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state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

, former, and other geographic entities (plus a few non-geographic flags) sorted by their combinations of dominant

color Color (American English) or colour (British English) is the visual perceptual property deriving from the spectrum of light interacting with the photoreceptor cells of the eyes. Color categories and physical specifications of color are assoc ...

s. Flags emblazoned with seals, coats of arms, and other multicolored emblems are sorted only by their color fields. The color of text is almost entirely ignored. Colors related to the two

metals A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typical ...

of European heraldry (gold and white) are sorted first. The five major colors of European heraldry (black, red, blue, green, and purple) are sorted next. Miscellaneous colors ( murrey,

tan Tan or TAN may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Black and Tans, a nickname for British special constables during the Irish War of Independence. By extension "Tans" can now also colloquially refer to English or British people in general, es ...

, grey, and pink) are sorted last. Similar colors are grouped together to make navigation of this list practical. As such, the dark greens prevalent in the Middle East are sorted together with the brighter greens prevalent in Western Europe. Significantly, yellows, golds, and oranges are grouped together as "gold" due to the lack of discrete divisions within this spectrum and the differing standards of interpretation of "gold", which appears in the legally codified specifications of many flags. Some flags, including a number from

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...

, include both a distinct yellow and a distinct orange; these have been noted accordingly.

Magenta Magenta () is a color that is variously defined as pinkish- purplish- red, reddish-purplish-pink or mauvish-crimson. On color wheels of the RGB (additive) and CMY (subtractive) color models, it is located exactly midway between red and blu ...

is included with red.

Gold

*, United States (with multicolored seal) * (1632–1946) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms)

Gold, white

* (1527–1813) * (with distinct yellow and orange) * (1837–1866) * (with distinct orange) *, United States (with a distinct gold and orange and a brown emblem) * – flag used by several Crusader states *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * (1250–1517) *, Japan *, Guatemala *, California, United States (with multicolored emblem) * *, Indonesia * (with multicolored emblem)

Gold, white, black

*, Maryland, United States * (1906–1959) *, Poland *, England, United Kingdom *, Malaysia * (1858–1883),

House of Romanov The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning dynasty, imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastacia of Russia, Anastasi ...

*, Scotland, United Kingdom *, Poland

Gold, white, black, red

* *, England, United Kingdom * *, Belgium *, Switzerland *, United States *, Venezuela (with multicolored emblem) * * (with distinct gold and red) *, Netherlands *, Poland *, Finland * * (with multicolored emblem) *

= Gold, white, black, red, blue

= *, France * *, England, United Kingdom *, Caribbean Netherlands *, France * * (1938–1940) * (1940–1943) *, England, United Kingdom * *, Switzerland *, one of the British

Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

*, France * (1932–1945) *, France *, Canada *, Poland *, France *, Brazil *, Australia

= Gold, white, black, red, blue, green

= *, Poland *, Poland *, French overseas collectivity, unofficial * *

= Gold, white, black, red, blue, green, purple, brown, pink, orange

= * – with distinct yellow and orange, and two shades of blue

= Gold, white, black, red, green

= * (with multicolored emblem) * * (with distinct yellow and orange) * * *, Colombia *, Venezuela * * (1979)

=Gold, white, black, blue

= * *, France *, Poland *, United States * *, Venezuela

Gold, white, black, blue, green

*, Venezuela *, Philippines

Gold, white, black, blue, green, brown

*, Venezuela

=Gold, white, black, green

= *, Colombia *, Poland *, Ecuador *, Netherlands

Gold, white, black, green, murrey

* – with other color symbol

=Gold, white, black, purple

= *

Gold, white, red

*, Netherlands *, France *, Spain *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *,

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

*, United States (with multicolored seal) * (1920–1939) *, England, United Kingdom *, 1814–1815, used during

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

's imprisonment *, England, United Kingdom *, France *, Poland *, Poland *, Poland * (British crown dependency) *, Netherlands *, France *, France *, Poland * (British crown dependency) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * (British crown dependency) *, Poland *, Belgium *, England, United Kingdom *, former administrative region of France *, France *, Poland *, Poland *, England, United Kingdom *,

