List of national flags

United Nations flag

This list of national flags contains the flags of the sovereign states officially recognized by the UN . The list also includes the eight states or de facto regimes that are recognized as independent by at least one member of the United Nations . The names of the countries not recognized by the UN are given in italics .

Table of contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XY Z • See also • Footnotes • Web links

A.

Abkhazia flag declaration aspect ratio 1: 2	Afghanistan flag declaration 2: 3	Egypt flag declaration 2: 3	Albania flag declaration 5: 7
Algeria flag declaration 2: 3	Andorra flag declaration 2: 3	Angola flag declaration 2: 3	Antigua and Barbuda flag declaration 2: 3
Equatorial Guinea flag declaration 2: 3	Argentina flag declaration 9:14	Armenia flag declaration 1: 2	Azerbaijan flag declaration 1: 2
Ethiopia flag declaration 1: 2	Australia flag declaration 1: 2

B.

Bahamas flag declaration 1: 2	Bahrain flag declaration 3: 5	Bangladesh flag declaration 3: 5	Barbados flag declaration 2: 3
Belgium flag declaration 13:15	Belize flag declaration 2-3	Benin flag declaration 2: 3	Bhutan flag declaration 2: 3
Bolivia flag declaration 2: 3	Bosnia and Herzegovina flag declaration 1: 2	Botswana flag declaration 5: 8	Brazil flag declaration 7:10
Brunei flag declaration 1: 2	Bulgaria flag declaration 3: 5	Burkina Faso flag declaration 2: 3	Burundi flag declaration 3: 5

C.

Chile flag declaration 2: 3	Republic of China (Taiwan) flag declaration2: 3	China, People's Republic of Flag Declaration 2: 3	Cook Islands flag declaration1: 2
Costa Rica flag declaration 3: 5

D.

Denmark flag declaration 28:37	Germany flag declaration 3: 5	Dominica flag declaration 1: 2	Dominican Republic flag declaration 5: 8
Djibouti flag declaration 2: 3

E.

Ecuador flag declaration 2: 3	El Salvador flag declaration 9:16	Ivory Coast flag declaration 2: 3	Eritrea flag declaration 1: 2
Estonia flag declaration 7:11

F.

Fiji flag declaration 1: 2

Finland flag explanation 11:18

France flag declaration 2: 3

G

Gabon flag declaration 3: 4	Gambia flag declaration 2: 3	Georgia flag declaration 2-3	Ghana flag declaration 2: 3
Grenada flag declaration 3: 5	Greece flag declaration 2: 3	Guatemala flag declaration 5: 8	Guinea flag declaration 2: 3
Guinea-Bissau flag declaration 1: 2	Guyana flag declaration 3: 5

H

Haiti flag declaration 3: 5

Honduran flag declaration 1: 2

I.

India flag declaration 2: 3	Indonesia flag declaration 2: 3	Iraq flag declaration 2: 3	Iran flag declaration 4: 7
Ireland flag declaration 1: 2	Iceland flag declaration 18:25	Israel flag declaration 8:11	Italy flag declaration 2: 3

J

Jamaica flag declaration 1-2

Japan flag declaration 2: 3

Yemen flag declaration 2: 3

Jordan flag declaration 1: 2

K

Cambodia flag declaration 2: 3	Cameroon flag declaration 2: 3	Canada flag declaration 1: 2	Cape Verde flag declaration 3: 5
Kazakhstan flag declaration 1: 2	Qatar flag declaration 11:28	Kenya flag declaration 2: 3	Kyrgyzstan flag declaration 3: 5
Kiribati flag declaration 1-2	Colombia flag declaration 2: 3	Comoros flag declaration 3: 5	Congo, Democratic Republic flag declaration 2: 3
Congo, Republic of Flag Declaration 2: 3	Korea, Democratic People's Republic Flag Declaration 1: 2	Korea, Republic of Flag Declaration 2-3	Kosovo flag declaration2: 3
Croatia flag declaration 1: 2	Cuba flag declaration 1: 2	Kuwait flag declaration 1: 2

L.

Laos flag declaration 2: 3	Lesotho flag declaration 2: 3	Latvia flag declaration 1: 2	Lebanon flag declaration 2: 3
Liberia flag declaration 10:19	Libya flag declaration 1: 2	Liechtenstein flag declaration 3: 5	Lithuania flag declaration 3: 5
Luxembourg flag declaration 3: 5 and 1: 2

M.

