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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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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 citation needed 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 citation needed Contents 1 Flags of uncommon shapes 2 Star 2 1 One five pointed star in center 2 2 One five pointed star on hoist 2 3 One five pointed star on canton 2 4 Multiple five pointed stars of equal size 2 4 1 Circle of five pointed stars 2 5 Multiple five pointed stars in different sizes 2 6 Six pointed 2 7 Many pointed 2 7 1 One many pointed star 2 7 2 Multiple many pointed stars 2 8 Southern Cross 2 9 Stars and stripes 3 Crescents 3 1 Facing up 3 2 Facing fly 3 3 Facing diagonally 4 Circle 4 1 One circle in center 4 2 One circle on hoist 4 3 One broken or implied circle 5 Triangle 5 1 Triangle s in centre 5 2 Triangle s on hoist 5 3 Different triangles 6 Horizontal stripes in two colors 6 1 Two horizontal stripes 6 1 1 Equal 6 1 2 Unequal 6 2 Thin and thick 6 3 Three horizontal stripes 6 3 1 Equal 6 3 2 Thin and thick 6 3 3 Fimbriated thin and thick 6 4 Many equal horizontal stripes 7 Horizontal stripes in three colors 7 1 Three horizontal stripes 7 1 1 Equal 7 1 2 Unequal 7 2 Five unequal horizontal stripes 8 Horizontal stripes in more colors 8 1 Four equal horizontal stripes in four colors 8 2 Five equal horizontal stripes in five colors 9 Vertical stripes in two colors 9 1 Two equal vertical stripes in two colors 9 2 Two unequal vertical stripes in two colors 9 3 Two unequal serrated vertical stripes in two colors 9 4 Three equal vertical stripes 9 5 Three unequal vertical stripes 10 Vertical stripes in three colors 10 1 Three equal vertical stripes 10 2 Three unequal vertical stripes 11 Cross flags 11 1 Nordic Cross flag 11 2 Saint George s Cross 12 Diagonal stripes 12 1 Two diagonal stripes 12 2 Three fimbriated diagonal stripes 12 3 Many radiating diagonal stripes 12 4 Pall 13 Cross 13 1 Upright centred cross 13 2 Saint George s Cross 13 3 Nordic Cross 13 3 1 Nordic Cross in two colors 13 3 2 Nordic Cross in three colors 13 4 One cross in emblem 13 5 Diagonal cross 13 5 1 St Andrew s Cross 13 6 Upright and diagonal centred crosses 13 7 Union Jack 13 7 1 Historically 14 Divisions 14 1 Upper left divided from rest of flag 14 1 1 Historically 14 2 One vertical stripe on hoist 14 3 Four equal rectangles meeting at center 14 4 Four equal triangles meeting at center 15 Other symbols and pictures 15 1 Sun 15 2 Moon 15 3 Human and body parts 15 4 Animal 15 4 1 Bird 15 4 1 1 Eagle 15 4 2 Livestock 15 4 3 Lion 15 5 Coat of arms 15 6 Weaponry 15 7 Ships 15 8 Agricultural and industrial tools 15 9 Plants 15 10 Fleur de lis 15 11 Map 15 12 Building 15 13 Square 15 14 Other symbols 16 Text 16 1 Country name 16 2 Country name and motto 16 3 Motto 16 4 Other texts 17 Flags of another state 17 1 Historically 18 See also 19 References 20 External linksFlags of uncommon shapes Edit Most common aspect ratio is 2 3 followed by 1 2 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 Bordering aspect ratio of 5 6 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 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 Star EditOne five pointed star in center Edit Burkina Faso Cameroon Ethiopia Ghana Morocco Myanmar Paraguay Senegal Somalia Somaliland unrecognized Suriname Vietnam Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1946 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 Edit Angola Central African Republic Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti East Timor Guinea Bissau Mozambique North Korea Puerto Rico unincorporated territory of the United States South Sudan Zimbabwe One five pointed star on canton Edit National flag of Chile Chile Liberia Togo Multiple five pointed stars of equal size Edit Abkhazia unrecognized 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 Comoros 4 Federated States of Micronesia 4 Honduras 5 Hong Kong 5 Kosovo partially recognized 6 Panama 2 Philippines 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 Sao Tome and Principe 2 Singapore 5 Solomon Islands 5 Syria 2 Tajikistan 7 Turkmenistan 5 Tuvalu 9 United States varies based on number of states currently 50 Uzbekistan 12 Venezuela 8 Circle of five pointed stars Edit Cape Verde 10 stars Cook Islands associated state of New Zealand 15 stars Dominica 10 stars European Union international organisation 12 stars Multiple five pointed stars in different sizes Edit National flag of People s Republic of China Brazil varies based on number of states currently 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 