Peace Facts

The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders.

In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.

Iceland has no standing army and has been ranked the world's most peaceful country every year since the Global Peace Index began in 2008.

The flag of the Philippines is flown with the red stripe up in times of war and blue stripe up in times of peace.