Lebanon
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Lebanon's flag features horizontal red and white stripes with a green cedar tree in the center. The red stripes symbolize the blood shed for liberation, white represents peace and the snow-capped mountains, and the cedar tree is an ancient symbol of Lebanon representing immortality, steadiness, and tolerance.
The cedar of Lebanon is mentioned over 70 times in the Bible, and the country has been associated with the tree for thousands of years, dating back to the ancient Phoenician civilization.
Adopted: 1943
