flag-icon-css: Scalable country flags
Use it like this for inline icons:
<span class="flag-icon flag-icon-de"></span> Germany
They also work as block elements:
<div class="flag-wrapper">
<div class="flag flag-icon-background flag-icon-de"></div>
</div>
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