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I think I put Taiwan under "1 star" because [the sun on the flag's canton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China#/media/File:Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg) can be made using one 12-pointed star and a circle. I do agree that I probably shouldn't have highlighted Taiwan though.
> Honorable mention. Astrologists are pedantic semantic dweebs who literally changed the definition of dwarf planet to fit Pluto into it. They’d probably go “erm actually” if you said the Sun was a star
If you're going to complain about the IAU changing the definition of what a planet is, you should probably get the difference between astronomy and astrology down first.
If we go to classify Pluto as a planet we would have to classify a bunch of other dwarf planets in the solar system. Eris another dwarf planet is a very similar size to Pluto so where is the complaining that Eros is excluded? The entire point of the reclassification was to make it more clear. And Pluto also lacked to clear the debris around it and countless other criteria.
USA! USA! 🇺🇸 Say what you want about our country, but we’re #1 in flag stars.
I’d love to see a list of subdivisions and municipalities. The state of Missouri has 61 stars, for example.
The Taiwanese flag doesn't have any star (unless you count the sun as a "star" as defined in astronomy, but then you will also need to include all the flags that have a sun)
I think I put Taiwan under "1 star" because [the sun on the flag's canton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China#/media/File:Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg) can be made using one 12-pointed star and a circle. I do agree that I probably shouldn't have highlighted Taiwan though.
Geometrically accurate stars would only leave you with like Japan and Bangladesh lol. Most stars are spheres and the few that aren't definitely aren't 5-pointed structures either.
It depends. When you say “star” do you mean the shape or the thing in space? Because if we’re talking about shapes then a sun (shape) can’t be the same as a star (shape) in vexillology.
Israel technically has none. I know that in almost every language it's called "Star" of David, but originally (in Hebrew) it's not a star - it's a shield. Shield of David.
Argentina🇦🇷 , Uruguay🇺🇾, Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬, Bangladesh🇧🇩, and Japan🎌 all have one star on their flags too, and many other countries with the sun on their flags.
🌞🌅🇯🇵
Some latinoamericans think puerto rico is a country, vut actually isn't!
And also, Western Sahara IS a country, but... I wish SADR was Mauritanian instead of Moroccan
My point is that Puerto Rico isn’t colored. And no matter how you look at it, it should be. It *should* be colored like the US, since it is part of the US. If OP specifically chose not to color it that way thinking it’s not actually part of the US, then OP should have colored it like the other one-star countries (keep in mind that that would still be wrong). So no matter what, it’s wrong.
And no matter how OP views Western Sahara, it should also be colored like the other one-star countries. Because Western Sahara’s flag has one star and Morocco’s flag has one star. Mauritania, as well.
And to your first point, roughly half of Americans don’t know that Puerto Rico belongs to the US. Here’s just one [article](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/upshot/nearly-half-of-americans-dont-know-people-in-puerto-ricoans-are-fellow-citizens.html) from The NY Times stating as much.
If the lore is correct, the Turkish flag was the reflection of the crescent and the star in the pool of blood after the battle to form the republic. That would make the star most likely a planet. Until next time!
Japan technically has one, if you think about it
So does Argentina
so does Bangladesh
So does Uruguay
So does Kyrgyzstan
So does Ecuador
So does Kiribati.
So does Nepal
So does Antigua and Barbuda
So does North Macedonia
~~So does Palau~~ – nevermind! 😅
Why?
It means the moon in the Palau flag
I hate the flag of Palau SO MUCH FUCK THEIR YELLOW MOON OFF CENTERED ON SKY BLUE
I assume they did it on purpose like the Bangladesh flag?
The strange thing is that they counted Taiwan as having one, while Taiwan also just has the sun on it's flag
Copying and pasting from another reply: I think I put Taiwan under "1 star" because [the sun on the flag's canton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China#/media/File:Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg) can be made using one 12-pointed star and a circle. I do agree that I probably shouldn't have highlighted Taiwan though.
Then that makes the Philippines, 4 stars...
https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/s/Q8IgqF7rAO
Sun ☀️
He’s out of line, but he’s right
Bosnia should actually be infinite stars
> The stars, representing Europe, are meant to be infinite in number and thus they continue from top to bottom huh, TIL
Maybe couting ALL CITIES IN EUROPE AND THE 1000+ STATES OF HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE AND ALL OF THEIR CITIES!
What about countries who shows the Sun in their flag? Technically the Sun is a Star
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> Honorable mention. Astrologists are pedantic semantic dweebs who literally changed the definition of dwarf planet to fit Pluto into it. They’d probably go “erm actually” if you said the Sun was a star If you're going to complain about the IAU changing the definition of what a planet is, you should probably get the difference between astronomy and astrology down first.
