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Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg‎ (SVG file, nominally 1,200 × 600 pixels, file size: 522 B)

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Description	Flag of the United Kingdom.svg English: Flag of the United Kingdom, Union Flag. Anglo-Saxon: Fana Geānlǣhte Cynerīces. Cymraeg: Baner y Deyrnas Unedig. Français : Drapeau du Royaume-Uni. Latina: Vexillum Britanniarum Regni. Gaeilge: Bratach na Ríochta Aontaithe. Gàidhlig: Bratach na Rìoghachd Aonaichte. Gaelg: Brattagh y Reeriaght Unnaneysit. Kernowek: Baner an Ruwvaneth Unys. Nouormand: Couleu du Rouoyaume Unni. Scots: Banner o Unitit Kinrick. Български: Национално знаме на Обединеното кралство. Česky: Vlajka Spojeného království. Dansk: Storbritanniens flag. Español: Bandera del Reino Unido. Deutsch: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreichs. Ελληνικά: Σημαία του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου. Eesti: Suurbritannia lipp. Suomi: Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan lippu. Magyar: Az Egyesült Királyság zászlaja. Italiano: Bandiera britannica. Lëtzebuergesch: Fandel vum Vereenegt Kinnekräich. Lietuvių: Jungtinės Karalystės vėliava. Latviešu: Apvienotās Karalistes karogs. Malti: Bandiera tar-Renju Unit. Nederlands: Vlag van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Polski: Flaga Wielkiej Brytanii. Português: Bandeira do Reino Unido. Română: Drapelul Regatului Unit. Slovenčina: Vlajka Spojeného kráľovstva. Slovenščina: Zastava Združenega kraljestva. Svenska: Storbritanniens unionsflagga. Türkçe: Birleşik Krallık bayrağı.
Date	1801(1801)
Source	Own work
Author	Zscout370
Permission (Reusing this image)	See below.
Other versions	See also Image:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg for a 3:5 ratio version (which is exclusively used by the British Army).

It is easy to put a border around this flag:
	[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg\|border\|100px]]
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File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:46, 8 September 2008		1,200×600 (522 B)	EmilJ	(simpler implementation)
	09:51, 3 September 2007		1,200×600 (1 KB)	ButterStick	(Correct SVG 1.1)
	14:53, 11 July 2007		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Whhalbert	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	14:40, 11 July 2007		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Nickshanks	(I told you the ID cannot have spaces in, don't you listen?)
	13:22, 19 June 2006		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Stefan-Xp	(Used Areas instead of Lines)
	04:21, 11 May 2006		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Dbenbenn	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	14:12, 10 May 2006		1,200×600 (915 B)	Nickshanks	(Pumbaa80's latest flag, with extraneous bytes removed and the id amended (no spaces allowed in IDs).)
	12:39, 3 May 2006		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Pumbaa80	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	23:52, 30 April 2006		1,200×600 (985 B)	Dbenbenn	(Simpler SVG code, based on Pumbaa's second exact flag. The clipPath isn't necessary, and most shapes can fit exactly in the flag rectangle. Also, use a correct DOCTYPE declaration for valid SVG.)
	23:10, 30 April 2006		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Pumbaa80	(Source code slightly improved.)
	21:54, 30 April 2006		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Pumbaa80	(exact version)
	18:02, 30 April 2006		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Dbenbenn	(More accurate rotation angle. Also, simplify SVG code slightly.)
	00:40, 30 April 2006		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Jacobolus	(ok, not messed up now. uses rotated rects not complex polygons)
	23:53, 29 April 2006		1,500×750 (1 KB)	Jacobolus	(rv for now. minor screwup)
	23:51, 29 April 2006		1,200×600 (1 KB)	Jacobolus	(new version which uses rotated rects not complicated polygons)
	03:40, 12 February 2006		1,500×750 (1 KB)	Dbenbenn	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	04:48, 6 February 2006		1,500×750 (1 KB)	Greentubing	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	17:12, 5 February 2006		1,500×750 (1 KB)	Squerciele	(Modified by Squerciele, according to data from [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb.html fotw] and [http://desktoppub.about.com/library/weekly/blcpflagsrwb.htm here].)
	02:03, 2 February 2006		1,500×750 (1 KB)	Dbenbenn	(Here's a version for use on blue ensigns. The image is exactly the same, but the SVG code has been redone to work around bugs in rsvg. (See talk page for more info.) By me, PD)
	15:56, 30 January 2006		1,500×750 (1 KB)	David Newton	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	00:13, 30 January 2006		600×300 (897 B)	Greentubing	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	00:01, 30 January 2006		600×300 (913 B)	Greentubing	(Alpha set to 255)
	00:08, 28 January 2006		600×300 (897 B)	-xfi-	(smaller and well aranged version)
	10:41, 17 January 2006		1,500×750 (1 KB)	Dbenbenn	(rewrite, accurate to 42 decimal places. Colors are the same. By me, PD)
	17:43, 14 January 2006		600×300 (1 KB)	Nickshanks	(Could probably make it smaller still by using rects instead of paths for the england crosses.)
	17:17, 14 January 2006		600×300 (2 KB)	Nickshanks	(Hand‐compressed further still.)
	18:30, 30 September 2005		600×300 (4 KB)	Zscout370	(The Union Jack drawn in SVG. )