Flags of North America

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A map of North America (without Greenland) with 23 national flags, excluding the flags of the dependencies and other territories.

This is a gallery of flags of North American countries, territories and their affiliated international organizations.

## International organizations

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Further information: International organization

### Intercontinental organizations

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Flag | Date | Use | Description

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| 1973 – | Flag of the Caribbean Community | The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.
| 1949 – | Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| 2013 – | Flag of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States |
| 1948 – | Flag of the Organization of American States |

### Intracontinental organizations

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Flag | Date | Use | Description

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| 1991 – | Flag of the Central American Integration System |

## Flags of North American sovereign states

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Flag | Date | Use | Description

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| 1967 – | Flag of Antigua and Barbuda | A red background with a triangle made of black, sky blue, and white, with a sun.
| 1973 – | Flag of The Bahamas
See also: List of Bahamian flags | A horizontal tricolor of yellow, with aquamarine on the top and bottom stripes, with a black chevron aligned to the hoist-side.
| 1966 – | Flag of Barbados
See also: List of Barbadian flags |
| 2019 – | Flag of Belize |
| 1965 – | Flag of Canada
See also: List of Canadian flags | The maple leaf at the center has been Canada's national emblem for 150+ years. White represents northern snow. Red represents sacrifice during the First World War.[1]
| 1998 – | Flag of Costa Rica
See also: List of Costa Rican flags |
| 1959 – | Flag of Cuba |
| 1990 – | Flag of Dominica |
| 1863 – | Flag of the Dominican Republic
See also: List of Dominican Republic flags |
| 1912 – | Flag of El Salvador |
| 1974 – | Flag of Grenada |
| 1871 – | Flag of Guatemala |
| 1986 – | Flag of Haiti
See also: List of Haitian flags |
| 2022 – | Flag of Honduras |
| 1962 – | Flag of Jamaica
See also: List of Jamaican flags |
| 1968 – | Flag of Mexico
See also: List of Mexican flags | Triband design derived from the flag of France, using the red, white, and green of the national army. Coat of arms at the center incorporates the badge of Mexico City.[1]
| 1971 – | Flag of Nicaragua |
| 1925 – | Flag of Panama |
| 1983 – | Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2002 – | Flag of Saint Lucia |
| 1985 – | Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1962 – | Flag of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960 – | Flag of the United States
See also: History of the flags of the United States and Flags of the U.S. states and territories | Each of the 50 stars represents a state in the Union. The 13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies that formed the United States.[1]

## Flags of dependencies and other territories in North America

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Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description

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| 1999 – | Flag of Anguilla | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |
| 1976 – | Flag of Aruba | Netherlands (constituent country) |
| 1999 – | Flag of Bermuda | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |
| 1981 – | Flag of Bonaire | Netherlands (special municipality) |
| 1960 – | Flag of the British Virgin Islands | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |
| 1999 – | Flag of the Cayman Islands | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |
| 1984 – | Flag of Curaçao | Netherlands (constituent country) |
| 1989 – | Flag of Greenland | Denmark (autonomous territory) |
| 1794 – | Flag of Guadeloupe | France (overseas region and department) |
| 2023 – | Flag of Martinique | France (overseas region and department) |
| 1999 – | Flag of Montserrat | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |
| 1952 – | Flag of Puerto Rico | United States (territory) |
| 1794 – | Flag of Saint Barthélemy | France (overseas collectivity) |
| 1794 – | Flag of Saint Martin | France (overseas collectivity) |
| 1794 – | Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | France (overseas collectivity) |
| 1985 – | Flag of Saba | Netherlands (special municipality) |
| 2004 – | Flag of Sint Eustatius | Netherlands (special municipality) |
| 1985 – | Flag of Sint Maarten | Netherlands (constituent country) |
| 1968 – | Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |
| 1921 – | Flag of the United States Virgin Islands | United States (unincorporated and organized territory) |

## Flags of North American cities

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Main article: List of city flags in North America

Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.

* Flag of Chicago, United States

* Flag of Dallas, United States

* Flag of Guadalajara, Mexico

* Flag of Guatemala City, Guatemala

* Flag of Havana, Cuba

* Flag of Houston, United States

* Flag of León, Mexico

* Flag of Los Angeles, United States

* Flag of Managua, Nicaragua

* Flag of Mexico City, Mexico

* Flag of Monterrey, Mexico

* Flag of Montreal, Canada

* Flag of New York, United States

* Flag of Philadelphia, United States

* Flag of Phoenix, United States

* Flag of Puebla, Mexico

* Flag of San Antonio, United States

* Flag of San Diego, United States

* Flag of San Jose, United States

* Flag of San Salvador, El Salvador

* Flag of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

* Flag of Tijuana, Mexico

* Flag of Toronto, Canada

* Flag of Zapopan, Mexico

## Historical flags

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Flag | Date | Use | Description

