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Liberia vs United States flag

How to tell them apart

The flags of Liberia and the United States are both red and white stripes with a starred blue canton, so they’re easy to mix up at a glance. This is what gives each one away:

  1. Liberia's canton holds a single large white star; the US canton holds 50.
  2. Liberia has 11 stripes to the US flag's 13.

Test yourself

Drill Liberia, the United States and Malaysia: each flag once, in random order. Place it on the map, then name it.

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