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"The united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland"
the flag of the the united kingdom is called the Union Flag or the union jack.
in 1603 King James 1 of England (or Jack for short) united England and Scotland. Then in 1801 there was the union with Ireland. Now the flag combines the emblems of the three countries ( England, Scotland ans Nothern Ireland ) united under one monarch. Wales is not replesented in the flag because at the time the flag appeared in 1606. Wales was already united with England.
The Union Jack is a combination of the crosses of three patron saints of the country:
* the red cross of Saint George for England on a white background
* the white diagonal cross of Saint andrew for Scotland on a blue background
* thered diagonal cross of Saint Patrick for Ireland on a white background