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 Provincial,
State and Territorial Flags |
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in their own province, state or territory, these flags take
precedence over all other flags except national flags. A
provincial, state or territorial flag is normally not flown with
a national flag other than the nation for which it belongs. If
it is flown with the flag of another sovereign nation, its own
nation's flag should also be flown. |
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precedence of provincial, state and territorial flags is very
confusing and often more complex than the etiquette of flying
national flags with other national flags. |
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example, in Canada, when flags of every province and territory
are flown with the National Flag of Canada, there is a specific
order in which the provincial flags should appear, based on the
year of that province's entry into Confederation. When flown in
a single line, the national Flag of Canada should appear at both
ends, and between them, from left to right (from the observer's
position), the flags of the provinces and territories appear in
order. |
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United States of America, too, the flags of the states take
precedence depending upon their entry into the Union, when flown
with the Stars and Stripes as well as flags of other US states. |
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