Flag of Indonesia
E544744
The Flag of Indonesia is a simple horizontal bicolor of red over white that serves as the national flag and symbol of the Republic of Indonesia.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Indonesia canonical | 9 |
| Civil ensign of Indonesia | 1 |
| Flags of Indonesia | 1 |
| Merah Putih | 1 |
| Red and white flag of Indonesia | 1 |
| national flag of Indonesia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5530126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Indonesia Context triple: [Flags of Asia, includes, Flag of Indonesia]
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A.
Flag of Malaysia
The Flag of Malaysia, known as "Jalur Gemilang," features 14 red and white stripes and a blue canton with a yellow crescent and 14-point star symbolizing the country's states, federal territories, and Islamic heritage.
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B.
Flag of Bangladesh
The Flag of Bangladesh is a green field with a red circle slightly off-center, symbolizing the country's lush landscape and the blood of those who died for its independence.
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C.
Flag of the Philippines
The Flag of the Philippines is the national tricolor banner featuring a white triangle, blue and red fields, and symbolic sun and stars, representing the country’s independence, history, and ideals.
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D.
Flag of Afghanistan
The Flag of Afghanistan is a tricolour national flag historically featuring vertical bands—most recently black, red, and green—with a central emblem that has changed with successive Afghan governments and regimes.
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E.
Flag of Myanmar
The Flag of Myanmar is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, green, and red with a large white five-pointed star in the center, symbolizing solidarity, peace, and the union of the country’s diverse ethnic groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Indonesia Target entity description: The Flag of Indonesia is a simple horizontal bicolor of red over white that serves as the national flag and symbol of the Republic of Indonesia.
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A.
Flag of Malaysia
The Flag of Malaysia, known as "Jalur Gemilang," features 14 red and white stripes and a blue canton with a yellow crescent and 14-point star symbolizing the country's states, federal territories, and Islamic heritage.
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B.
Flag of Bangladesh
The Flag of Bangladesh is a green field with a red circle slightly off-center, symbolizing the country's lush landscape and the blood of those who died for its independence.
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C.
Flag of the Philippines
The Flag of the Philippines is the national tricolor banner featuring a white triangle, blue and red fields, and symbolic sun and stars, representing the country’s independence, history, and ideals.
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D.
Flag of Afghanistan
The Flag of Afghanistan is a tricolour national flag historically featuring vertical bands—most recently black, red, and green—with a central emblem that has changed with successive Afghan governments and regimes.
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E.
Flag of Myanmar
The Flag of Myanmar is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, green, and red with a large white five-pointed star in the center, symbolizing solidarity, peace, and the union of the country’s diverse ethnic groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicolor flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1945-08-17 ⓘ |
| adoptedOnEvent |
Proclamation of Indonesian Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
Indonesian declaration of independence
|
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| ceremonialUse |
Independence Day celebrations on 17 August
ⓘ
state funerals ⓘ |
| colors |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| design | horizontal bicolor of red over white ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom | Flag of Monaco by shade of red and proportions ⓘ |
| displayRules |
must be flown higher than other flags in Indonesia
ⓘ
must be in good condition ⓘ must not touch the ground ⓘ |
| ensignVariant |
Civil ensign of Indonesia
ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of Indonesia
Naval jack of Indonesia ⓘ State ensign of Indonesia ⓘ |
| firstRaisedAt | Jakarta ⓘ |
| firstRaisedBy |
Mohammad Hatta
ⓘ
Sukarno ⓘ |
| firstRaisedOnBuilding | Sukarno’s residence at Pegangsaan Timur 56 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Majapahit Empire flag ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Indonesian Constitution of 1945
ⓘ
linked to:
Constitution of Indonesia
|
| nationalSymbolOf | Indonesia ⓘ |
| nickname |
Merah Putih
ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of Indonesia
Sang Saka Merah Putih ⓘ
linked to:
Sang Merah Putih
|
| officialName | Sang Merah Putih ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Law No. 24 of 2009 on the Flag, Language, State Emblem, and National Anthem ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | identical to obverse ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Flag of Monaco
ⓘ
Flag of Poland ⓘ |
| status |
civil flag
ⓘ
national flag of Indonesia ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of Indonesia
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
courage
ⓘ
human body ⓘ purity ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| type | horizontal bicolor ⓘ |
| use |
at sea
ⓘ
on land ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Indonesia
ⓘ
Indonesian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Indonesian National Armed Forces
Indonesian civilians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Flag of Indonesia Description of subject: The Flag of Indonesia is a simple horizontal bicolor of red over white that serves as the national flag and symbol of the Republic of Indonesia.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Flag of Indonesia
linked to: Flag of Indonesia
linked to: Flag of Indonesia
linked to: Flag of Indonesia
subject linked to:
USI
linked to: Flag of Indonesia