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. Sometimes these flags are used to represent languages.

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.

## Circle

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### One circle in center

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* Belize
* Brazil
* Burundi
* Ethiopia
* Grenada
* India
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* South Korea
* Laos
* Niger
* North Macedonia
* Paraguay
* Tunisia
* Uganda

### One circle on hoist

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* Bangladesh
* Greenland (autonomous territory of Denmark)
* North Korea
* Namibia
* New Caledonia (French overseas collectivity)
* Palau
* Portugal
* Rwanda

### One broken or implied circle

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* Afghanistan (2013–2021)
* Cabo Verde
* Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand)
* Dominica
* Eritrea
* Europe (various organisations)
* French Polynesia (overseas territory of France)
* Northern Mariana Islands (unincorporated territory of US)

## Coat of arms

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See also: Coat of arms

* Afghanistan (2013–2021)
* Andorra
* Austria (civil flag is without the arms)
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia (civil flag is without the arms)
* Costa Rica (civil flag is without the arms)
* Croatia
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* El Salvador
* Fiji
* French Polynesia
* Germany (civil flag is without the arms)
* Guam
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Jersey
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Poland (civil flag is without the arms)
* Portugal
* Peru (civil flag is without the arms)
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sint Maarten
* United States Virgin Islands
* Venezuela (civil flag is without the arms)
* Vatican City

## Crescent

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See also: Star and crescent

### Facing up

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* Brunei
* Mauritania
* Mongolia
* Nepal

### Facing fly

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* Algeria
* Azerbaijan
* Bangsamoro (autonomous region in the Philippines)
* Comoros
* Karakalpakstan (autonomous republic of Uzbekistan)
* Libya
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey)
* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (partially recognized)
* Singapore
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Uzbekistan

### Facing diagonally

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* Croatia
* Moldova
* Pakistan
* Turkmenistan

## Cross

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### Upright centred cross

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See also: Christian cross variants

* Dominica — Gamma cross
* Dominican Republic — Greek cross
* Georgia — Jerusalem cross
* Switzerland — Greek cross

#### Saint George's Cross

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* England (UK constituent country)
* Guernsey (UK crown dependency)
* Northern Ireland (UK constituent country)
* Malta
* Kingdom of Great Britain
* United Kingdom

### Nordic Cross

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Further information: Nordic Cross

#### Nordic Cross in two colors

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* Denmark
* Finland
* Kalmar Union (1397–1523)
* Scania (province of Sweden)
* Sweden

#### Nordic Cross in three colors

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* Åland (autonomous region of Finland)
* Faroe Islands (autonomous territory of Denmark)
* Iceland
* Norway

### Diagonal cross

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Main article: Saltire

* Burundi
* Jamaica
* Seychelles (1976–1977)

#### St. Andrew's Cross

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* Jersey (UK crown dependency)
* Scotland (UK constituent country)
* United Kingdom
* Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801)

### Upright and diagonal centred crosses

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* Basque Country (autonomous community of Spain)
* North Macedonia
* United Kingdom
* Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801)

### One cross in emblem

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* Fiji
* Greece
* Malta
* Marshall Islands
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Tonga
* Vatican City

### Union Jack

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See also: British ensign and Flags of the British Empire

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Tuvalu
* United Kingdom

#### Historically

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* Canada (1868–1921)
* Canada (1921–1957)
* Canada (1957–1965)
* Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (19th century)
* South Africa (1928-1994)
* United States (1776-1777)

Additionally, the Union Jack features in many territorial and sub-national flags. These are often Red Ensigns (e.g.,  Bermuda) or Blue Ensigns (e.g.,  New South Wales and  Anguilla). A small number have backgrounds of other colors (e.g.  British Antarctic Territory and  Niue) or a unique pattern in the field (e.g.  British Indian Ocean Territory and  Hawaii). A small number put the Union Jack somewhere other than the canton (e.g.  British Columbia). Unofficial flags, such as  Ross Dependency also use it.

