Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description
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2021 – |
Flag of
Afghanistan |
Islamic Republic: Three vertical equal bands of black, red and green tricolor with the National Emblem.[
clarification needed]
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1918 – 1920 1991 – |
Flag of
Armenia
[a] See also:
List of Armenian flags |
After gaining independence, the
First Republic of Armenia adopted the modern Armenian tricolor. The independent Armenian government selected the colours used during the last period of
Rubenid Dynasty, red, blue and yellow. The red emblematizes the
Armenian Highland, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia's independence and freedom. The blue emblematizes the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies. The orange emblematizes the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia.
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1918 – 1920 1991 – |
Flag of
Azerbaijan
[a] See also:
List of Azerbaijani flags |
Originally adopted in 1918 as the flag of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, was officially adopted again in 1991, after Azerbaijan gained its independence.
The flag of Azerbaijan is the national ensign of Azerbaijan. It consists of three equal horizontal bands colored blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star are centered in the red band. The blue band refers to Turkic heritage, the red is for progress and the green refers to Islam.
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2002 – |
Flag of
Bahrain |
Adopted in February 2002, the flag of
Bahrain consists of a white band on the hoist, with red on the right. They are separated by five triangles forming a serrated line.
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1972 – |
Flag of
Bangladesh See also:
List of Bangladeshi flags |
Adopted in January 1972, the flag of
Bangladesh consists of a slightly off-center red disc over a green field.
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1969 – |
Flag of
Bhutan |
Adopted in 1969, the flag of
Bhutan consists of a diagonally-divided field, the upper left yellow and the lower right orange. Along the diagonal line is a white dragon, the Druk (Thunder Dragon), holding jewels in its claws.
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1959 – |
Flag of
Brunei |
Adopted in September 1959, the flag of
Brunei consists of a yellow field divided by diagonal black and white stripes; superimposed over it is Brunei's crest, featuring a crescent facing upwards surrounded by hands and a parasol, all in red.
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1948 – 1970 1993 – |
Flag of
Cambodia See also:
List of Cambodian flags |
Adopted in 1993 and previously used between 1948 and 1970, the flag of
Cambodia consists of a horizontal tricolor of blue, red (double width) and blue, with a white depiction of
Angkor Wat in the center of the red band.
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1949 – |
Flag of
China See also:
List of Chinese flags |
Adopted in September 1949, the flag of
China consists of a red field with five gold stars in the canton; one large star is surrounded by four smaller stars surrounded in a semicircle and set off towards the fly.
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1960 – |
Flag of
Cyprus
[b] |
The flag was officially adopted on August 16, 1960.
The island is depicted in a
copper shade representative of its name; the name Cyprus has roots in the Sumerian word for copper (zubar) from the large deposits of copper found on the island. The crossed green olive branches symbolise the hope for peace between the Turks and the Greeks. It was designed by
İsmet Güney, a
Turkish Cypriot painter.
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1975 2002– |
Flag of
East Timor |
Adopted in May 2002 (originally in November 1975), the flag of
East Timor consists of a red field; at the hoist is a white five-pointed star inside a black isosceles triangle superimposed on a larger yellow triangle, that points toward the center.
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1984 – |
Flag of
Egypt
[f] |
Adopted in October 1984, the flag of
Egypt consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black, with the eagle of Saladin in the center of the white band.
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2004 – |
Flag of
Georgia
[a] See also:
List of flags of Georgia (country) |
This recently adopted flag is a simple white rectangle, with a central red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red cross. The flag is based on a historic five-cross design that dates back to the 14th century.
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1947 – |
Flag of
India See also:
List of Indian flags |
Adopted in July 1947, the flag of
India consists of a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and green; in the centre of the white band is a 24-spoke wheel (the
Ashoka Chakra) coloured in navy blue.
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1945 – |
Flag of
Indonesia See also:
List of flags of Indonesia |
Adopted in August 1945, the flag of
Indonesia consists of a bicolour; red on the top, white on the bottom.
