• Common Meanings:
​• Peace, freedom, tranquility
​• Loyalty or justice
​• The sky or oceans, especially in island nations
​• Colonial legacy (from European flags)
🇺🇸 United States – Justice and perseverance.
🇺🇳 United Nations – Peace and neutrality; blue chosen because it's the opposite of red (war).
🇮🇱 Israel – Sky and spirituality; blue stripes evoke the tallit (Jewish prayer shawl).
🇫🇯 Fiji – Ocean that surrounds the islands.
🇬🇷 Greece – Sea and sky; also freedom and struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire.