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| A Romanian village has unfurled what is the largest flag ever made, according to Guinness World Records. | A Romanian village has unfurled what is the largest flag ever made, according to Guinness World Records. |
| It took 200 people several hours to roll out the flag, which measured about 349 x 227 metres (1,145 x 744.5ft) , about three times the size of a football field, according to Jack Brockbank, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records who measured the flag before pronouncing it the biggest flag in the world. | It took 200 people several hours to roll out the flag, which measured about 349 x 227 metres (1,145 x 744.5ft) , about three times the size of a football field, according to Jack Brockbank, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records who measured the flag before pronouncing it the biggest flag in the world. |
| "It gives me great pleasure to recognize a new Guinness World Record title," he said after measuring the flag. "Congratulations Romania!" | "It gives me great pleasure to recognize a new Guinness World Record title," he said after measuring the flag. "Congratulations Romania!" |
| He said Romania's red, yellow and blue flag covers an area of about 79,290 sq metres (853,478 sq ft), beating Lebanon, which had held the previous record. | He said Romania's red, yellow and blue flag covers an area of about 79,290 sq metres (853,478 sq ft), beating Lebanon, which had held the previous record. |
| The five-ton flag was displayed in Clinceni, 22 miles (35km) south-east of Bucharest. Workers struggled to keep it firmly planted on the ground because of windy conditions and had to use small sandbags to weigh it down. | The five-ton flag was displayed in Clinceni, 22 miles (35km) south-east of Bucharest. Workers struggled to keep it firmly planted on the ground because of windy conditions and had to use small sandbags to weigh it down. |
| Adrian Dragomir, manager of the Flags Factory, which created the flag, says it took weeks to sew and 44 miles (70km) of thread was needed. | Adrian Dragomir, manager of the Flags Factory, which created the flag, says it took weeks to sew and 44 miles (70km) of thread was needed. |
| A military brass band played as the Romanian prime minister, Victor Ponta, and other ministers arrived in the village to inspect the flag. | A military brass band played as the Romanian prime minister, Victor Ponta, and other ministers arrived in the village to inspect the flag. |
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