Madagascar flag declaration 2: 3	Malawi flag declaration 2: 3	Malaysia flag declaration 1: 2	Maldives flag declaration 2: 3
Mali flag declaration 2: 3	Malta flag declaration 2: 3	Morocco flag declaration 2: 3	Marshall Islands flag explanation 10:19
Mauritania flag declaration 2: 3	Mauritius flag declaration 2: 3	Mexico flag declaration 4: 7	Micronesia, Federated States flag declaration 10:19
Moldova flag declaration 1: 2	Monaco flag declaration 4: 5	Mongolia flag declaration 1: 2	Montenegro flag declaration 1-2
Mozambique flag declaration 2: 3	Myanmar flag declaration 2: 3

N

Namibia flag declaration 2: 3	Nauru flag declaration 1: 2	Nepal flag declaration 1,219: 1	New Zealand flag declaration 1: 2
Nicaragua flag declaration 3: 5	Netherlands flag declaration 2: 3	Niger flag declaration 6: 7	Nigeria flag declaration 1: 2
Niue flag declaration1: 2	North Macedonia flag declaration 1: 2	Norway flag declaration 8:11

O

Oman flag declaration 1: 2

Austria flag declaration 2: 3

East Timor flag declaration 1: 2

P

Pakistan flag declaration 2: 3	Palestine flag declaration 1: 2	Palau flag declaration 5: 8	Panama flag declaration 2: 3
Papua New Guinea flag declaration 3: 4	Paraguayan flag declaration 3: 5	Peru flag declaration 2: 3	Philippines flag declaration 1: 2
Poland flag declaration 5: 8	Portugal flag declaration 2: 3

R.

Rwanda flag declaration 2: 3

Romania flag declaration 2: 3

Russia flag declaration 2: 3

S.

St. Kitts and Nevis flag explanation 2: 3	St. Lucia Flag Declaration 1: 2	St. Vincent and the Grenadines flag explanation 2: 3	Solomon Islands Flag Declaration 1: 2
Zambia flag declaration 2: 3	Samoa flag declaration 1: 2	San Marino flag declaration 3: 4	São Tomé and Príncipe flag declaration 1: 2
Saudi Arabia flag declaration 2: 3	Sweden flag declaration 5: 8	Switzerland flag declaration 1: 1	Senegal flag declaration 2: 3
Serbia flag declaration 2: 3	Seychelles flag declaration 1: 2	Sierra Leone flag declaration 2: 3	Zimbabwe Flag Declaration 1: 2
Singapore flag declaration 2: 3	Slovakia flag declaration 2: 3	Slovenia flag declaration 1: 2	Somalia flag declaration 2: 3
Spain flag declaration 2: 3	Sri Lanka flag declaration 1: 2	South Africa flag declaration 2: 3	Sudan flag declaration 1: 2
South Ossetia flag declaration1: 2	South Sudan flag declaration 1: 2	Suriname flag declaration 2: 3	Swaziland flag declaration 2: 3
Syria flag declaration 2: 3

T

Tajikistan flag declaration 1: 2	Tanzania flag declaration 2: 3	Thailand flag declaration 2: 3	Togo flag declaration 1: 1.618 ( golden ratio )
Tonga flag declaration 1: 2	Trinidad and Tobago flag declaration 3: 5	Chad flag declaration 2: 3	Czech Republic flag declaration 2: 3
Tunisia flag declaration 2: 3	Turkey flag declaration 2: 3	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus flag declaration2: 3	Turkmenistan flag declaration 2: 3
Tuvalu flag declaration 1: 2

U

Uganda flag declaration 2: 3	Ukraine flag declaration 2: 3	Hungary flag declaration 1: 2	Uruguay flag declaration 2: 3
Uzbekistan flag declaration 1: 2

V

Vanuatu flag declaration 3: 5	Vatican City Flag Declaration 1: 1	Venezuela flag declaration 2: 3	United Arab Emirates flag declaration 1: 2
United States flag declaration 10:19	United Kingdom flag declaration 1: 2	Vietnam flag declaration 2: 3

W.

Belarus flag declaration 1: 2

Western Sahara ( Sahara Democratic Arab Republic) flag declaration1: 2

Z

Central African Republic flag declaration 2: 3

Cyprus, Republic of Flag Declaration 3: 5

See also

• List of flags of all of Germany
• List of flags and coats of arms of non-independent areas
• List of flags and coats of arms of de facto regimes
• List of aspect ratios of flags
• List of states in the world
• List of national coats of arms
• Proportions of the national flags

