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Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
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Lotus Flag
Use Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign FIAV 110110.svg FIAV normal.svg
Proportion2:3
AdoptedApproved on 31 March 1993 by National People's Congress, first used on 20 December 1999;24 years ago (1999-12-20)
DesignPeacock green field with a lotus flower above the stylised Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five golden five-pointed stars, where the large star is in the center flanked by four smaller stars, two on each side of the large star.
Designed byZhang Lei & Xiao Hong
  1. Chinese :中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區區旗; Portuguese: Bandeira regional da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau

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Regional flag of the Macau Special Administrative Region
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 澳門特別行政區區旗
Simplified Chinese 澳门特别行政区区旗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Qūqí
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Oumún Dahkbiht Hàhngjing Kēui Kēuikèih
Jyutping Ou3mun2 Dak6bit6 Hang4zing3 Keoi1 Keoi1kei4