List of national flags by design
A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a country. Flags come in many shapes and designs, which often represent something about the country or people that the flag represents. Common design elements of flags include shapes such as stars, stripes, and crosses, layout elements such as including a canton (a rectangle with a distinct design, such as another national flag), and the overall shape of a flag, such as the aspect ratio of a rectangular flag (whether the flag is square or rectangle, and how wide it is) or the choice of a non-rectangular flag.
Many countries with shared history, culture, ethnicity, or religion have similarities in their flags that represent this connection. Sets of flags in this list within the same category may represent countries' shared connections, or the design similarity may be a coincidence.
Uncommon flag shapes
Belgium: Aspect ratio of 13:16 El Salvador: Aspect ratio of 189:334 Monaco: Aspect ratio of 4:5 Nepal: The only national flag that is not rectangular, being made with 5 sides. Niger: Aspect ratio of 6:7 Ohio (US state): the only non-rectangular flag of a US state Qatar: The largest aspect ratio of any national flag, 11:28, making the flag's width 2.545 times larger than the height. Switzerland: Square-shaped Togo: Aspect ratio of 2:3.23607, the golden ratio which is roughly 1.618 Vatican City: Square-shaped
Star(s)*
Four-pointed
Aruba (constituent country of the Netherlands)
Five-pointed
One five-pointed star in center
Burkina Faso Cameroon French Guiana (overseas department and region of France) Ghana Myanmar Northern Mariana Islands (US overseas territory) Paraguay Saba (Netherlands Caribbean) Senegal Sint Eustatius (Netherlands Caribbean) Somalia Somaliland (unrecognized) Suriname Vietnam Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1943–1992)
See also the list of flags featuring crescents, below, many of which include a five-pointed star in the crescent.
One five-pointed star on hoist
Central African Republic Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti East Timor Guinea-Bissau North Korea Puerto Rico (US overseas commonwealth) South Sudan Republic of West Papua (unrecognized) (Morning Star Flag)
Multiple five-pointed stars of equal size
Abkhazia (unrecognized) (7) Adygea (republic in Russian Federation) (12) Bosnia and Herzegovina (9, 2 of which are half stars) Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory) (3) Comoros (4) Federated States of Micronesia (4) Gagauzia (autonomous region of Moldova) (3) Honduras (5) Hong Kong (China) (5) Karakalpakstan (autonomous republic of Uzbekistan) (5) Kosovo (partly recognized) (6) Netherlands Antilles (1954-2010) (5) Panama (2) Philippines (3) Saint Kitts and Nevis (2) São Tomé and Príncipe (2) Singapore (5) Solomon Islands (5) Syria (2) Turkmenistan (5) Tuvalu (9) United States (varies, based on number of states, currently 50) Uzbekistan (12) Venezuela (8) Vojvodina (autonomous province of Serbia) (3)
Circle of five-pointed stars
African Union (55 stars) Cape Verde (10 stars) Cook Islands (15 stars) (associated state of New Zealand) Cook Islands (1973–1979) (15 stars, but yellow on green) Dominica (10 stars) European Union (12 stars) (an organization) Tajikistan (7 stars) United States (1777-1795) (13 stars)
Multiple five-pointed stars in different sizes
Brazil (27) Curaçao (constituent country of the Netherlands) (2) Grenada (7) New Zealand (4) Niue (associated state of New Zealand) (5) Papua New Guinea (5) People's Republic of China (5) Samoa (5) Tokelau (4) (overseas territory of New Zealand)
Six-pointed
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
Bonaire (Netherlands Caribbean) Burundi Croatia Equatorial Guinea Slovenia
Hexagram
Many-pointed
One many-pointed star
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png)
Azerbaijan (8 points) Jordan (7 points) Malaysia (14 points) Marshall Islands (24 points) Nauru (12 points)
Multiple many-pointed stars
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png)
Southern Cross
![](../I/m/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
![](../I/m/Southern_Cross_(Australia).svg.png)
The Southern Cross or Crux, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere, is depicted on flags and coats of arms of various countries and sub-national entities. This star constellation is visible mostly in the southern hemisphere and it therefore symbolises the southern location of its users.
(The term Southern Cross can also refer to the blue saltire as used in various flags of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War.)
