International Federation of Vexillological Associations

The International Federation of Vexillological Associations (FIAV) is an international federation of 55 regional, national, and multinational associations and institutions across the globe that study vexillology, which FIAV defines in its constitution as "the creation and development of a body of knowledge about flags of all types, their forms and functions, and of scientific theories and principles based on that knowledge." The translations of FIAV’s French name into the other three official FIAV languages are the Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques (FIAV) (French), the Internationale Föderation Vexillologischer Gesellschaften (German), and the Federación Internacional de Asociaciones Vexilológicas (Spanish).

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