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1980 – |
Flag of
Iran See also:
List of Iranian flags |
Adopted in July 1980, the flag of
Iran consists of a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red; the country's national emblem ("
Allah") in red is centered on the white band; and the
takbir (as written in the Kufic script) is written 11 times on each band in white.
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2008 – |
Flag of
Iraq |
Adopted in January 2008, the flag of
Iraq consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black; in the center of the white stripe is the takbir written in green Kufic script.
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1948 – |
Flag of
Israel See also:
List of flags of Israel |
Adopted in October 1948, the flag of
Israel consists of a blue
star of David, surrounded by two blue horizontal stripes, all over a white field.
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1870 – |
Flag of
Japan See also:
List of Japanese flags |
Adopted as a civil ensign on February 27, 1870, Adopted as a national flag on August 13, 1999. The flag consists of a white background with a red circle representing the sun.
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1928 – |
Flag of
Jordan |
Adopted in April 1928, the flag of Jordan is a horizontal tricolor with a red chevron, the colors used are the
Pan-Arab colors.
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1992 – |
Flag of
Kazakhstan
[d] See also:
List of Kazakh flags |
Adopted on June 4, 1992, the flag has a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern called "koshkar-muiz" (the horns of the ram) in gold.
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1961 – |
Flag of
Kuwait |
Adopted in 1961, uses the
Pan-Arab colors.
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2023 – |
Flag of
Kyrgyzstan |
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1945 –1946 1975 – |
Flag of
Laos |
The flag has 3 horizontal bands, with the middle band being blue and the rest being red. It has a white circle in the center symbolizing the full moon over the Mekong River.
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1943 – |
Flag of
Lebanon |
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1950 – |
Flag of
Malaysia See also:
List of Malaysian flags |
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1965 – |
Flag of
Maldives |
The flag has a green field with a red outline and a crescent in the center.
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1945 – |
Flag of
Mongolia |
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2010 – |
Flag of
Myanmar See also:
List of Burmese flags |
The flag is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, green and red, with a white star in the middle.
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1962 – |
Flag of
Nepal |
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1948 – |
Flag of
North Korea See also:
List of North Korean flags |
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1995 – |
Flag of
Oman |
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1947 – |
Flag of
Pakistan See also:
List of Pakistani flags |
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1971 – |
Flag of
Papua New Guinea See also:
List of Papua New Guinean flags |
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1898 – |
Flag of the
Philippines |
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1971 – |
Flag of
Qatar |
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1883 – 1918 1993 – |
Flag of
Russia See also:
List of Russian flags |
The
Russian Federation flag was officially adopted on August 22, 1991. The flag was hoisted shortly after the former
Soviet Union collapsed. The white, blue and red are
Pan-Slavic colours.
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1973 – |
Flag of
Saudi Arabia |
The flag of Saudi Arabia contains the
Shahada and an
Arab sword, coloured white, on a green background.
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1959 – |
Flag of
Singapore See also:
List of Singaporean flags |
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1883 – 1920 1949 – |
Flag of
South Korea See also:
List of South Korean flags |
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1972 – |
Flag of
Sri Lanka See also:
List of Sri Lankan flags |
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1980 – |
Flag of
Syria |
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1928 – |
Flag of
Taiwan |
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1992 – |
Flag of
Tajikistan |
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1917 – |
Flag of
Thailand See also:
List of Thai flags |
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1844 – |
Flag of
Turkey
[c] See also:
List of Turkish flags |
The flag of
Turkey has a red background with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star) or Albayrak (red flag). It was adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the colour vary. The geometric proportions of the flag were legally standardised with the Turkish Flag Law in 1936.
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2001 – |
Flag of
Turkmenistan |
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1971 – |
Flag of the
United Arab Emirates |
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1991 – |
Flag of
Uzbekistan See also:
List of Uzbek flags |
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1945 – |
Flag of
Vietnam See also:
List of flags of Vietnam |
Officially adopted in 1945, the flag of Vietnam has a yellow star on a red background.
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1990 – |
Flag of
Yemen |
The flag is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and black.
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