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there are 13 stars on the us flag
Today's flag has 50 stars representing 50 states in the United States of America. There have been 27 official flags of the USA and all of them are considered our nation's flag. When the resolution for a new flag was passed by Congress they did NOT obsolete the previous flag. Any one of our flags, from 13 stars to 50 stars is a legal flag of the USA and can be flown.
13 Stars
The Union Flag was the Stars and Stripes. The Confederate flag was the stars and bars, representing many fewer states.
The white stars on the American flag symbolize the individual states . There is one star for each state . There are 50 stars in the USA flag.