Australia Australian Capital Territory (Australian territory) Brazil: the southern cross is reversed Christmas Island (Australian external territory) Cocos Islands (Australian external territory) New Zealand Northern Territory (Australian territory) Papua New Guinea Samoa Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand) Victoria (Australian state)
Stars and stripes
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg.png)
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Gagauzia.svg.png)
Aruba Azerbaijan Cape Verde Chile Comoros Croatia Cuba Djibouti Gagauzia (autonomous region of Moldova) Guinea-Bissau Honduras Jordan North Korea Liberia Libya Malaysia Myanmar Nauru Philippines Puerto Rico (US overseas commonwealth) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (unrecognized) São Tomé and Príncipe Singapore Slovenia Somaliland (unrecognized) South Sudan Suriname Syria Tajikistan Republic of Texas (US state) Togo United States Uzbekistan Venezuela Republic of West Papua (unrecognized)
Crescent
Facing up
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png)
Brunei Buryatia (republic in Russian Federation) Mauritania Mongolia Nepal
Facing fly
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png)
Algeria Azerbaijan Cocos Islands (Australian external territory) Comoros East Turkestan (historical region of China) Karakalpakstan (autonomous republic of Uzbekistan) Libya Malaysia Maldives Northern Cyprus (unrecognized) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (unrecognized) Singapore Tunisia Turkey Uzbekistan
Facing diagonally
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png)
Comoros (1978–1992) Croatia Moldova Pakistan Turkmenistan
Circle
One circle in center
![](../I/m/Flag_of_India.svg.png)
Belize Brazil Burundi Ethiopia Grenada India Japan Kazakhstan South Korea Laos Lord Howe Island (unincorporated area of New South Wales, Australia) Niger North Macedonia Paraguay Sakha Republic (republic in Russian Federation) Shan State (state in Myanmar) Tunisia Uganda
One circle on hoist
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png)
Bangladesh Greenland (autonomous territory of Denmark) Khakassia (republic in Russian Federation) North Korea Namibia New Caledonia (French overseas collectivity) Niue (associated state of New Zealand) Sápmi (people of Norway and Finland) Palau Portugal
One broken or implied circle
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Eritrea.svg.png)
Afghanistan Cabo Verde Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand) Cook Islands (1973–1979) Dominica Eritrea European Union (an organisation) French Polynesia (French overseas territory) Francophonie (an organization) Northern Mariana Islands (US overseas territory)
One oval in center
Kalmykia (republic in Russian Federation)
Triangle
Triangle(s) in centre
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png)
Antigua and Barbuda Bosnia and Herzegovina Israel (6 that make up the shape, 2 to draw it) Saint Lucia
Triangle(s) on hoist
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png)
Bahamas Chukotka (autonomous okrug of Russian Federation) Comoros Cuba Czech Republic Djibouti East Timor Eritrea Equatorial Guinea Guyana Jamaica Jordan Marquesas Islands (part of French Polynesia, overseas collectivity of France) Mozambique Palestine (unrecognized) Philippines Puerto Rico (US overseas commonwealth) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (unrecognized) São Tomé and Príncipe Seychelles (1976–1977) South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tuva (republic in Russian Federation) Tuvalu (1995–1997) Vanuatu Zabaykalsky Krai (krai in Russian Federation) Zimbabwe
Triangle(s) on fly
American Samoa (US overseas territory) Jamaica Seychelles (1976–1977)
Stripes
Horizontal
Two colors
Two equal horizontal stripes in two colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png)
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Poland.svg.png)
Angola Benin Burkina Faso Czech Republic Djibouti Guinea-Bissau Haiti Indonesia Madagascar Monaco Philippines Poland Singapore San Marino Ukraine Wales (UK constituent country)
Two unequal horizontal stripes in two colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png)
Three equal horizontal stripes in two colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png)
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
Three unequal horizontal stripes in two colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Kazakh_Soviet_Socialist_Republic.svg.png)
Curaçao (constituent country of the Netherlands) Kazakhstan (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union) Kyrgyzstan (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union)
Three thin-and-thick horizontal stripes in two colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png)