## Living organism

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### Human and body parts

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* Belize
* Malta
* Herm
* Argentina
* Ecuador
* Uruguay
* Brunei
* Abkhazia (partially recognized)
* Isle of Man (UK crown dependency)

### Animal

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#### Bird

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* Ascension Island (UK overseas territory) — sea gulls and turtles
* Bolivia — condor and llama
* Christmas Island (external territory of Australia) — golden bosun
* 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
* Uganda — grey crowned crane
* Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe Bird

#### Eagle

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* Albania — double-headed eagle
* Austria (state version) — eagle
* Egypt — Eagle of Saladin
* Germany (state version) — eagle
* Kazakhstan — steppe eagle
* Mexico — eagle and snake
* Moldova — eagle and aurochs
* Montenegro — double-headed eagle and lion
* Poland (state version) — eagle
* Serbia — double-headed eagle
* United States Virgin Islands (US overseas territory) — eagle
* Zambia — African fish eagle

#### Livestock

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* Andorra — two cows
* Bolivia — condor and llama
* Croatia — leopard, goat and marten
* Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory) — sheep
* Malta — St. George on a horse, fighting a dragon.
* Moldova — eagle and aurochs
* Venezuela — horse

#### Lion

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* Fiji — pelican, yellow lion
* Jersey (self-governing dependency of the UK) — lion
* Montenegro — double-headed eagle, lion
* Spain — lion
* Sri Lanka — golden lion
* Tasmania (Australian state) — lion

Historically

* Canada — lion, fish
* Canada — lion
* Canada — lion
* Iran – lion and sun

### Plants

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* Bolivia — palm, laurel and olive branches
* Canada — maple leaf
* Cyprus — olive branches
* Grenada — clove of nutmeg
* Eritrea — olive branch
* Equatorial Guinea — silk-cotton tree
* Fiji — sugarcane, coconut palm, banana
* Haiti — royal palm tree
* Hong Kong (special administrative region in China) — Hong Kong orchid
* Lebanon — Lebanon cedar
* Macao (special administrative region in China) — lotus flower
* Mexico — cactus
* Sri Lanka — leaves of bodhi tree
* Vanuatu — leaves of namele tree

Historically

* Republic of the Congo — palm leaves
* Myanmar (1974–2010) — rice plant

#### Fleur-de-lis

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* Guadeloupe (overseas department of France)
* Quebec (province of Canada)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998)
* Saint-Barthélemy (overseas collectivity of France)
* Serbia
* Spain

## Objects

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### Astronomical

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#### Sun

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* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bangladesh
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Ecuador
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kiribati
* Kyrgyzstan
* Malawi
* Marshall Islands
* Namibia
* Nauru
* Nepal
* Niger
* Philippines
* Rwanda
* Uruguay

#### Moon

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* Laos
* Mongolia
* Palau
* Turkey
* Zaire (1971-1997)

### Weaponry

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* Angola — machete
* Barbados — (trident-head)
* Bangsamoro — kris (autonomous region of the Philippines)
* Bolivia — cannon, rifles and axe
* Eswatini — spears and shield
* Guatemala — rifles
* Haiti — cannon
* Kenya — spears and Maasai shield
* Mozambique — AK-47 with a bayonet and axe
* Oman — swords and Khanjar
* Saudi Arabia — sword
* Sri Lanka — sword
* Venezuela — sword, sabre and three lances

### Ships

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* Belize
* Costa Rica
* Ecuador
* Falkland Islands (UK overseas territory)
* French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)

### Machine, tool, or instrument

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* Angola — half-gear and machete
* Austria (state version) — broken chain, hammer and sickle (non-communist)
* Belize — axes, saw
* East Germany (1959–1990) – hammer, compass
* Gibraltar (UK overseas territory) — key
* India — Ashoka Chakra or wheel of Dharma
* Mozambique — hoe
* Myanmar (1974–2010) — gear
* Portugal — armillary sphere
* Soviet Union (1917–1991) — hammer and sickle
* Armenian SSR
* Azerbaijan SSR
* Byelorussian SSR
* Estonian SSR
* Georgian SSR
* Kazakh SSR
* Kirghiz SSR
* Latvian SSR
* Lithuanian SSR
* Moldavian SSR
* Russian SFSR
* Tajik SSR
* Turkmen SSR
* Ukrainian SSR
* Uzbek SSR
* Transnistria — hammer and sickle

### Map

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* Bangladesh (1971)
* Antarctica
* Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
* Cyprus
* Kosovo (partly recognized)

