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Discussing the oft-overlooked world of sub-national flags. We'll get to them all eventually!

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THE INDEX

I'll keep this thread up to date with links to all the detailed country threads we've done so far.

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@bentir I did not know this!

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This is the flag of the Bubi, speakers of the Bube language who make up the majority of the population of the island of Bioko in 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea.

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Flag Map Sabotage https://t.co/Uvh7tSgsAU https://t.co/UTwELBUiez

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@spodlife @xkcdComic This is amazing

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@pwb I had heard this! Apparently that was a legitimate spelling too. I never read those books and often feel like I missed out.

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I didn't know much about Bioko and the Bubi people before writing this thread. It's a complicated history that I've only just scratched the surface of here. I have a feeling we'll hear a lot more about Bioko in our lifetime.

📸: cc-by-sa Bioko Islander

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Political parties such as Movement for the Self-Determination of Bioko Island (MAIB) aim to separate Bioko from Río Muni and gain full independence. They have to operate in secret because opposition parties are illegal in Obiang's regime.

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The weekend feels really long when I decide to sack off writing a @FlaggedD thread, doesn't it?

Here's a sneak preview of what's coming, though!

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Liechtenstein only realised they had the same flag as Haiti when they both competed at the 1936 Olympics.

Liechtenstein added a crown to their flag in 1937 to avoid further confusion.

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@foleynotrose V good

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Happy #YorkshireDay!

Today's thread is a very special for me, because I get to talk about the flags and symbols of my own homeland, God's Own Country!

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Have you been to Yorkshire and seen any of these flags flying? Have you seen them outside Yorkshire?

What are your thoughts on the ridings? Should we bring them back?

Read more about the flag at: https://t.co/XYHrgHe4tL

📸: me: Knaresborough (North Yorkshire... or West Riding)

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Although the YRS still exists today, it feels like North, West and South Yorkshire are here to stay. Culturally the West Riding still feels very together to me (as someone who lives here) but the name is fading from memory as the population changes.