Armenia (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union) Belize Cambodia French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France) Guam (US overseas territory) Ingushetia (republic in Russian Federation) Laos Lebanon Mauritania Moldavia (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union) São Tomé and Príncipe Spain Transnistria (unrecognized)
Three fimbriated thin-and-thick horizontal stripes in two colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png)
Botswana Eswatini Kirghizia (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union) Kyrgyzstan (1991–1992) North Korea Suriname Turkmenistan (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union) Turkmenistan (1991–1992)
Three fimbriated thick-and-thin horizontal stripes in two colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Uzbek_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_(1952%E2%80%931991).svg.png)
Botswana Uzbekistan (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union)
Many equal horizontal stripes in two colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Greece.svg.png)
Abkhazia (unrecognized) (7) Catalonia (Spanish autonomous community) (9) Cuba (5) Greece (9) British Indian Ocean Territory (British overseas territory) (6 wavy stripes) Liberia (11) Malaysia (14) Puerto Rico (5 stripes) (US overseas commonwealth) Seborga (18 stripes) Togo (5) Uruguay (9) United States (13, representing the 13 colonies) Republic of West Papua (unrecognized) (13) (Morning Star Flag)
Many unequal horizontal stripes in two colors
Altai Republic (republic in Russian Federation) Israel South Vietnam (1955-1975)
Three colors
Three equal horizontal stripes in three colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png)
Afghanistan (1928) Afghanistan (1980–1987) Afghanistan (1987–1992) Afghanistan (1992) Afghanistan (1992–2001) Afghanistan (2001–2002) Armenia Republic of Artsakh (unrecognized) Azerbaijan Bashkortostan (republic in Russian Federation) Biafra (1967-1970) Bolivia Bulgaria Croatia Dagestan (republic in Russian Federation) Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Gabon Germany Germany (1867–1919, 1933–1935) Ghana Ghana (1962–1966) Equatorial Guinea Hungary India Iran Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan (autonomous region in Iraq) Jordan Kabardino-Balkaria (republic in Russian Federation) Karachay-Cherkessia (republic in Russian Federation) Karakalpakstan (autonomous republic in Uzbekistan) Karelia (republic in Russian Federation) Kenya Khakassia (republic in Russian Federation) Komi Republic (republic in Russian Federation) Kuwait Lithuania Luxembourg Malawi Mozambique Myanmar New Caledonia (overseas collectivity of France) Niger Netherlands North Ossetia-Alania (republic in Russian Federation) Oman Paraguay Palestine (partly recognized) Russian Federation Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (unrecognized) South Ossetia (unrecognized) Sudan Sudan (1956–1971) Sierra Leone Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Somaliland (unrecognized) South Africa (1928–1994) South Sudan Spain (1931–1939) Syria United Arab Emirates Upper Volta (1958-1984) Uzbekistan Venezuela Yemen Zanzibar (semi-autonomous region in Tanzania)
Three unequal horizontal stripes in three colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg.png)
Afghanistan (1974–1978) Afghanistan (1978) Antigua and Barbuda Buryatia (republic in Russian Federation) Chechnya (republic in Russian Federation) Chuvashia (republic in Russian Federation) Colombia Crimea (disputed) Ecuador Gagauzia (autonomous region in Moldova) Gambia Khakassia (republic in Russian Federation) Lesotho Libya Mordovia (republic in Russian Federation) Rwanda Sakha Republic (republic in Russian Federation) Tajikistan Tatarstan (republic in Russian Federation)
Four unequal horizontal stripes in three colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Tajik_Soviet_Socialist_Republic.svg.png)
Tajikistan (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union)
Five unequal horizontal stripes in three colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png)
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg.png)
Six equal horizontal stripes in three colors
Seven unequal horizontal stripes in three colors
Four colors
Four equal horizontal stripes in four colors
Central African Republic Comoros Mauritius
Four unequal horizontal stripes in four colors
Sakha Republic (republic in Russian Federation)
Seven equal horizontal stripes in four colors
Five colors
Five equal horizontal stripes in five colors
China (1912–1928)
Vertical
Two unequal vertical stripes in two colors
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union) Pakistan Portugal
Three equal vertical stripes in two colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
Three equal vertical stripes in three colors