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

*, Ukraine *, Poland *, a French region *, Russia *, United States (with multicolored seal) *, United States *, one of the British

*, France (with other color symbol) *, Malaysia * (''de facto'' state, limited recognition) *, Poland *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland *, England, United Kingdom *, Poland *, England, United Kingdom

=Gold, white, red, blue

= *, Canada *, Louisiana, United States *, French

Mandate for Syria and Lebanon The Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (french: Mandat pour la Syrie et le Liban; ar, الانتداب الفرنسي على سوريا ولبنان, al-intidāb al-fransi 'ala suriya wa-lubnān) (1923−1946) was a League of Nations mandate foun ...

(1920–1936) *, Netherlands (with other color symbol) *, France * *, Belgium *, France *, France * (''de facto'' separatist state, not recognized by UN) *, Kingdom of the Netherlands *, Macedonia *, Canada *, Belgium * (with distinct yellow and orange) * *, Spain *, Argentina (with multicolored emblem) *, France *, France *, Argentina *, United States (1911–1964) *, United States *, France *, France * (unrecognised, 1991–1996) *, Colorado, United States *, Michigan, United States *, France *, Paraguay – with other color symbol *, flag of the

Catalan independence movement The Catalan independence movement ( ca, independentisme català; Spanish: ''independentismo catalán'') is a social and political movement (with roots in Catalan nationalism) which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain. The beginnings ...

*, Soviet Union (1953–1990) *, France *, France *, Venezuela *, Moldova *, United States *, France *, France *, England, United Kingdom (a brownish red) *, France *, France *, France *, Soviet Union (1952–1992) * *, Poland *, United States *, Soviet Union (1953–1990) *, Netherlands *, Ecuador *, France * (Portuguese autonomous region) * (1948–1963) * *, French overseas department, unofficial *, Germany *,

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

* (1939–1945) *, United States *, Ecuador *, Canada *, Australia * *, United States *, Finland *, Canada * (1857-1902) *, France (with black outlines) *, England, United Kingdom * *, Poland *, Poland *, Caribbean Netherlands *, Missouri, United States *, France *, France *, France *, Poland *, United States *, used by Swedish and Norwegian warships, 1844–1905 *, Poland *, New South Wales, Australia *, France (with other color symbol) *, China – with other color symbol * – two different shades of blue * *, Soviet Union (1953–1991) *, Russia (1997–2007) *, Venezuela * (with multicolored seal) *, Serbia *, Venezuela (with multicolored emblem) *, France *, Netherlands (with multicolored seal) *, Poland

Gold, white, red, blue, green

* (1821–1889), House of Braganza *, France * * *, French

(1921–1936) *, Russia *, Uzbekistan *, Russia *, Paraguay – with other color symbol * * *, Canada *, Wales, United Kingdom *, Brazil * *, Brazil *, Brazil * *, Caribbean Netherlands *,

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

*, United States *, France * (US insular area)

Gold, white, red, blue, purple

Polyamory Polyamory () is the practice of, or desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved. People who identify as polyamorous may believe in open relationships wi ...

pride flag A pride flag is any flag that represents a segment or part of the LGBT community. ''Pride'' in this case refers to the notion of gay pride. The terms ''LGBT flag'' and ''queer flag'' are often used interchangeably. The rainbow flag is the most ...

(version created in 2022 by Red Howell)

Gold, white, red, blue, green, purple

*, Russian Far East, Russia (with distinct yellow and orange) * (with distinct yellow and orange)

=Gold, white, red, green

= *, one of the British

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

, Brazil *, Soviet Union (1951–1991) *,

* (1946–1950) *, Iraq *, Venezuela *, Belgium *, Soviet Union (1953–1988) *, Poland * * (1811–1814) *, Canada *, Spain (with multicolored coat of arms) *,

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

* *, Soviet Union (1953–1992) * *, Switzerland * * *, France

=Gold, white, red, purple

= *, Spain *, Spain

Gold, white, blue

*, France *, United States (with multicolored seal) *, used by the unrecognized

Republic of Anguilla The Republic of Anguilla was a short-lived, unrecognised independent state on the island of Anguilla. It lasted from 11 July 1967 until 19 March 1969, when British control was re-established. Background On 27 February 1967, Britain granted the ...

