Maps of Europe.

[VetLegion]

Oh, yeah, the second mp paiktis posted is wrong on the south part too. Montenegro is not muslim but Orthodox Christian.

[Nacht]

So the only period the Netherlands had a government with a social democratic alignment was 1973-1977

[OzzyKP]

And it lists Switzerland as Catholic....

I believe Hungary is heavily mixed between Protestant and Catholic too. Probably others.

[Winston]

Blue = Liberty, White = Equality, Red = Fraternity.

Which naturally led to

Blue = Liberalism, Red = Socialism.

[Nacht]

... and all whites are equal

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Winston
Blue = Liberty, White = Equality, Red = Fraternity.

Maybe in the case of a country whose symbolism I don't know. But not in the case of France.

I'm fairly confident that the flag was made when the revolutionaries expected a constitutional monarchy, and that it represents the two colours of Paris + the colour of the monarchy

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by St Leo
Also, it's sad that there aren't any no-religion majority places yet. Unless, of course, they aren't marked.

Czech Republic.

[Imran Siddiqui]

re: French flag:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_France

The origins of the tricolore are said to be a rosette, created in July 1789 during the French Revolution, which (according to legend among vexillologists) used a combination of the colours of the coat of arms of Paris (red and blue) and the royal colour (white), with the combination often being credited to the Marquis de Lafayette. However it is unlikely that this is correct, since by 1789 the colours of Paris were no longer in use; more probable is that La Fayette just adopted the colours of the American Revolution (blue, red and white). Most historians, including those in France, agree with this last version, although the legend predominates.

[OzzyKP]

USA! USA! USA!

[Lawrence of Arabia]

I'm fairly confident that the flag was made when the revolutionaries expected a constitutional monarchy, and that it represents the two colours of Paris + the colour of the monarchy

thats correct

The origins of the tricolore are said to be a rosette, created in July 1789 during the French Revolution, which (according to legend among vexillologists) used a combination of the colours of the coat of arms of Paris (red and blue) and the royal colour (white), with the combination often being credited to the Marquis de Lafayette. However it is unlikely that this is correct, since by 1789 the colours of Paris were no longer in use; more probable is that La Fayette just adopted the colours of the American Revolution (blue, red and white). Most historians, including those in France, agree with this last version, although the legend predominates.

that, is wrong.

even the french embassy supports spiffy's statement.

In the early days of the French Revolution, the three colors were initially brought together in the form of a cockade. In July 1789, just before the taking of the Bastille, Paris was in a state of high agitation. A militia was formed; its distinctive sign was a two-color cockade made up of the ancient colors of Paris, blue and red. On July 17, Louis XVI came to Paris to recognize the new National Guard, sporting the blue and red cockade, to which the Commander of the Guard, Lafayette, it appears, had added the royal white.

The law of 27 pluviôse, Year II (February 15, 1794), established the "tricolor" as the national flag. At the recommendation of the painter David, the law stipulated that the blue should be flown nearest the flagstaff.

allez les bleus.

[Imran Siddiqui]

that, is wrong.

even the french embassy supports spiffy's statement.

I'll trust wikipedia over the French Embassy... especially considering the French government's ultra pro-French culture policy.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

I'll trust wikipedia over the French Embassy... especially considering the French government's ultra pro-French culture policy.

and who writes wikipedia entries?

[Imran Siddiqui]

People I trust more than those who write French Embassy entries.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

uh huh, there you have it, its a disreputable source, unknown author, who might have any axe to grind. none of this evidence would be presentable in court. therefore, we will go with my source, until you find an academic one.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
People I trust more than those who write French Embassy entries.

I don't think thatthe people who write French embassy entries would write that OzzyKP is a white supremacist, ya know