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| 1967 | Flag of the Republic of Anguilla |
| 1967 – 1969 | Flag of the Republic of Anguilla |
| 1990 – 1999 | Flag of Anguilla |
| 1956 – 1962 | Flag of Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1962 – 1967 | Flag of Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1869 – 1904 | Flag of The Bahamas |
| 1904 – 1923 | Flag of The Bahamas |
| 1923 – 1953 | Flag of The Bahamas |
| 1953 – 1964 | Flag of The Bahamas |
| 1964 – 1973 | Flag of The Bahamas |
| 1853 – 1854 | Flag of the Republic of Baja California |
| 1870 – 1966 | Flag of Barbados |
| 1981 – 2019 | Flag of Belize |
| 1875 – 1910 | Flag of Bermuda |
| 1910 – 1999 | Flag of Bermuda |
| 1871 – 1956 | Flag of the British Leeward Islands |
| 1886 – 1903 | Flag of the British Windward Islands |
| 1903 – 1953 | Flag of the British Windward Islands |
| 1953 – 1958 | Flag of the British Windward Islands |
| 1837 – 1838 | Flag of the Republic of Canada |
| 1868 – 1921 | Flag of Canada |
| 1921 – 1957 | Flag of Canada |
| 1957 – 1965 | Flag of Canada |
| 1958 – 1999 | Flag of the Cayman Islands |
| 1861 | Flag of the Confederate States of America |
| 1861 | Flag of the Confederate States of America |
| 1861 | Flag of the Confederate States of America |
| 1861 – 1863 | Flag of the Confederate States of America |
| 1863 – 1865 | Flag of the Confederate States of America |
| 1865 | Flag of the Confederate States of America |
| 1902 – 1906
1909 – 1959 | Flag of Cuba |
| 1955 – 1965 | Flag of Dominica |
| 1965 – 1978 | Flag of Dominica |
| 1978 – 1981 | Flag of Dominica |
| 1981 – 1988 | Flag of Dominica |
| 1988 – 1990 | Flag of Dominica |
| 1865 | Flag of El Salvador |
| 1865 – 1869 | Flag of El Salvador |
| 1869 – 1873 | Flag of El Salvador |
| 1873 – 1877 | Flag of El Salvador |
| 1877 – 1912 | Flag of El Salvador |
| 1875 – 1903 | Flag of Grenada |
| 1903 – 1967 | Flag of Grenada |
| 1967 – 1974 | Flag of Grenada |
| 1838 – 1843 | Flag of Guatemala |
| 1843 – 1851 | Flag of Guatemala |
| 1851 – 1858 | Flag of Guatemala |
| 1858 – 1871 | Flag of Guatemala |
| 1849 – 1859 | Flag of Haiti |
| 1859 – 1964 | Flag of Haiti |
| 1964 – 1986 | Flag of Haiti |
| 1839 – 1866 | Flag of Honduras |
| 1866 – 1949 | Flag of Honduras |
| 1949 – 2022 | Flag of Honduras |
| 1875 – 1906 | Flag of Jamaica |
| 1906 – 1957 | Flag of Jamaica |
| 1957 – 1962 | Flag of Jamaica |
| 1962 | Flag of Jamaica |
| 1827 | Flag of the Republic of Madawaska |
| 1821 | Flag of the First Mexican Empire |
| 1821-1823 | Flag of the First Mexican Empire |
| 1823 – 1863 | Flag of Mexico |
| 1864 – 1867 | Flag of the Second Mexican Empire |
| 1867 – 1910 | Flag of Mexico |
| 1910 – 1916 | Flag of Mexico |
| 1916 – 1968 | Flag of Mexico |
| 1824 – 1860 | Flag of the Miskito Kingdom |
| 1909 – 1960 | Flag of Montserrat |
| 1960 – 1999 | Flag of Montserrat |
| 1799 – 1803 | Flag of the State of Muskogee |
| 1959 – 1986 | Flag of the Netherlands Antilles |
| 1986 – 2010 | Flag of the Netherlands Antilles |
| 1895 – 1898 | Flag of Puerto Rico |
| 1952 – 1995 | Flag of Puerto Rico |
| 1840 | Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande |
| 1958 – 1967 | Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla |
| 1967 | Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla |
| 1967 – 1983 | Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla |
| 1875 – 1939 | Flag of Saint Lucia |
| 1939 – 1967 | Flag of Saint Lucia |
| 1967 – 1979 | Flag of Saint Lucia |
| 1979 – 2002 | Flag of Saint Lucia |
| 1877 – 1907 | Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1907 – 1979 | Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1979 – 1985 | Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1985 | Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1853 – 1854 | Flag of the Republic of Sonora |
| 1821 – 1822 | Flag of the Republic of Spanish Haiti |
| 1836 – 1839 | Flag of the Republic of Texas |
| 1839 – 1845 | Flag of the Republic of Texas |
| 1889 – 1958 | Flag of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1958 – 1962 | Flag of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1889 – 1968 | Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1968 – 1999 | Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1896 – 1908 | Flag of the United States |
| 1908 – 1912 | Flag of the United States |
| 1912 – 1959 | Flag of the United States |
| 1959 – 1960 | Flag of the United States |
| 1810 | Flag of the Republic of West Florida |
| 1958 – 1962 | Flag of the West Indies Federation |
| 1841 – 1848 | Flag of the Republic of Yucatán |

