THE FLAG LOCKER

The flag of Mauritania was voted on by the public through an online referendum on 5 August, 2017. The results were reported on 6 August, 2017 as: 85.61% yes, 9.99% no and 4.4% with a 53.75% participation rate. On 24 August 2017 the Council of Ministers approved the bill to change the flag to the current design. Project de loi n°136/17, portant description du drapeau de la République Islamique de Mauritanie was adopted by parliamentary vote on 12 October, 2017.

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The Federated States of Micronesia is an independent republic associated with the United States. This puts it in a unique position where it maintains some of the perks of statehood as well as the ability to independently engage other sovereign nations. The Federation is made up of four states: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae; four island nations located in the Pacific ocean northeast of New Guinea, south of Guam, west of the Marshall Islands, and east of the Philippines.

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