Footnotes

1. ↑ These UN-recognized states include the 193 UN members as well as the State of Vatican City . See also the list of countries in the world .
2. ↑ These areas are currently: Abkhazia , the Cook Islands , Kosovo , Niue , the State of Palestine , South Ossetia , the Republic of China (Taiwan) , the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , the Democratic Arab Republic of the Sahara and the State of Vatican City .
3. ↑ Abkhazia is recognized today (status?) By six completely sovereign states: Nauru , Nicaragua , Russia , Tuvalu , Vanuatu , Venezuela , and partially recognized states with de facto control over their territory, the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh , South Ossetia , Transnistria . Georgia regards Abkhazia as part of its national territory ( online ).
4. ↑ The Republic of China is recognized today (status?) By 23 fully sovereign states: Belize , Burkina Faso , Dominican Republic , El Salvador , Gambia , Guatemala , Haiti , Honduras , Kiribati , Marshall Islands , Nauru , Nicaragua , Palau , Panama , Paraguay , St. Kitts and Nevis , St. Lucia , St. Vincent and the Grenadines , São Tomé and Príncipe , Solomon Islands , Swaziland , Tuvalu , Vatican City . The People's Republic of China considers Taiwan to be part of its national territory. See also: Legal Status of Taiwan ( online ).
5. ↑ The Cook Islands are recognized by 24 fully sovereign states: Australia , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , People's Republic of China , Germany , Fiji , France , India , Iran , Italy , Jamaica , Cuba , Malaysia , Nauru , New Zealand , Norway , East Timor , Papua New Guinea , Portugal , Switzerland , Spain , South Africa , Thailand , Vatican City . The Cook Islands have entered into a "free association" with New Zealand , which is why many consider them their national territory. Bernd Marquardt: Universal History of the State - From the pre-state society to the state of the industrial society. Lit Verlag, Vienna / Zurich / Berlin / Münster 2009, ISBN 978-3-643-90004-3 , p. 602. ( limited preview in Google book search)
6. ↑ The Kosovo is recognized by 97 fully sovereign States: Afghanistan , Albania , Andorra , Australia , Bahrain , Belgium , Belize , Benin , Brunei , Bulgaria , Burkina Faso , Costa Rica , Denmark , Germany , Djibouti , Dominican Republic , Ivory Coast , Estonia , Finland , France , Gabon , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Haiti , Honduras , Ireland , Iceland , Italy , Japan , Jordan , Canada , Qatar , Kiribati , Colombia , Comoros , Croatia , Kuwait , Latvia , Liberia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malawi , Malaysia , Maldives , Malta , Marshall Islands , Mauritania , Federated States of Micronesia , Monaco , Montenegro , Nauru , New Zealand , Netherlands , Niger , Nigeria , North Macedonia , Norway , Oman , Austria , Palau , Panama , Peru , Poland , Portugal , Samoa , San Marino , São Tomé and Príncipe , Saudi Arabia , Sweden , Switzerland , Senegal , Sierra Leone , Slovenia , Somalia , South Korea , St. Lucia , Swaziland , T schad , Czech Republic , Turkey , Tuvalu , Uganda , Hungary , Vanuatu , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States , Central African Republic , and partially recognized states with de facto control over their territory, such as Republic of China (Taiwan) . Serbia regards Kosovo as part of its national territory ( online ).
7. ↑ Niue agreed on December 12, 2007 to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Niue has entered into a "free association" with New Zealand , which is why it is considered by many to be its national territory. Xinhua: China, Niue establish diplomatic ties , December 12, 2007 , accessed December 23, 2012
8. ↑ The State of Palestine (or the Palestinian Autonomous Territories ) is recognized as a separate state by 138 fully sovereign states and by the United Nations. See also: Middle East conflict
9. ↑ South Ossetia is recognized by five fully sovereign states: Nauru , Nicaragua , Russia , Tuvalu , Venezuela , and partially recognized states with de facto control over their territory: Abkhazia , Nagorno-Karabakh , Sahara Arab Democratic Republic , Transnistria . Georgia regards South Ossetia as part of its national territory ( online ).
10. ↑ The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is only recognized by a fully sovereign state, Turkey . All other states consider the area to be part of the Republic of Cyprus . See also: Cyprus conflict ( online ).
11. ↑ The State of Vatican City is not a member of the United Nations, but is recognized by the United Nations as a fully sovereign state ( online ).
12. ↑ The Sahara Democratic Arab Republic is recognized by 50 fully sovereign states: Algeria , Angola , Ethiopia , Barbados , Belize , Bolivia , Botswana , Ecuador , El Salvador , Ghana , Guyana , Haiti , Honduras , Iran , Jamaica , Cuba , Laos , Lesotho , Libya , Malawi , Mali , Mauritania , Mauritius , Mexico , Mozambique , Namibia , Nicaragua , Nigeria , North Korea , East Timor , Panama , Papua New Guinea , Paraguay , Rwanda , Zambia , Sierra Leone , Zimbabwe , St. Vincent and the Grenadines , South Africa , South Sudan , Suriname , Syria , Tanzania , Chad , Trinidad and Tobago , Uganda , Uruguay , Vanuatu , Venezuela , Vietnam , and partially recognized states with de facto control over their territory of South Ossetia . A further 32 countries initially recognized the DARS, but have since withdrawn their recognition: Afghanistan , Albania , Equatorial Guinea , Antigua and Barbuda , Benin , Burkina Faso , Burundi , Costa Rica , Dominica , Dominican Republic , Grenada , Guatemala , Guinea-Bissau , India , Cambodia , Cape Verde , Kenya , Kiribati , Colombia , Republic of the Congo , Liberia , Madagascar , Nauru , Peru , Solomon Islands , São Tomé and Príncipe , Seychelles , St. Kitts and Nevis , St. Lucia , Swaziland , Togo , Tuvalu . Morocco regards Western Sahara as part of its national territory. The UN is calling for a referendum on the country's status. See also: Western Sahara Conflict ( online ).

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