite), 1949–1959 auch Staatsflagge der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik Alemannisch: Flagge vo Dytschland العربية: علم ألمانيا Беларуская: Сцяг Германіі Български: Знаме на Германия Brezhoneg: Banniel Alamagn Polski: Flaga Niemiec Bosanski: Zastava Njemačke Čeština: Německá vlajka Dansk: Tysklands flag Dolnoserbski: Nimska chórgoj Ελληνικά: Σημαία της Γερμανίας Esperanto: Flago de Germanio Español: Bandera de Alemania Eesti: Saksamaa lipp Suomi: Saksan lippu Français : Drapeau de l'Allemagne Nordfriisk: Foone foon Tjüschlönj Gaeilge: Bratach na Gearmáine עברית: דגל גרמניה Hrvatski: Zastava Njemačke Hornjoserbsce: Chorhoj Němskeje Magyar: Németország zászlaja Bahasa Indonesia: Bendera Jerman Italiano: Bandiera della Germania 日本語: 独逸の国旗 ქართული: გერმანიის დროშა ភាសាខ្មែរ: ទង់ជាតិអាល្លឺម៉ង់ 한국어: 독일의 국기 / 獨逸의 國旗 Ripoarisch: Faan vun Dütschland Latina: Vexillum Germaniae Lëtzebuergesch: Fändel vun Däitschland Lietuvių: Vokietijos vėliava Latviešu: Vācijas karogs Македонски: Знаме на Германија Bahasa Melayu: Bendera Jerman Malti: Bandiera tal-Ġermanja Plattdüütsch: Flagg vun Düütschland Nederlands: Vlag van Duitsland Norsk bokmål: Tysklands flagg Norrǿna: Þjóðfáni Þýðverskulands Pälzisch: Flagg vun Daitschland Piemontèis: Drapò dla Gërmania Português: Bandeira da Alemanha Boarisch: Flaggn vo Deitschland Română: Drapelul Germaniei Romani čhib: Styago Jermaniya Русский: Флаг Германии Slovenčina: Vlajka Nemecka Slovenščina: Zastava Nemčije Shqip: Flamuri i Gjermanisë Српски / srpski: Zastava Nemačke / Застава Немачке Seeltersk: Flaage fon Düütsklound Svenska: Tysklands flagga Türkçe: Almanya bayrağı English: Flag of Germany, Commons page → Germany. Українська: Прапор Німеччини Volapük: Stan Deutäna 中文：​德国国旗
Source	Own work
Author	User:SKopp, User:Madden, and other users
Other versions	Derivative works of this file: DUvlag.svg:  Flag map of Germany.svg:  Flag of Slovakia and Germany.svg:
SVG development InfoField	The SVG code is valid.   This flag was created with a text editor.   Please do not replace the simplified code of this file with a version created with Inkscape or any other vector graphics editor
Source code InfoField	SVG code <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1000" height="600" viewBox="0 0 5 3"><rect id="black_stripe" width="5" height="3" y="0" x="0" fill="#000"/><rect id="red_stripe" width="5" height="2" y="1" x="0" fill="#D00"/><rect id="gold_stripe" width="5" height="1" y="2" x="0" fill="#FFCE00"/></svg>

Please note: There is no law regulation on the exact shades of the German flag, so there may be differences to other versions.

If you intend to modify the colors, remember to change all of these, too:

• Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg: 
• Flag of Germany (state).svg: 
• German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg: 
• Flag of East Germany with cut out emblem.svg: 
• Naval Ensign of Germany.svg: 
• Coat of arms of Germany.svg: 
• Flag of Lower Saxony.svg: 
• Flag of Saarland.svg: 
• Flag de-saarland 300px.png: 
• Flag of East Germany.svg: 
• Nuvola German flag.svg: 
• Flag of Germany and Colombia.jpg: 
• Germany Gay flag.svg: 

(and probably several more) --Pumbaa80 23:24, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

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