The flag of Greece consists of nine horizontal stripes of alternating blue and white with a blue canton bearing a white cross. The nine stripes represent the nine syllables in the phrase “Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος” which means “Freedom or Death”. The white cross represents Orthodox Christianity, the official religion of Greece. This flag was adopted on December 22nd, 1978
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