(1967–1969) *, France *, Australia * (Portuguese autonomous region) (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland * * *, Queensland, Australia *,

*, Spain *, Argentina *, Panama (with multicolored coat of arms) *,

Kingdom of the Netherlands , national_anthem = ) , image_map = Kingdom of the Netherlands (orthographic projection).svg , map_width = 250px , image_map2 = File:KonDerNed-10-10-10.png , map_caption2 = Map of the four constituent countries shown to scale , capital = ...

*, Poland *, United States – with other color symbol *, France *, France *, Israel *,

* *, Netherlands *, France *, France *, United States (with multicolored seal) *, New South Wales, Australia, unofficial *, Chile *, France * *, Wales, United Kingdom * *, United States * *, United States *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Ceará, Brazil *,

(with multicolored emblem) * (historical

flag of the Netherlands The national flag of the Netherlands ( nl, de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue '' Prinsenvlag'' ("Prince's Flag"), evo ...

) *, Poland *, United States *, United Kingdom *, France *, Japan * (with multicolored emblem), 1928–1994 *, Central Macedonia, Greece *, Argentina *, Brazil * (New Zealand territory) *,

* *, Finland *, France * (1958–1962) *, France

=Gold, white, blue, green

= *, Brazil *, Andorra *, Venezuela (with multicolored emblem) *,

*, Venezuela (with multicolored emblem) * *, Brazil *, Argentina (with multicolored emblems) * (Australian external territory) *, United States – with other color symbol *, England, United Kingdom *, England, United Kingdom *, Netherlands *, Argentina *, Ceará, Brazil *, Brazil *, Venezuela (with two multicolored emblems) *, Brazil *, Brazil * (1964–1985), extinct political party of Brazil *, Venezuela *, Brazil *, United States *, Venezuela *, Brazil *, Brazil *, Brazil * *, England, United Kingdom

=Gold, white, blue, tan

= *, Poland *

=Gold, white, blue, grey

= *,

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

Gold, white, green

*, Pakistan *, Panama (with black and white text) *, Colombia * *, Brazil * (1947–1950) *, Japan *, Colombia * (with blue emblem) * * * (Chinese special administrative region) *, Florida, United States * *, Panama * *, Ecuador *, Switzerland *, England, United Kingdom *, Ecuador *, Poland

=Gold, white, green, murrey

= *

=Gold, white, green, tan

= *

Gold, white, purple

*, Japan *, Japan

Gold, white, murrey

*, Paraguay (with multicolored coat of arms)

=Gold, white, murrey, tan

= *

Gold, white, pink

* (five stripes variant; with distinct light and dark orange, and distinct light and dark pink)

Gold, black

* * *,

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

*, Maryland, United States (with other color emblem) * (1526–1860) *, Belgium (with multicolored emblem) * (1300s–1945) * (1777–1884) * (with multicolored coat of arms) * *, Belgium *, France (with multicolored emblem) *, Pennsylvania, United States (with multicolored emblem) *, Poland *, historical flag of Wales, United Kingdom * (to 1826) *, Germany (to 1876) *, Germany *, the Netherlands * (with yellow text and seal) *, the Netherlands

Gold, black, red

* * * *, Switzerland *, Switzerland * *, Puerto Rico *, Belgium (with other color symbol) *, Germany (with white in coat of arms) *, Malaysia *, Colombia * (1347–1833) *, North Holland, The Netherlands *, Germany (1919–1920) *, Germany (to 1919) *, Germany (to 1919) * (to 1820) *, Germany (with white in coat of arms) *, Germany (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Malaysia * *, Switzerland *, Switzerland *, Germany (1921–1929) *, Germany (to 1921) *, Belgium *, West Germany (1945–1952)

=Gold, black, red, blue

= *, New Zealand *, United States (with multicolored emblem) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *

(version created in 1995 by Jim Evans)

Gold, black, red, blue, green

*, used in New Caledonia alongside the

French flag The national flag of France (french: link=no, drapeau français) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue ( hoist side), white, and red. It is known to English speakers as the ''Tricolour'' (), although the flag of Ireland ...

