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The flag of the United States of America is a пустоnational flag. It represents the пустоfreedom of the United States.
The flag of the United States has пусто7 red stripes and пусто6 white stripes. These пусто13 stripes stand for the original thirteen colonies. The flag also has a blue canton, a rectangle in the top left corner. The canton has пусто1 white star for every state.
When a new state joins the United States a new flag is made with an extra star.
The last states to join so far the United States were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. Alaska joined on 3 January пусто1959 . Hawaii joined on 21 August 1959.
The colors in the flag are red, white and пустоblue . The colors have no special meaning in the flag, but in the coat of arms white stands for purity and innocence, red for bravery and strength and blue for watchfulness, perseverance and justice.