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flag: Barbados
Unicode: 1F1E7 1F1E7
Description
A flag emoji representing the country of Bouvet Island.
Group:
Flags > country-flag
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, informative, geographic.
Backstory
This emoji represents Bouvet Island, a subantarctic volcanic island and dependency of Norway. Flag emojis are generally part of the Unicode standard to represent all ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes.
Usage Examples
- Geographic reference: 'Bouvet Island is in the South Atlantic 🇧🇻'
- Referring to remote locations: 'One of the most isolated places on Earth 🇧🇻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Recognized as a flag, but Bouvet Island is uninhabited, so it's less commonly used or recognized than flags of populated nations.
East Asian culture:
Similar recognition as a flag, with limited practical application due to the island's uninhabited status.