=Gold, black, red, green

= *, breakaway region from

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

*, Ethiopia * (1967–1970, ''de facto state'', limited recognition) * (1975–1992) * * * (1961–2001) * * *

Gold, black, blue

* * *, France * (1731–1964) *, Scotland, United Kingdom (with multicolored emblem) *, Venezuela *, Ukraine *, Ukraine * (1948–1960) *, Netherlands *, Wales, United Kingdom *, Rondônia,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

*, Paraguay – with other color symbol *, England, United Kingdom *, New Zealand (with multicolored emblem) * (January 1964)

=Gold, black, blue, green

= *, French overseas department, unofficial *, British colony, 1882–1983, adopted in 1967 * *

Gold, black, green

* (1967, unrecognised, not to be confused with current

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

) *, United States (with distinct yellow and orange) * *, Germany (1813–1897) *, Germany (1897–1920) * (1723–1949) *

Gold, black, murrey

*, England, United Kingdom *, Sri Lanka *

Gold, red

*, Ethiopia *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Wales, United Kingdom *, Spain (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Venezuela (with multicolored coat of arms) * *, France *, Ecuador *, Germany (to 1891) *, Germany (1891–1945) *, West Germany (1945–1952) *, Colombia (with multicolored coat of arms) *,

*, flag of

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...

(Spain), Northern Catalonia (France) and

Alghero Alghero (; ca, label= Alguerese, L'Alguer ; sc, S'Alighèra ; sdc, L'Aliera ) is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. The city's name comes from ...

(Italy) * *, Russia *, Poland *, France *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, France (with other color symbol) *, France * * * (1976–1979) * (1979–1989) * * (1719–1852) *, Belgium *, Germany (1815–1880) *, Germany (1880–1947) *, Poland *, Poland *, France *, Poland *, Netherlands *, Comoros autonomous island *,

* (with multicolor coat of arms) *, Italy *, United States *, Japan * (1992–1995) * *, France, Jersey, Guernsey *, England, United Kingdom *, Poland *, historical region in southern Europe *, Ecuador *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Czech Republic *, South Africa *, a historical French province *, Poland *, France *, Poland *, Sweden *, Japan *, Italy (with other color symbol) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, England, United Kingdom *, Netherlands (with black outline) * – with other color symbol *, England, United Kingdom *, Taiwan *, France *, Ethiopia * (1923–1991) *, Sri Lanka *, administrative entity in Catalonia *, Spain * *, 1955–1975 *,

*, Poland *, England, United Kingdom *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland

Gold, red, blue

*, South Australia, Australia (with multicolored emblems) * (

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

autonomous territory) *, France * – with other color symbol * (1803–1810) * *, Soviet Union (1952–1990) *, United States – blue, red, gold and copper *, Soviet Union (1952–1991) *, France *, France *, Ecuador * *, Poland * * (1963–1966) * (1966–1971) * *, France *, Colombia (with multicolored coat of arms) * (with multicolored coat of arms) * (1920–1924) * (1821–1831) * (1946–1950) *, France * *, Soviet Union (1953–1992) *, France *, Poland *, France *, France *, France *, Germany (to 1933) *, Germany (to 1933) * (1859–1862) * (1862–1866) * – with other color symbol * *, United States *, Canada – with other color symbol *, Netherlands *, Scotland, United Kingdom *, Netherlands *, France *, Poland *, French overseas department, unofficial * *, Soviet Union (1954–1991) *, Sweden *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Soviet Union (1952–1992) *, Soviet Union (1950–1991) *, Spain – with other color symbol *, France *, 1975–1976 *, Netherlands *, Belgium * (1805–1814) *, Poland

