Flag & Emblem Images
Country flags are sourced from flagcdn.com, using ISO 3166-1 country codes to fetch the correct national flag for each country entry.
Army, cult, and organization emblems are sourced individually from Wikimedia Commons where a verified official flag or emblem exists. Each image is checked against the entity's documented history before being linked. Entries without a confirmed image show a placeholder icon rather than an unverified image — this is intentional, not an oversight.
Country reference data — including names, regions, and ISO codes — is sourced from the open mledoze/countries dataset on GitHub.
Historical & Factual Content
Guinness World Record data — including the fastest time to identify all national flags — is sourced directly from guinnessworldrecords.com.
Flag symbolism, adoption history, and design facts are researched and cross-checked per entry. They are not generated from a single prompt or bulk import. Curated facts are marked as such throughout the app and, where applicable, linked to their source Wikipedia article via each entity's Source link.
General vexillology design principles reference the "five basic principles of flag design" popularized by the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA).
A Note on Completeness
Not every entity in the database has detailed facts or a verified image yet. Flaglore is a growing reference, and entries are added and verified incrementally rather than guessed at in bulk. If an entry is light on detail or shows a placeholder emblem, it simply means that piece is still being researched — not that the entity belongs here any less.