![](../I/m/Flag_of_France.svg.png)
Flags based on the French tricolor
Acadia (French colony, 1604-1713) French Southern and Antarctic Lands (overseas territory of France) Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
Three unequal vertical stripes
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png)
Andorra Canada Norfolk Island (Australian external territory) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Four unequal vertical stripes in four colors
South Moluccas Sápmi (people of Finland and Norway) Zambia
Two crossing horizontal and vertical stripes
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png)
Nordic Cross flag
Saint George's Cross
England United Kingdom Georgia Guernsey (UK crown dependency)
Others
Dominican Republic Georgia - Jerusalem cross United Kingdom - Saltire Dominica Malta Switzerland
One vertical stripe in center
Diagonal
Two diagonal stripes
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png)
Bhutan Christmas Island (external territory of Australia) French Guiana (overseas department and region of France) Papua New Guinea
Three diagonal stripes
Bonaire (Netherlands Caribbean) Republic of the Congo Sealand Solomon Islands
Three fimbriated diagonal stripes
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Namibia Saint Kitts and Nevis Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Zanzibar (semi-autonomous region of Tanzania)
Many diagonal stripes
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png)
Many radiating diagonal stripes
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png)
Guyana (6) Eritrea (3) Marshall Islands (4) Seychelles (5)
Two crossing diagonal stripes
Cross
Upright centred cross
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic_(5-8).svg.png)
Switzerland Dominica Dominican Republic Martinique (overseas region of France) Quebec (Canadian province) Sardinia (autonomous region in Italy)
Saint George's Cross
![](../I/m/Flag_of_England.svg.png)
England (UK constituent country) Guernsey (UK crown dependency) Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom
Nordic Cross
Nordic Cross in three colours
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png)
One cross in emblem
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
Marshall Islands Moldova Montenegro Montserrat (UK overseas territory) Portugal San Marino Serbia Slovakia Spain Vatican City
St. Andrew's Cross
Jersey (UK crown dependency) Scotland (UK constituent country) United Kingdom
Cross of Burgundy
United Kingdom Spanish Empire
Upright and diagonal centred crosses
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
Naval Jack of Estonia Naval Jack of Bulgaria Naval Jack of Latvia Naval Ensign of Georgia (country) Basque Country (Spanish autonomous community) Lord Howe Island (territory of New South Wales, Australia) North Macedonia United Kingdom Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801)
Union Jack
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Bermuda.svg.png)
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
![](../I/m/Flag_of_South_Africa_(1928%E2%80%931994).svg.png)
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada_(1957%E2%80%931965).svg.png)
Australia Australia (1901–1903) Australia (1903–1908) Bermuda (1910–1999) Canada (1868–1921) Canada (1921–1957) Canada (1957–1965) Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801) Fiji New Zealand Newfoundland (1907–1949) South Africa (1928–1994) South Africa (1910–1928) Tuvalu Tuvalu (1976–1978) Tuvalu (1978–1996) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States (1775–1777)
Additionally, the Union Jack features in many territorial and sub-national flags. These are often Red Ensigns (e.g.,
Divisions
Upper left divided from rest of flag
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png)
A canton in a flag is a rectangular area at the top hoist corner of a flag, occupying up to a quarter of the flag's area. The canton of a flag may be a flag in its own right. For instance, British ensigns have the Union Jack as their canton, as do their derivatives such as the national flags of Australia and New Zealand. Following the practice of British ensigns, a canton sometimes contains a symbol of national unity such as the blue field and white stars of the U.S. flag. In these cases, the canton may be called simply the union.
The U.S. flag's canton derives from the British use of the Union Jack in the canton of its possessions (including, historically, the early United States). Subsequently, many New World nations (and other later countries and regions, such as Liberia or Malaysia) that were inspired by the U.S. incorporated elements likewise inspired by the U.S. flag. As a result, many extant uses of a prominent canton derive either from British territorial history, or U.S. influence and inspiration.
