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Samoa Flag

Samoa Flag: Red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation; red stands for courage, blue represents freedom, and white signifies purity note: similar to the flag of Taiwan [CIA World FactBook]

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The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future