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Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously as a kingdom and then as a duchy, Brittany was a fief of the Kingdom of France. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain (as opposed to Great Britain). It is characterized as one of the six Celtic nations.

Brittany occupies a large peninsula in the north west of France, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Its land area is 34,023 km². In January 2007 the population of historic Brittany was estimated to be 4,365,500. (source)

The flag of Brittany is called the Gwenn-ha-du, which means white and black in Breton. The flag's dimensions are not fixed, and may vary from 9:14 cm to 8:12 m. The flag is not only used by cultural associations or autonomists but by everyone in general. The Breton flag is unusual in that it does not have any colours. The flag was created in 1923 by Morvan Marchal (1900–1963). He used as his inspiration the flags of the United States and Greece as these two countries were seen at that time as the respective symbols of liberty and democracy.

The nine horizontal stripes represent the traditional dioceses of Brittany into which the duchy was divided historically. The five black stripes represent the French or Gallo speaking dioceses, while the four white stripes represent the Breton speaking dioceses. The ermine canton recalls the ducal arms of Brittany. (source)

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