One vertical stripe on hoist
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Benin.svg.png)
Belarus Benin Chechnya (republic within Russian Federation) Guinea-Bissau Khakassia (republic within Russian Federation) Madagascar Oman Texas (US state) Morning Star flag (Republic of West Papua, 1961–62) United Arab Emirates South African Republic (1852-1902)
Four equal rectangles meeting at center
See also #Cross section
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic_(5-8).svg.png)
Dominica Dominican Republic England (UK constituent country) Guernsey (UK crown dependency) Panama
Other symbols and pictures
Sun
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png)
Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bangladesh Bolivia (state flag) Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Greenland (Danish territory) Iraqi Kurdistan (autonomous region in Iraq) Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Malawi Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Niger North Macedonia Rwanda Philippines Republic of China (Taiwan) (unrecognized) Sakha Republic (republic within Russian Federation) Uruguay Zaire (1971-1997)
Moon
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png)
Laos Mongolia Palau Shan State (state in Myanmar) Zaire (1971-1997)
Animal
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Albania.svg.png)
Bird
Ascension Island (UK overseas territory) — sea gulls and turtles Bolivia — condor and llama Christmas Island (external territory of Australia) — bird (golden bosun bird) Dominica — sisserou parrot Ecuador — condor Fiji — White pelican and yellow lion Guatemala — quetzal Kiribati — frigatebird Papua New Guinea — raggiana bird-of-paradise Saint Helena (UK overseas territory) — Saint Helena plover Sint Maarten (constituent country of the Netherlands) — pelican South Australia (Australian state) — piping shrike Uganda — grey crowned crane Western Australia (Australian state) — swan Zambia — African fish eagle Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe Bird
Eagle
Albania — double-headed eagle American Samoa (US overseas territory) — eagle Egypt — Eagle of Saladin Kazakhstan — steppe eagle Mexico — eagle and snake Moldova — eagle and aurochs Montenegro — double-headed eagle
and lion
Serbia — double-headed eagle United States Virgin Islands (US overseas territory) — eagle
Livestock
Dragon
Lion
Bermuda (UK overseas territory) — lion Canada — lion, fish Canada — lion Canada — lion Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory) — turtle, lion Fiji — pelican, yellow lion Jersey (self-governing dependency of the UK) — lion Montenegro — double-headed eagle, lion New South Wales (Australian state) — lion South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK overseas territory) — lion, Antarctic fur seal, macaroni penguin and reindeer Spain — lion Sri Lanka — yellow lion Tasmania (Australian state) — lion
Human
Belize — Homo sapiens Montserrat (UK overseas territory)— Erin Virgin Islands (UK) (UK overseas territory) — Saint Ursula
Other animal
Anguilla (UK overseas territory) — dolphin Martinique (overseas department of France) — Martinique lancehead Turks and Caicos Islands (UK overseas territory) — conch shell and lobster
Coat of arms
Afghanistan Anguilla (UK overseas territory) Belize Bermuda (UK overseas territory) Bolivia Brunei Canada (1868–1928) Canada (1921–1957) Canada (1957–1965) Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory) Costa Rica Croatia Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory) Fiji Guam (US overseas territory) Guatemala Haiti Mexico Moldova Montenegro Nicaragua Paraguay Portugal San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain
Headgear
Crown
British Indian Ocean Territory (UK overseas territory) Croatia Fiji Jersey (UK crown dependency) Liechtenstein Montenegro Queensland (Australian state) San Marino Serbia Spain Tajikistan Vatican Victoria (Australian state)
Helmet
Ascension Island (UK overseas territory) British Antarctic Territory (UK overseas territory) Pitcairn Islands (UK overseas territory) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK overseas territory) Tristan da Cunha (UK overseas territory)
Phrygian cap
Bolivia El Salvador Haiti Nicaragua Paraguay (reverse side)
Weaponry
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Haiti.svg.png)
Angola — machete Barbados — (trident-head) Bolivia — cannon, rifles and axe Eswatini — spears and shield Guatemala — rifles Haiti - cannon Kenya — spears and Maasai shield Mozambique — AK-47 with a bayonet Oman — swords and Khanjar Saudi Arabia — sword Sri Lanka — sword United States Virgin Islands (US overseas territory) — arrows Venezuela — sword, sabre and three lances
Ships
Ascension Island (UK overseas territory) Belize Bermuda (UK overseas territory) British Antarctic Territory (UK overseas territory) Costa Rica Ecuador Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory) French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France) Guam (US overseas territory) Saint Helena (UK overseas territory) Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France) Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand)
Musical instruments
Haiti — drum and trumpets Montserrat (UK overseas territory) — harp
