{
  "g": "h,empire,europe",
  "ns": "empires",
  "name": "Republic of Genoa",
  "now": "italy",
  "years": "1005–1797",
  "id": "genoa",
  "index": "c/italy:1005",
  "title": "Flag of the Republic of Genoa",
  "ratio": "2:1",
  "colors": [
    {
      "color": "white",
      "hex": "#ffffff",
      "cmyk": "0/0/0/0"
    },
    {
      "color": "red",
      "hex": "#be1622",
      "cmyk": "0/100/90/10",
      "note": "The Cross of Saint George; heraldic red of Genoa."
    }
  ],
  "desc": "- The Republic of Genoa (1005–1797) flew a red St George's Cross on a white field, one of the earliest documented maritime ensigns in Europe\n - **Construction:** a white field divided into four quadrants by a red Latin cross reaching all edges\n - England is recorded as paying Genoa an annual tribute from 1190 onward to fly the same flag under the Republic's protection",
  "flag": "empires/genoa.svg",
  "countryData": {
    "name": "Republic of Genoa",
    "officialName": "Most Serene Republic of Genoa",
    "un": "none"
  },
  "trivia": "- Genoa was a dominant medieval maritime republic, rival to Venice, Pisa, and Amalfi\n - The St George's Cross remained the flag of the city of Genoa after the Republic fell in 1797\n - English ships are said to have adopted the cross because ports along the Mediterranean granted Genoese shipping special protection",
  "_name": "Republic of Genoa",
  "_namespace": "empires",
  "_namePart": "genoa"
}