### Building

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* Afghanistan (2013–2021) — mosque
* Bolivia — church (Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
* Cambodia — Angkor Wat
* Gibraltar (UK overseas territory) — castle
* Kyrgyzstan (sun with the roof of the traditional Kyrgyz yurt)
* Portugal — seven castles
* San Marino — three castles
* Sint Maarten (constituent country of the Netherlands) — courthouse
* Spain — castle

### Book

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* Dominican Republic — Bible
* Mozambique — book

### Headgear

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* Free City of Danzig (1920–1939) — King's Crown
* Lesotho — Mokorotlo
* Liechtenstein — Crown
* Montenegro — Crown
* Seborga (unrecognized micronation) — Crown
* Serbia — Crown
* Spain — Crown
* Vatican City — Papal tiara

### Other symbols

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* Mongolia — Soyombo symbol
* Rwanda — Letter R, 1962–2001
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Three diamonds in a V pattern
* South Korea — Taegeuk and four black trigrams
* Zaire — Hand holding Leading Torch, 1971–1997

## Star

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### Five-pointed star

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See also: Five-pointed star

#### One five-pointed star in center

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* Algeria
* Angola
* Burkina Faso
* Cameroon
* Ethiopia
* Ghana
* Libya
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Myanmar
* Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey)
* Pakistan
* Paraguay
* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (partially recognized)
* Senegal
* Somalia
* Somaliland (unrecognized)
* Suriname
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Vietnam
* Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1946–1992)

#### One five-pointed star on hoist

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* Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain)
* Central African Republic
* Cuba
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* East Timor
* Guinea-Bissau
* Mozambique
* North Korea
* Puerto Rico (unincorporated territory of US)
* South Sudan
* West Papua (partially recognized)
* Zimbabwe

#### One five-pointed star on canton

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See also: Canton (flag)

* Chile
* Liberia
* Togo

#### Many equal five-pointed stars

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* Abkhazia (partially recognized) (7)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 full stars and 2 half-stars)
* Comoros (4)
* Costa Rica (State Flag) (7)
* Federated States of Micronesia (4)
* Honduras (5)
* Hong Kong (5)
* Kosovo (partially recognized) (6)
* Panama (2)
* Philippines (3)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
* Singapore (5)
* Solomon Islands (5)
* Syria (2)
* Tajikistan (7)
* Turkmenistan (5)
* Tuvalu (9)
* United States (50)
* Uzbekistan (12)
* Venezuela (8)

#### Many equal five-pointed stars in circle pattern

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* Cape Verde (10)
* Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand) (15)
* Dominica (10)
* European Union (international organisation) (12)

#### Many unequal five-pointed stars

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* Brazil (27)
* Grenada (7)
* New Zealand (4)
* Niue (associated state of New Zealand) (5)
* Papua New Guinea (5)
* People's Republic of China (5)
* Samoa (5)
* Macau (special administrative region of China) (5)

### Six-pointed star

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#### One six-pointed star

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* Bonaire (Netherlands Caribbean)
* Israel

#### Many equal six-pointed stars

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* Burundi (3)
* Equatorial Guinea (6)
* Slovenia (3)

### Many-pointed star

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#### One many-pointed star

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* Jordan (7)
* Malaysia (14)
* Marshall Islands (24)
* Namibia (12)
* Nauru (12)
* Azerbaijan (8)

#### Many many-pointed stars

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* Australia (one 5-pointed star, five 7-pointed stars)

### Stars and stripes

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#### Stars and alternating stripes

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* Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain)
* Cuba
* Liberia
* Malaysia
* Puerto Rico (unincorporated territory of US)
* Togo
* United States
* West Papua (partially recognized)

#### Stars and varying stripes

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* Aruba
* Azerbaijan
* Cape Verde
* Chile
* Comoros
* Croatia
* Djibouti
* Gagauzia
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Honduras
* Jordan
* North Korea
* Libya
* Myanmar
* Nauru
* Philippines
* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (partially recognized)
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Singapore
* Slovenia
* Somaliland (unrecognized)
* South Sudan
* Suriname
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Uzbekistan
* Venezuela

### Stars in southern cross pattern

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* Australia
* Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
* Brazil
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa

## Text

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Main article: List of inscribed flags

### Country name

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* Costa Rica (state flag)
* Egypt – the text reads "Jumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah" in Arabic meaning "Arab Republic of Egypt".
* Guam (unincorporated territory of US)
* Mayotte (overseas department of France)
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Venezuela (state flag)

### Motto

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* Afghanistan (under an unrecognized government) – the Shahada (an Islamic creed meaning "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet") written in the  Thuluth script.
* 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".

