The World Flag Rubbish

     

I was going through this website (http://www.theworldflag.org/) and found some gross and serious errors there. I can understand these inaccuracies if the site was created by volunteers/amateurs but if it wasn’t, if it’s a product of people who got paid for making it, then I’ll be once again pissed off at how unprofessional some people can be.

It’s doing my head in that I can’t seem to find a normal job while so many incompetent individuals are in employment and are doing work they shouldn’t be doing. Ach…

 

Finland:

• Native Languages

English (official), Finlandan (official), Hindustani

• Climate

Tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation

I’ve no idea when Finnish became known as ‘Finlandan’ or when English became an official language of Finland. What I can congratulate the Finns on though is their new tropical climate. I’m sure they like it better than the old one which was cold and miserable.

Belgium:

• Native Languages

Belgiumian, Russian

Isn’t this a nice attempt at resolving the linguistic issue dividing Belgium? Do away with French, Dutch and German and create a new language for a new Belgian identity – Belgiumian. Only I wonder what’s Russian doing here.

Monaco:

• Capital City

Chisinau (Kishinev)

 

The United Kingdom doesn’t appear to be a country anymore. Instead, after you click the UK flag, you will be taken to the site about ‘Great Britain’. Moreover, among the many world’s flags, there are the ones of England, Wales and Scotland and, what’s interesting, no flag of Northern Ireland. But look how nice it is: Scotland got its independence without dissolving the Union and the situation in Northern Ireland has been resolved by eliminating the region altogether. I say well done!

Wales:

• Native Languages

Welsh

What about English? They mention it on several instances even when giving information on countries where English is only taught as a foreign language but didn’t bother to write it with regards to a country where the majority of people speak it?

Albania:

Shqipërisë

I thought there was something fishy about this name and I was right. It’s either Shqipëri/Shqipëria or Republika e Shqipërisë

 

Some countries have lost parts of their territories (oh well, that happens too):

Ukraine (Crimea)

 

Australia (Tasmania)

 

Turkey (European part)

 

And finally, something that should never happen on a website that claims to be devoted to flags:

 

 

 

 

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