=Gold, red, blue, green

= *, Argentina *, Venezuela (with black silhouette) * * *, Netherlands *, Soviet Union (1953–1956) *, England, United Kingdom * *, France (with black outlines) *

Gold, red, blue, green, purple

*, Peru (with distinct yellow and orange) * (six-color version popular since 1979, with royal blue replacing both turquoise and indigo) – with distinct yellow and orange

=Gold, red, blue, tan

= *, Oklahoma, United States

Gold, red, green

*, Brazil *, flag used during the 1971-1972 Bangladesh Liberation War * *, England, United Kingdom (a brownish red) *, Colombia * * * *, Ecuador *, Colombia * * (1914–1996) *, French overseas department, unofficial * * *, Hungary *, England, United Kingdom * (1568–1946) * *, California, United States (with multicolored seal) * * *, Soviet Union (1952–1990) *, Spain *, France * ('' Syrian Civil War'' territory) * (1959–1961) *, Canada * * (''de facto'' state, limited recognition) * (December 1963 – January 1964)

=Gold, red, green, tan

= * (1971–1997)

Gold, red, purple

*, Venezuela (with multicolored emblem) *

Gold, blue

*, United States *, France *, Spain *, nominally independent homeland (Bantustan), 1977–1994 (with white-and-black emblem) *, Germany (to 1946) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, England, United Kingdom (two shades of blue) *, Greece *, England, United Kingdom * (1877–1908) * (1908–1960) * (1960–1963) * (1997–2003) * (2003–2006) *, England, United Kingdom *, France * (Haddingtonshire), Scotland, United Kingdom * *, Italy *, Poland *, Canada *, Netherlands *, Panama *, United States *, France *, Mexico (with multicolored coat of arms) *, United States – with other color symbol *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Netherlands *,

*, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Paraguay * (1806–1866) *, United States *, Poland *, Poland *, United States – reverse has same colors *, New Zealand *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * *,

*, Pennsylvania, United States (with multicolored emblem) *, Poland *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Canada *, Poland *, flag of the

Kingdom of Mercia la, Merciorum regnum , conventional_long_name=Kingdom of Mercia , common_name=Mercia , status=Kingdom , status_text=Independent kingdom (527–879)Client state of Wessex () , life_span=527–918 , era=Heptarchy , event_start= , date_start= , ye ...

*, Poland *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Tunisia *, United States *, United States (with multicolored emblem) *, England, United Kingdom *, England, United Kingdom *, England, United Kingdom * *, Netherlands *, Japan * * *, Canada

Gold, blue, green

*, Venezuela (with black outline of the state) *, Indonesia *, Poland *, Colombia * *, Colombia *, Poland * (with distinct yellow and gold) * *, Poland * (1956–1970) *,

Berber people , image = File:Berber_flag.svg , caption = The Berber flag, Berber ethnic flag , population = 36 million , region1 = Morocco , pop1 = 14 million to 18 million , region2 = Algeria , p ...

*, Poland (with sun with a black outline from the coat of arms)

=Gold, blue, green, tan

= *, nominally independent homeland (Bantustan) (1979–1994)

=Gold, blue, green, grey

= *, Colombia

Gold, blue, pink

Gold, green

*, Netherlands *,

*, Thailand (with multicolored seal and distinct yellow) *, Paraguay – with other color symbol *, Wales, United Kingdom *, Colombia *, Colombia *, Ecuador *, Spain *, Netherlands *, England, United Kingdom * (1757–1946) * (1959–2017) *, Japan *, Ecuador *, Colombia * *, Ecuador * (1771–1950) *, Israel *, England, United Kingdom *, Spain *, Colombia

Gold, green, purple

*, Colombia

Gold, green, murrey

* (with distinct yellow and orange)

Gold, green, tan

* (Australian external territory) * (1914–1930)

Gold, purple

*, Thailand (with multicolored seal) *, Thailand (with multicolored seal and distinct orange) *, Italy (with multicolored coat of arms) * *, Japan

Gold, murrey

* (1948–1951) *, Thailand (with multicolored seal) *, Spain *, Colombia

Gold, pink

*, used in

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...

