Flag of Malaysia

Flag of Malaysia
Facts, history and meaning about the flag of Malaysia

Malaysia is located in Asia.

The official ISO 3166 code for Malaysia is:

my

The flag's 14 red and white stripes represent the 13 states of Malaysia and its federal central government. In the blue canton, there is a symbol of Islam comprising the crescent and a 14 pointed-star. The canton itself stands for the unity of the Malaysian people.

Malaysia is a federation within the British Commonwealth. When the flag was first formed, in connection with the creation of the Federation of Malaya in 1948, the flag featured 11 stripes, representing the former British dependencies, and the star also featured 11 points. When Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah joined the federation, the stripes and the points were expanded to 13, yet the flag has not been changed since Singapore left the federation.


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Malaysia flag coloring page
Printable coloring page

Coloring page for the flag of Malaysia. Print it and fill it with colors! Perfect entertainment for the kids or in school. The coloring page is a PDF-file that is ready to use in a printer.

Printable coloring page for the flag of Malaysia

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