<p>Created to mark the country's National Flag Day, the 1,500-meter long standard was unfurled during festivities in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.<br /><br />Dushanbe town hall spokesman Shavkat Saidov said today that Tajikistan has submitted its application to the Guinness committee in the hope of knocking Russia off the top spot.<br /><br />A Russian flag about 1,260-meter long was presented in St. Petersburg in August to mark the country's own national flag day. Another ex-Soviet Central Asian nation, Turkmenistan, holds the Guinness record for the world's tallest flagpole, which measures 133 metres.</p>
<p>Created to mark the country's National Flag Day, the 1,500-meter long standard was unfurled during festivities in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.<br /><br />Dushanbe town hall spokesman Shavkat Saidov said today that Tajikistan has submitted its application to the Guinness committee in the hope of knocking Russia off the top spot.<br /><br />A Russian flag about 1,260-meter long was presented in St. Petersburg in August to mark the country's own national flag day. Another ex-Soviet Central Asian nation, Turkmenistan, holds the Guinness record for the world's tallest flagpole, which measures 133 metres.</p>