, Spain

White

*, internationally recognised as a sign of truce, ceasefire, and surrender. The flag of the Kingdom of France in 1814–1830, during the Bourbon Restoration. * (with black text) *, flag used since early 2016 (with green and black text) *, Argentina (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Paraguay (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms), as well as its gmina * (with black text) *, Argentina (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Paraguay (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Paraguay (with multicolored coat of arms) *, United States (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Germany (1803–1892) – with multicolored coat of arms *, Mexico (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Mexico (with multicolored coat of arms) *, French overseas collectivity, unofficial (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Argentina (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Oklahoma, United States (with multicolored emblems), flag used from 1973 to 2018

White, black

* *, Switzerland *, France * *, Spain (with multicolored coat of arms) *, from the Battle of Gonzales during the Texas Revolution *, England, United Kingdom *, France *, Netherlands *, Switzerland *, Belgium (with multicolored emblem) * (to 1850) – with multicolored coat of arms * (to 1850) – with multicolored coat of arms *, Terrorist organisation * (1528–1855) *, France *, Malaysia *, Germany (1892–1918) – with multicolored coat of arms *, Germany (1918–1947) – with multicolored coat of arms *, Germany (civil flag, 1701–1947) * *, unofficial flag of New Zealand * *, Malaysia *, former crusader state *

White, black, red

* (1929) *, Netherlands *, Switzerland *, Switzerland * (in exile, 1919–1925) *, Germany *, Belgium (with gold on coat of arms) * *, Netherlands *, England, United Kingdom *, Wales, United Kingdom * (1867–1918) * (1935–1945) *, Japan *, Poland *, Spain *, France * *, Brazil *, Australia (with ochre-red) *, Ethiopia (with multicolored emblem) *, Brazil *, Netherlands *, Spain *, now used by the city of

Laredo, Texas Laredo ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags (the flag of th ...

, United States * (1798–1799) * (1802–1811) * *, Italy * (micronation) * *, Russia * (1959–1984) *

=White, black, red, blue

= * *, France *, United States (with multicolored symbol) * * *, proposed alternative flag of New Zealand *, Brazil * *, proposed alternative flag of New Zealand *, Texas, United States *, New Zealand * (1967–1990)

=White, black, red, green

= *, 1916–1918 revolt against the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

* (with combined national flag and white background) *, Poland *, Ethiopia * (1964–1966) * (1883–1885, unrecognized) * * (1924–1959) * * * * * (2010–2012) *, Panama *, Poland * * *, Ecuador – with other color symbol * * * * (Syria, 1930–1958, 1961–1963) *

=White, black, red, grey

= *, Latvia

White, black, blue

*, Switzerland * *, France * *, France *, France *, France * * (1920–1935) *, Finland

=White, black, blue, green

= * *, England, United Kingdom

White, black, green

*, England, United Kingdom *, Belgium (with other color symbol) *, Spain – with other color symbol *, Poland *, Italy *, Colombia

=White, black, green, grey

= * * – two different shades of green

White, black, purple

=White, black, purple, grey

= * *

White, black, murrey

* (1918-1921) * (1991–2004)

White, red

*, United Arab Emirates * (1496–1903) *, Japan *, United Arab Emirates *, Japan *, United States *, Belgium *, historical flag of

House of Árpád A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

*, Paraguay – with other color symbol *, Colombia * * *, Italy *, Switzerland *, France * (1918, 1991–1995) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, United States *, Germany *, used during the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revoluti ...