Agricultural and industrial tools
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png)
Angola — half-gear and machete Belize — axes, saw Mozambique — hoe Myanmar (1974–2010) — gear Pitcairn Islands (UK overseas territory) — wheelbarrow Soviet Union (1917–1991) — hammer and sickle Transnistria — hammer and sickle (non-communist)
Plants
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png)
Bolivia — palm, laurel and olive branches Canada — maple leaf Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory) — pineapple Cocos Islands (external territory of Australia) — palm tree Cyprus — olive branches Grenada — clove of nutmeg Eritrea — olive branch Equatorial Guinea — silk-cotton tree Fiji — sugarcane, coconut palm, banana Hong Kong (special administrative region in China) — Hong Kong orchid Kalmykia (republic in Russian Federation) — lotus flower Lebanon — Lebanon cedar Macao (special administrative region in China) — lotus flower Mexico — cactus Myanmar (1974–2010) — rice plant Norfolk Island (external territory of Australia) — Norfolk Island pine Vanuatu — leaves of namele tree
Map
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png)
Bangladesh (1971) Antarctica African Union Christmas Island (external territory of Australia) Cyprus Kosovo (partly recognized) Tuvalu: the flag of Tuvalu on the fly has 9 yellow five-pointed stars that are representing the islands and atolls of the country
Hills and mountains
Bolivia — Cerro Rico and Cerro Menor Costa Rica Ecuador — Chimborazo El Salvador Nicaragua Saint Lucia — Pitons San Marino Sint Eustatius (Netherlands Caribbean) — The Quill Slovakia — Tatra, Mátra and Fatra Slovenia — Triglav
Building
Afghanistan — mosque Bolivia — church (Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) Cambodia — Angkor Wat Gibraltar (UK overseas territory) — castle Portugal — seven castles San Marino — three castles Sint Maarten (constituent country of the Netherlands) — courthouse Spain — castle
Other symbols
![](../I/m/Flag_of_India.svg.png)
Danzig (1920-1939) (King's Crown) Dominican Republic (Bible) India (Ashoka Chakra) Iran (Emblem of Iran) Isle of Man (UK crown dependency) (triskelion) Mongolia (Soyombo) Kyrgyzstan (sun with a crown of the traditional Kyrgyz yurt) Mozambique — book Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (diamonds in a V pattern) Sicily (autonomous region in Italy ) (trinacria) South Korea (Taegeuk and four black trigrams) Zaire (Hand holding Leanding Torch, 1971-1997)
Text
Country name
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png)
Country name and motto
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png)
Afghanistan – the lowest line of text reads Afghanistan in the Pashto alphabet, and the calligraphic text at the top is the Shahada with the Takbir written beneath it. Brunei – the line of text on the crescent reads "Always render service with God's guidance", while the lower line reads Brunei Darussalam, both in the Jawi script. El Salvador – the name of the country encircles the coat of arms, which features the motto "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish for "God, Unity, Freedom") inside. Dominican Republic – the motto "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (meaning "God, Homeland, Freedom" in Spanish) can be read above the coat of arms at the center, below is the name of the country.
Motto
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png)
Andorra – "VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR", Classical Latin for "United virtue is stronger". Belize – "Sub Umbra Floreo", meaning "Under the Shade I Flourish" in Latin. Brazil – "Ordem e Progresso", meaning "Order and Progress" in Portuguese. Equatorial Guinea – "Unidad, Paz, Justicia", meaning "Unity, Peace, Justice" in Spanish Iran – the Takbir ("Allahu akbar", which means "God is [the] greatest") written in the Kufic script 11 times. Iraq – the Takbir written in the Kufic script. San Marino – "LIBERTAS", Latin for "Freedom". Saudi Arabia – the Shahada (an Islamic creed meaning "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet") written in the Thuluth script. Somaliland – the Shahada Spain – "PLVS VLTRA", Latin for "Further beyond".
Other texts
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Malta.svg.png)
Dominican Republic - the Bible is opened to the Gospel of John, chapter 8, verse 32, which reads “Y la verdad los hará libres”, which translates to “And the truth shall set you free” from Spanish. Guatemala – "Libertad 15 de septiembre de 1821", a combination of the Spanish word for "Freedom" and the date of independence of the former Federal Republic of Central America from Spain. Haiti – "L'union fait la force" (meaning "Union makes strength" in French), which is different from the country's official motto "Liberté, égalité, fraternité". Malta – "For Gallantry" can be read at the George Cross carried in the canton.
Flags of another state
Australia British Columbia Canada (1868–1921) Canada (1921–1957) Canada (1957–1965) Cook Islands Falkland Islands Fiji Hawaii Manitoba New Zealand Niue Ontario Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France) South Africa (1928–1994) Tuvalu United States (1776–1777)