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'''The [[national flag]] of Malaysia''', also known as the '''Stripes of Glory''' ({{lang-ms|'''Jalur Gemilang'''}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mygov.malaysia.gov.my/EN/Main/MsianGov/MsianFlagAndCrest/Pages/MsianFlagAndCrest.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022191931/http://mygov.malaysia.gov.my/EN/Main/MsianGov/MsianFlagAndCrest/Pages/MsianFlagAndCrest.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2013 |title=Malaysian Flag and Coat of Arms |publisher=myGovernment Malaysian Government's official portal |access-date=7 September 2011 }}</ref> is composed of a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the [[Flag terminology|fly]] and a blue [[Flag terminology|canton]] bearing a [[Star and crescent|crescent and a 14-point star]] known as the ''Bintang Persekutuan'' (Federal Star). The 14 stripes, of equal width, represent the equal status in the federation of the [[States of Malaysia|13 member states]] and the federal territories, while the 14 points of the star represent the unity among these entities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malaysia Flag|url=http://all.talkmalaysia.com/the-malaysian-flag/|publisher=TalkMalaysia.com|access-date=15 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015055303/http://all.talkmalaysia.com/the-malaysian-flag/|archive-date=15 October 2010}}</ref> The [[star and crescent|crescent]] represents unknown[[Islam]], the country's [[state religion]]; the blue canton symbolises the unity of the Malaysian people; the yellow of the star and crescent is the royal colour of the [[Malay rulers]].<ref>Flags Of The World [https://www.fotw.info/flags/my.html#des Malaysia: Description]</ref> It is in the [[Flag families#Stars and Stripes|stars and stripes]] and the flag families.
 
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