Edit National flag of Israel Bonaire Netherlands Caribbean Burundi Equatorial Guinea Israel SloveniaMany pointed Edit One many pointed star Edit National seal of the Marshall Islands Jordan 7 points Malaysia 14 points Marshall Islands 24 points Namibia 12 points Nauru 12 points Azerbaijan 8 points Multiple many pointed stars Edit National flag of Azerbaijan Australia one 5 pointed star five 7 pointed Southern Cross Edit Australia Christmas Island external territory of Australia Brazil New Zealand Papua New Guinea SamoaStars and stripes Edit National flag of the United States flag of Cape Verde flag of Gagauzia Aruba 4 Points and 2 Stripes Azerbaijan Cape Verde 10 5 pointed stars Chile Comoros Croatia Cuba Djibouti Gagauzia 3 5 pointed stars Ghana Guinea Bissau Honduras Jordan North Korea Liberia Libya Malaysia Myanmar Nauru Philippines Puerto Rico unincorporated territory of the United States Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic unrecognized Sao Tome and Principe Singapore Slovenia Somaliland unrecognized South Sudan Suriname Syria Tajikistan Togo United States Uzbekistan Venezuela Republic of West Papua unrecognized Crescents EditFacing up Edit National flag of Nepal Brunei Mauritania Mongolia Nepal Facing fly Edit National flag of Turkey Algeria Azerbaijan Comoros Karakalpakstan autonomous republic of Uzbekistan Libya Malaysia Maldives Northern Cyprus partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic unrecognized Singapore Tunisia Turkey Uzbekistan Facing diagonally Edit National flag of Pakistan Croatia Moldova Pakistan TurkmenistanCircle EditOne circle in center Edit National flag of Brazil National flag of India National flag of Japan Flag of South Korea Belize Brazil Burundi Ethiopia Grenada India Japan Kazakhstan South Korea Laos Niger North Macedonia Paraguay Tunisia Uganda One circle on hoist Edit National flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh Greenland autonomous territory of Denmark North Korea Namibia New Caledonia French overseas collectivity Palau Portugal Philippines One broken or implied circle Edit National flag of Eritrea Afghanistan 2013 2021 Cabo Verde Cook Islands associated state of New Zealand Dominica Eritrea Europe various organisations French Polynesia French overseas territory Northern Mariana Islands US overseas territory Triangle EditTriangle s in centre Edit National flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Antigua and Barbuda Bosnia and Herzegovina Israel 6 that make up the shape 2 to draw it Saint Lucia Triangle s on hoist Edit National flag of the Czech Republic National flag of the PhilippinesSee also Chevron insignia Bahamas Comoros Cuba Czech Republic Djibouti East Timor Eritrea Equatorial Guinea Guyana Jamaica Jordan Mozambique Palestine disputed Philippines Puerto Rico Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic unrecognized Sao Tome and Principe Sint Maarten South Africa South Sudan Sudan Vanuatu Zimbabwe Different triangles Edit National flag of the United Kingdom United KingdomHorizontal stripes in two colors EditTwo horizontal stripes Edit Equal Edit National flag of Indonesia National flag of the Philippines National flag of Poland National flag of Ukraine 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 Edit Belarus Byelorussia 1951 1991 Gibraltar UK overseas territory Ukraine 1950 1992 Thin and thick Edit Flag of Republic of Vietnam South Vietnam 1949 1975 Three horizontal stripes Edit Equal Edit National flag of Argentina Argentina Austria Bahamas Belarus 1918 1919 1991 1995 Honduras Nicaragua El Salvador Thin and thick Edit National flag of Cambodia National flag of Spain Belize Cambodia French Polynesia overseas collectivity of France Guam US overseas territory Laos Latvia Lebanon Mauritania Sao Tome and Principe Spain Transnistria unrecognized Fimbriated thin and thick Edit National flag of North KoreaSee also Fimbriation Botswana Eswatini North Korea Suriname Many equal horizontal stripes Edit National flag of GreeceFlag Number of stripes Status Abkhazia 7 unrecognized Cuba 5 Greece 9 Liberia 11 Malaysia 14 Puerto Rico 5 unincorporated territory of the United States Seborga 18 micronation Togo 5 Uruguay 9 United States 13 Republic of West Papua 13 unrecognized Morning Star Flag Horizontal stripes in three colors EditThree horizontal stripes Edit Equal Edit Flag of Egypt Flag of Kenya National flag of Germany Flag of Iran National flag of Russia Armenia Republic of Artsakh unrecognized Azerbaijan Bolivia Bulgaria Croatia Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Gabon Germany Ghana Equatorial Guinea Hungary India Iran Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan