Azerbaijan Flag Meaning & Details
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- three equal horizontal bands of sky blue (top), red, and green
- a vertical crescent moon and an eight-pointed star in white are centered in the red band
- the blue band recalls Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, red stands for modernization and progress, and green refers to Islam
- the crescent moon and star are a Turkic insignia
- the eight star points represent the eight Turkic peoples of the world
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Source: CIA - The World Factbook