Fewer means 'not so many'; less means 'not so much': Fewer jobs mean less money in the town; Fewer people would take up less room. Less is used with expressions of quantity: less than five miles; less than 10. Less is often used in place of fewer, but this is widely regarded as incorrect and should be avoided, especially in formal writing.
Red, white, and blue are the pan-Slav colours. The small shields represent Croatia Ancient, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. The flag is based on the tricolour used during World War II. Effective date: 22 December 1990.