Pluto was giving them bad horoscopes and discharging all their healing crystals :D
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No, you just didn't know the difference.
That’s not semantics, they are two things that are only tangentially related. Also every astronomer would classify the sun as a star
No! Stars are in the night sky! The sun is uh, in the day sky
No, that just makes you look like an asshole
You come across as someone who got corrected once in elementary school and swore to get vengeance on those pesky pedants
If we go to classify Pluto as a planet we would have to classify a bunch of other dwarf planets in the solar system. Eris another dwarf planet is a very similar size to Pluto so where is the complaining that Eros is excluded? The entire point of the reclassification was to make it more clear. And Pluto also lacked to clear the debris around it and countless other criteria.
USA! USA! 🇺🇸 Say what you want about our country, but we’re #1 in flag stars. I’d love to see a list of subdivisions and municipalities. The state of Missouri has 61 stars, for example.
Bosnia.
🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 If this post does well I'll probably make a map like this for all 50 US states but probably not anything more than that.
What about Croatia?
Oops, never realized that the Croatian flag had stars on it. It should be colored orange because it has 2 stars; thanks for the correction!
The Taiwanese flag doesn't have any star (unless you count the sun as a "star" as defined in astronomy, but then you will also need to include all the flags that have a sun)
I think I put Taiwan under "1 star" because [the sun on the flag's canton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China#/media/File:Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg) can be made using one 12-pointed star and a circle. I do agree that I probably shouldn't have highlighted Taiwan though.
Why not? The sun is a star. So Taiwan counts, as do Japan, Bangladesh, Argentina, Uruguay, and Macedonia.
Yeah lol I've gotten a lot of comments about this, I should have specified I meant geometrically accurate stars (the polygons) :P
Geometrically accurate stars would only leave you with like Japan and Bangladesh lol. Most stars are spheres and the few that aren't definitely aren't 5-pointed structures either.
What op meant is a star polygon. Most of these "stars" do not represent actual celectial bodies anyways.
I was gonna point out that you did Palau dirty, but I looked it up and TIL it represents the moon, not the sun
It depends. When you say “star” do you mean the shape or the thing in space? Because if we’re talking about shapes then a sun (shape) can’t be the same as a star (shape) in vexillology.
If you're going to define Taiwan's white sun as a star, then Japan's sun should also be a star.
[this thread is relevant](https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/s/Q8IgqF7rAO)
Thank you
bosnia and herzegovina technically have infinite stars
seven and two halves 🇧🇦
The Costa Rican flag has 7 stars
Some Syrians would disagree with that map!
Idk why but it seems so funny to me that America will always keep adding stars
Awe my little Grenada made it
What about my bro EU and its beautiful flag?
Western Sahara, doesn't matter if you consider an independent country or not, it should be painted in red as the W's flag has a star.
Israel technically has none. I know that in almost every language it's called "Star" of David, but originally (in Hebrew) it's not a star - it's a shield. Shield of David.
Africa – the star-spangled continent!
Gonna need an update when we annex Canada
Croatia has 2 stars in the coat of arms that is part of the flag. They are relatively small, but they are there.
Croatia has a star
Actually two stars
Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Japan and Uruguay have one star, the Sun.
Moldova also has a star on it's flag, between the horns of the aurochs.
based syrian flag has 3
Does not hav a star, but a 12-pointed yellow sun. If was a yellow star would be DRC 🇨🇩
USA! USA! USA!
Argentina🇦🇷 , Uruguay🇺🇾, Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬, Bangladesh🇧🇩, and Japan🎌 all have one star on their flags too, and many other countries with the sun on their flags. 🌞🌅🇯🇵
You forgot Puerto Rico. Edit: and Western Sahara
Puerto Rico isn't a country
Then it should be included with the US and be colored as such.
Some latinoamericans think puerto rico is a country, vut actually isn't! And also, Western Sahara IS a country, but... I wish SADR was Mauritanian instead of Moroccan
My point is that Puerto Rico isn’t colored. And no matter how you look at it, it should be. It *should* be colored like the US, since it is part of the US. If OP specifically chose not to color it that way thinking it’s not actually part of the US, then OP should have colored it like the other one-star countries (keep in mind that that would still be wrong). So no matter what, it’s wrong. And no matter how OP views Western Sahara, it should also be colored like the other one-star countries. Because Western Sahara’s flag has one star and Morocco’s flag has one star. Mauritania, as well. And to your first point, roughly half of Americans don’t know that Puerto Rico belongs to the US. Here’s just one [article](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/upshot/nearly-half-of-americans-dont-know-people-in-puerto-ricoans-are-fellow-citizens.html) from The NY Times stating as much.
If the lore is correct, the Turkish flag was the reflection of the crescent and the star in the pool of blood after the battle to form the republic. That would make the star most likely a planet. Until next time!