Maroon is the national color of the Republic Of Latvia , and is featured in its National Flag . Historical evidence places the Latvian flag among the oldest flags in the world, hence this shade of red is sometimes also referred to as ''Latvian Red''.
Maroon is the official color of the State of Queensland , Australia . It is also used by the state's sporting teams, where it is usually pronounced "Mah-rone"
A form of maroon (Stamford School red) is used by Stamford School .
Maroon is also one of the two school colors of the University Of The Philippines (the other is forest green). The sporting team that represents the University is called the Fighting Maroons .
Sporting Teams
Maroon is used as the dominant colour by the following sporting teams.