## See also

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* List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America
* Subregions of North America

Lists of flags of North American countries

* List of Antiguan and Barbudan flags
* List of Bahamian flags
* List of Barbadian flags
* List of Belizean flags
* List of Canadian flags
* List of Costa Rican flags
* List of Cuban flags
* List of Dominican flags
* List of Dominican Republic flags
* List of Guatemalan flags
* List of Haitian flags
* List of Jamaican flags
* List of Mexican flags
* List of Nicaraguan flags
* List of Trinidadian and Tobagonian flags
* List of flags of the United States

## References

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1. ^ a b c Complete Flags of the World (5th ed.). DK. 2009. pp. 8, 11, 20. ISBN 978-0-7566-4115-3.

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Flags of the Americas

Sovereign
states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Dependencies
and territories|

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Falkland Islands
* French Guiana
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saba
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* U.S. Virgin Islands

* North America
* Central America
* Caribbean
*   *   *   * South America

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Flags of North America

Sovereign states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

Dependencies and
other territories

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States Virgin Islands

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Lists of flags

* Master list
* Reference list

State-related|

* African derivative
* Arab states
* Christian
* Civil flag
* Country
* Date of Adoption
* Heads of state
* Historical flags
* Former sovereign states
* Formerly independent
* Timeline
* By year
* Islamic
* State flag
* State flags and ensigns
* Sovereign
* Special and fictional
* Unrecognized

| Mobile military|

* Armed Forces
* Army and Ground Forces
* Air Forces
* Air Forces Roundels
* Air Forces Fin Flashes
* Border and Coast Guard Forces
* Maritime
* Ministry of Defense
* Naval ensigns
* Naval Jack
* Police Flag

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Mobile civilian|

* Civil air
* Civil and Merchant Navy
* Civil ensign
* Pilot boat flags and ensigns
* Yacht flags and ensigns

Other entities|

* Country subdivisions
* Cities
* Capitals
* Cultural
* Dependent territories
* Ethnic
* International Organizations
* Micronations
* Olympics and the Paralympics
* Political
* Pride flags
* Proposals
* Religious

By design
(National, Gallery)|

| By elements|

* Animals
* Astronomical
* Bicolor
* Borders
* British ensigns
* Buildings
* Canton
* Circles
* Color
* by number
* by combination
* Crescents
* Crosses
* Cross of Trier
* Nordic
* Saints banners
* Saints' crosses
* Devices
* Diamonds
* Flags
* Geographical
* Headgear
* Inscriptions
* Arabic
* English
* Latin
* Russian
* Spanish
* Keys
* Maps
* Nautical
* Plants
* People
* Quartered
* Solids
* Stars
* Trees
* Triangles
* Tribands
* Two-sided
* Watercraft
* Weapons

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By shape|

* Non-quadrilateral
* Proportions

By nations|

| Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Governorates
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* counties
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
* Rhodesia

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Antarctica|

* Adélie Land
* Argentine Antarctica
* Australian Antarctic Territory
* British Antarctic Territory
* Chilean Antarctic Territory
* Peter I Island
* Queen Maud Land
* Ross Dependency

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Cyprus
* East Timor
* Egypt
* Georgia
* India
* states
* armed forces
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* prefectures
* municipalities
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* provinces
* coastwise emblem
* Qatar
* Russia
* federal subjects
* Sakha
* Russian Navy
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Soviet Union
* republics
* Soviet Navy
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* states
* Austria-Hungary
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Brussels
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* regions
* communes
* Brittany
* Corsica
* Île-de-France
* Occitanie
* Pays de la Loire
* French Empire
* Georgia
* Germany
* states
* districts
* municipalities
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* regions
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* royal standards
* provinces
* municipalities
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* naval and maritime
* voivodeships
* Portugal
* personal standards
* municipalities
* Romania
* Russia
* federal subjects
* Sakha
* Russian Navy
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Soviet Union
* republics
* Soviet Navy
* Spain
* autonomous communities
* provinces
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* cantons
* municipalities
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* oblasts
* United Kingdom
* England
* Cornwall
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales
* cities, towns and villages
* British Empire
* Vatican City/Holy See
* Yugoslavia

North America|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* lieutenant governors
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* states
* municipalities
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* states and territories
* ensigns
* jacks
* armed forces
* Puerto Rico
* CSA

Oceania|

* Australia
* state governors
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Norfolk Island
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* states
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

South America|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Guyana
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Names in italics indicate non-sovereign (dependent) territories, disputed states and/or former countries.
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