### Country name and motto

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* Afghanistan (2013–2021) – 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.

### Other texts

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* California – the name of the short lived and unrecognized state "California Republic", which preceded California's admission into the Union.
* 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.

## Square and Rectangle

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### Bordering stripe

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See also: Bordure

* Grenada
* Guam
* Maldives
* Montenegro
* Nepal
* Sri Lanka

### Upper left quarter

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See also: Canton (flag)

* Chile
* Greece
* Liberia
* Malaysia
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Samoa
* Togo
* Tonga
* United States
* Uruguay

#### Historically

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* Georgia (1918–1921)
* Georgian SSR (1951–1990) (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union)
* Georgia (1990–2004)
* Myanmar (1974–2010)

### Vertical stripe on hoist

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See also: Side (heraldry)

* Belarus
* Benin
* Guinea-Bissau
* Madagascar
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Saudi Arabia (1744-1818; 1822-1913, hoist at right)
* South African Republic (1852-1902)
* Republic of Texas (1839-1845)
* United Arab Emirates
* Valencia (autonomous community of Spain)
* West Papua (partially recognized)

### Four parts

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#### Two equal squares and two equal rectangles meeting on hoist

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See also: Nordic cross flag

* Åland (autonomous region of Finland)
* Denmark
* Faroe Islands (autonomous territory of Denmark)
* Finland
* Iceland
* Kalmar Union (1397–1523)
* Norway
* Scania (province of Sweden)
* Sweden

#### Four equal rectangles meeting at center

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See also: Christian cross variants

* England (UK constituent country)
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Guernsey (UK crown dependency)
* Panama

## Triangle

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### Triangle(s) in center

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* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Israel (6 making shape, 2 to draw it)
* Saint Lucia

### Triangle(s) on hoist

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See also: Chevron (insignia)

See also: Pile (heraldry)

* Bahamas
* Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain)
* Comoros
* Cuba
* Czech Republic
* Djibouti
* East Timor
* Eritrea
* Equatorial Guinea
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Jordan
* Mozambique
* Martinique (overseas department of France)
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Puerto Rico (unincorporated territory of US)
* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (partially recognized)
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Sint Maarten (constituent country of the Netherlands)
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tigray (national regional state of Ethiopia)
* Tuva (republic of Russia)
* Vanuatu
* Zimbabwe

### Triangles meeting at center

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See also: Saltire

* Basque Country (autonomous community of Spain)
* Burundi
* Grenada
* Jamaica
* Jersey (UK crown dependency)
* North Macedonia
* Scotland (UK constituent country)
* Seychelles (1976–1977)
* United Kingdom

## Diagonal stripes

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### Two diagonal stripes

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See also: Division of the field § Common divisions of the field

* Bhutan
* Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
* Papua New Guinea

### Three fimbriated diagonal stripes

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See also: Bend (heraldry)

* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Namibia
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Tanzania
* Trinidad and Tobago

### Many radiating diagonal stripes

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* Guyana (6)
* Eritrea (3)
* Marshall Islands (4)
* Seychelles (5)

### Pall

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See also: Pall (heraldry)

* South Africa
* Vanuatu

## Horizontal stripes in two colors

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### Two horizontal stripes

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#### Equal

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* Angola
* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Czech Republic
* Djibouti
* Guinea-Bissau
* Haiti
* Indonesia
* Liechtenstein
* Madagascar
* Monaco
* Philippines
* Poland
* Singapore
* Sint Maarten
* San Marino
* Ukraine
* Wales (UK constituent country)

#### Unequal

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* Belarus
* Byelorussia (1951–1991)
* Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
* Ukraine (1950–1992)

### Three horizontal stripes

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#### Equal

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* Argentina
* Austria
* Bahamas
* Belarus (1918–1919, 1991–1995)
* El Salvador
* Honduras
* Nicaragua

#### Thin-and-thick

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* Belize
* Cambodia
* French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)
* Guam (unincorporated territory of US)
* Laos
* Latvia
* Lebanon
* Mauritania
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Spain
* Transnistria (unrecognized)

