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FOTW Vexillological References:(Part of the FOTW website) Other Flag Related Sites:(Not part of the FOTW website)
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FOTW (Flags of the World) is a site originally established by Giuseppe Bottasini and others devoted to the study of vexillology in 1994. Since then the site has been constantly fed with news and images posted to theFOTW mailing list and with other contributions from interested readers and visitors. Flags of the World is produced and maintained by anEditorial Staff of unpaid volunteers and the contents of these pages are offered freely to the Internet community.Accessing this site implies an acceptance of the following:disclaimers and copyright rules. See also our page about thehistory of FOTW.
| Welcome to Flags of the World(Including National, State, Municipal, Organizational, and Historical Flags and Ensigns and more…) Flags of the World (FOTW), founded in 1994, is the Internet’s largest site devoted tovexillology (the study of flags). Here you can read more than86,000 pages about flags and view more than206,000 imagesof flags of countries, organizations, states, territories, districts and cities, both past and present. Flags of the World is honored to be the recipient of the Vexillon Award in 2024. The Vexillon, established in 1989, has developed into an award for the most important contribution to vexillology during the two years preceding an International Congress of Vexillology. The recipient is selected by the FIAV Board. The award consists of a certificate signed by the Board and a plaque. The Vexillon is sponsored by the Flag Society of Australia Inc. (FSA). Searching for Flags on this WebsiteThere are many ways to find flags on this website. Choosing “Index by Country” will take you straight to the country’s page, once there you will find pathways to the national, state, municipal, military, historical, and cultural flags and ensigns of the country. Choosing “Index by Subject” will do the same, but in a more limited manner. Choosing “Search Site by a Topic or Subject” will search the whole FOTW website looking for pages that have information that matches your search criteria. This last method will gather the most information for you. For those more graphic in nature, you can use the “clickable map” method to find your flag. In case you don’t know the origin of a flag you can try using off-site identifiers such as Ed Mooney’sThe Flag Wizard or Ivan Sarajčić’sThe Flag Identifier. Site Indexed by Country(Select the beginning letter by clicking the letter or corresponding signal flag)
Site Indexed by Subject(Use this Dropdown Menu to Navigate to Lists by Subject} Search Site by Topic or Subject(Use the Google Search Engine to search FOTW) Search Site by Clickable Maps(Click on this Map of the World to go to the area you want to explore)  Copyright: FOTW world map byMark Sensen, based on material fromVirtual Touristand boundaries’ data byGiuseppe Bottasini. Other Search Methods
Do you want to update or build your own copy of this site? Checkbuild your own local copy or mirror of FOTW website. FOTW Mailing ListTheFlags of the World Mailing List is the official Mailing List of the Flags of the World website. You can subscribe to the list by entering your email address: Call for EditorsInterested in helping maintain this site? Pages are edited by volunteer editors — qualifications include a keen interest in flags and a willingness to learn html editing. Graphics (flag images) require a willingness to work with graphics programs. Contactthe director for further information. FOTW and FIAV
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FOTW has been a full member of theFédération internationale des associations vexillologiques (International Federation of Vexillological Associations),