autonomous region in Iraq Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lithuania Luxembourg Malawi Mozambique Myanmar New Caledonia overseas collectivity of France Niger Netherlands Oman Paraguay Palestine partially recognized Russian Federation Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic unrecognized South Ossetia unrecognized Sudan Sierra Leone Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Somaliland unrecognized South Sudan Syria United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Venezuela Yemen Zanzibar semi autonomous region in Tanzania Unequal Edit Flag of the Gambia Afghanistan 1974 1978 Antigua and Barbuda Colombia Crimea disputed Ecuador Gambia Lesotho Libya Rwanda Tajikistan Five unequal horizontal stripes Edit Flag of Costa Rica Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde Costa Rica Eswatini Suriname ThailandHorizontal stripes in more colors EditFour equal horizontal stripes in four colors Edit Central African Republic Comoros Mauritius Five equal horizontal stripes in five colors Edit China 1912 1928 Vertical stripes in two colors EditTwo equal vertical stripes in two colors Edit National flag of Algeria Algeria Malta Vatican CityTwo unequal vertical stripes in two colors Edit National flag of Pakistan Russian SFSR Constituent republic of the Soviet Union Pakistan PortugalTwo unequal serrated vertical stripes in two colors Edit National flag of Bahrain Bahrain Qatar Three equal vertical stripes Edit National flag of Guatemala National flag of Nigeria Barbados Guatemala Mongolia Nigeria Peru Three unequal vertical stripes Edit National flag of CanadaFurther information Canadian pale Canada Norfolk Island Australian external territory Vertical stripes in three colors EditThree equal vertical stripes Edit Further information Tricolour flag National flag of France National flag of Ireland National flag of Mexico Afghanistan 2013 2021 Belgium Cameroon Chad France Guinea Ireland Italy Ivory Coast Mexico Mali Moldova Romania Rwanda 1962 2001 Senegal Three unequal vertical stripes Edit Andorra Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCross flags Edit Dominican Republic Georgia Jerusalem cross United Kingdom Saltire Dominica Malta SwitzerlandNordic Cross flag Edit See also Nordic cross flag Aland autonomous region of Finland Denmark Faroe Islands autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Scania province of Sweden SwedenSaint George s Cross Edit See also Saint George s Cross England United Kingdom Georgia Guernsey UK crown dependency Diagonal stripes EditTwo diagonal stripes Edit National flag of Papua New Guinea Bhutan Christmas Island external territory of Australia Papua New GuineaThree fimbriated diagonal stripes Edit National flag of Tanzania Democratic Republic of the Congo Namibia Saint Kitts and Nevis Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Many radiating diagonal stripes Edit National flag of the Marshall Islands Guyana 6 Eritrea 3 Marshall Islands 4 Seychelles 5 Pall Edit National flag of South Africa South Africa VanuatuCross EditUpright centred cross Edit National flag of the Dominican Republic Switzerland Dominica Dominican Republic GeorgiaSaint George s Cross Edit National flag of England England UK constituent country Guernsey UK crown dependency Malta Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom Nordic Cross Edit Further information Nordic Cross Nordic Cross in two colors Edit National flag of Finland Denmark Finland Scania province of Sweden Sweden Kalmar Union 1397 1523 Nordic Cross in three colors Edit National flag of Iceland Aland autonomous region of Finland Faroe Islands autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark Iceland Norway One cross in emblem Edit National flag of Slovakia Greece Malta Marshall Islands Moldova Montenegro Montserrat UK overseas territory Portugal San Marino Serbia Slovakia Spain Tonga Vatican CityDiagonal cross Edit Main article Saltire National flag of Jamaica Burundi Jamaica Seychelles 1976 1977 St Andrew s Cross Edit Jersey UK crown dependency Scotland UK constituent country United Kingdom Upright and diagonal centred crosses Edit National flag of the United Kingdom North Macedonia United Kingdom Kingdom of Great Britain 1707 1801 Union Jack Edit See also British ensign and Flags of the British Empire National flag of Australia National flag of Fiji flag of Bermuda flag of the UK flag of South Africa 1928 1994 National flag of Canada 1957 1965 Australia Fiji New Zealand Tuvalu United KingdomAdditionally 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 a, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