#### Fimbriated thin-and-thick

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See also: Fimbriation

* Botswana
* Eswatini
* North Korea
* Suriname

### Many horizontal stripes

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#### Equal

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* Abkhazia (partially recognized) (7)
* Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain) (9)
* Cuba (5)
* Greece (9)
* Liberia (11)
* Malaysia (14)
* Puerto Rico (unincorporated territory of US) (5)
* Seborga (unrecognized micronation) (18)
* Togo (5)
* United States (13)
* Uruguay (9)
* West Papua (partially recognized) (13)

#### Unequal

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* Aruba (5)
* South Vietnam (1949–1975) (7)

## Horizontal stripes in three colors

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### Three horizontal stripes

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#### Equal

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* Armenia
* Republic of Artsakh (unrecognized, 1992–2023)
* Azerbaijan
* Bangsamoro (autonomous region in the Philippines)
* Bolivia
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Germany
* Ghana
* Equatorial Guinea
* Hungary
* India
* Iran
* Iraq
* Iraqi Kurdistan (autonomous region in Iraq)
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malawi
* Mozambique
* Myanmar
* Netherlands
* New Caledonia (overseas collectivity of France)
* Niger
* Oman
* Palestine
* Paraguay
* Russian Federation
* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (partially recognized)
* Sierra Leone
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Somaliland (unrecognized)
* South Ossetia (partially recognized)
* Sudan
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates
* Venezuela
* Yemen
* Zanzibar (semi-autonomous region in Tanzania)

#### Fimbriated equal

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See also: Fimbriation

* Kenya
* South Sudan
* Uzbekistan

#### Unequal

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* Afghanistan (1974–1978)
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Colombia
* Crimea (disputed)
* Ecuador
* Gambia
* Lesotho
* Libya
* Rwanda
* Tajikistan

### Five horizontal stripes

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#### Unequal

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* Cape Verde
* Costa Rica
* Eswatini
* Suriname
* Thailand

## Horizontal stripes in many colors

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### Four equal horizontal stripes in four colors

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* Central African Republic
* Comoros
* Mauritius

### Five equal horizontal stripes in five colors

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* Republic of China (1912–1928) (Taiwan)

## Vertical stripes in two colors

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### Two equal vertical stripes

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* Algeria
* Malta
* Vatican City

### Two unequal vertical stripes

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* Russian SFSR (Constituent republic of the Soviet Union)
* Pakistan
* Portugal

### Two unequal serrated vertical stripes

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* Bahrain
* Qatar

### Three equal vertical stripes

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* Barbados
* Guatemala
* Mongolia
* Nigeria
* Peru

### Three unequal vertical stripes

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Further information: Canadian pale

* Canada
* Norfolk Island (Australian external territory)

## Vertical stripes in three colors

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### Three equal vertical stripes

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* Afghanistan (2013–2021)
* Belgium
* Cameroon
* Chad
* France
* Guinea
* Ireland
* Italy
* Ivory Coast
* Mali
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Romania
* Rwanda (1962–2001)
* Senegal

### Three unequal vertical stripes

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* Andorra
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

## Unique aspect ratio

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Most common aspect ratio is 2:3, followed by 1:2.

The following flags have a distinctive aspect ratio:

* Belgium: Aspect ratio of 13:15
* El Salvador: Aspect ratio of 189:335
* Monaco: Aspect ratio of 4:5
* Nepal: The only national flag that is not rectangular, being made with 5 sides, and the only one that is higher than wide. Bordering aspect ratio of ~ 6:5
* Niger: Aspect ratio of 6:7
* Qatar: The largest aspect ratio of any national flag, the flag's width 2.545 times as large as the height. Aspect ratio of 11:28
* Switzerland: (Square-shaped) Aspect ratio of 1:1
* Togo: The golden ratio which is roughly around 1.618035 ; Aspect ratio of 2:3.23607 or ~ 8:13
* Vatican City: Undefined. The aspect ratio is usually defined around 1:1. However, it is not exactly 1:1.[1]

## See also

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* Flag families
* Gallery of sovereign state flags
* Vexillology

## References

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1. ^ "letter to the German nunciature (2010-05-27)" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-26.

## External links

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