Get out your atlases and prepare to figure out just where this country is, kids because this week, we've got Tajikistan!
A former Soviet Republic, Tajikistan won independence in 1991 but was the last of the Soviet Republics to adopt a new flag a year later in 1992-- the current design was adopted on November 24th, 1992 for national and civil usage. The red, white and green stripes are the same stripes that were used as the flag of the Tadzhik Soviet Socialist Republic (that flag was adopted in 1953.)
Communist influences still remain strong... the red in the flag still represents the flag of the old Soviet Union. The white represents cotton, one of the country's main exports and green represents the other farm produce grown in Tajikistan. The crown and stars stand for Tajikistan's state sovereignty as well as friendship between all nations and "the unbreakable union of workers, peasants and the intellectual classes of the republic."
It's capital is Dushanbe... which fans of 80s Cold War comedy will remember as being a key destination for the protagonists in this classic movie:
So get your groove on, kids and put your hands together for Tajikistan! And remember, until next time- keep your flags flying. FREAK- or otherwise!
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