*, Germany *, Czech Republic *, Canada *, United States (with multicolored emblem and text) * *, Spain (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Bolivia *, England, United Kingdom *, historical flag of the

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and Spain * *, United States *, Netherlands *, United Arab Emirates *, Chile *, Netherlands *, Poland *, United Kingdom *, Italy *, United States – with other color symbol *, Germany * (to 1866) – with multicolored coat of arms *, French overseas territory (with multicolored emblem) *, United Arab Emirates (to 1961) *, Japan (orangish red) *, Italy * *, France * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol *, Wales, United Kingdom * *, Netherlands * (

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autonomous country) *, Germany *, Germany *, Germany (to 1945) * (to 1866) * (to 1866) *, Japan * (Chinese special administrative region) *, Netherlands * *, historical flag of Ireland * *, used by the Japanese military *, Switzerland *, Japan *, Malaysia *, England, United Kingdom *, Netherlands *, Japan *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Japan * (1952–1975) *, Netherlands *, Belgium *, Belgium *, Germany (to 1937) *, Netherlands *, Spain * – with other color symbol * (variant) * *,

(with multicolored coat of arms) *, Victoria, Australia – with other color symbol *, Italy * *, Belgium *, Canada *, Japan *, Switzerland *, Netherlands * (''de facto'' state, limited recognition) *, Switzerland *, Japan *, Japan *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Western Australia, Australia (with multicolored emblem) * * (1815–1848) * * (variant) (with other color symbol) *, Bolivia *,

(with blue emblem) *, UAE * (1803–1810) *, Netherlands *, Japan *,

* (1416–1792 & 1814–1860) *, Switzerland *, United Arab Emirates * *, Belgium *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Switzerland * *, Bolivia *, Germany *, Mexico * *, Belgium * (1947–1954) * * *,

*, United Arab Emirates *,

*, Netherlands *, Netherlands *, Switzerland *, France *,

*, England, United Kingdom *, Poland (with multicoloured coat of arms) *, political party of Brazil * (1927–1962)

White, red, blue

*, Georgia *, Brazil (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Brazil *, (US insular area) (with multicolor emblem) * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol *, United States * (part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) – with other color symbol * – with other color symbol, two shades of blue or red (may or may not always be included) * *, Brazil * (914–1908) * (with multicolored coat of arms) * ( British overseas territory) – with other color symbol * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * *, Italy * (British overseas territory) (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Paraguay *, Illinois, United States * * (

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

and surrounding islands) * *, Ohio, United States *, Ohio, United States – with other color symbol *, unrecognised, 1861–1865, flag in use 1861–1863 * ( battle flag, used by the Confederate military), 1861–1865 * * (civil flag) * Ukraine (occupied by Russia) * – with other color symbol * * * *, Texas, United States – with other color symbol *, United States * – with other color symbol *, United States *, Argentina * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol * (

autonomous country) * – with other color symbol; two different shades of blue * * * *, Netherlands *, naval ensign *, used during the Occupation Period to identify German ships according to international law. *, United States *, England, United Kingdom *, Japan * *,

, Brazil *, Indiana, United States *, United States (with multicolored emblem) *,

*, United States *,

* (1970–1975) * * *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * * * (civil ensign) *, Belgium *, Colombia *, Canada – with other color symbol *,

(2006–2011) * (1587–1755) *, United States (1894–1996) *, United States (1996–2001) *, United States (2001–2020) *, United States – with other color symbol *, United States – with other color symbol * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol *,

* (British colony, 1870–1910) – with other color symbol * (1839–1843, unrecognized) * * * *, Louisiana, United States – with gold emblems * * *, (aka New Aquitaine),France *, United States * *, Brazil * – with other color symbol * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol * (US insular area) *,

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*, British colony, 1953–1963 – with other color symbol * *,

– three different shades of blue * (part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) – with other color symbol * *, Germany (to 1946) *, Germany * – with other color symbol * (1992–2006) * * (1976–1977) *, Kingdom of the Netherlands – with other color symbol * * – with other color symbol *,

(with multicolored emblem) * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol *, United States *, Australia *, United States *, United States * *,

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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

* (British colony, 1903–1910) – with other color symbol *, United States * (part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) – with other color symbol * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol * * *, one of the three official flags of

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*, one of the three official flags of

(with black text) * (British overseas territory) – with other color symbol *, French overseas territory, unofficial * (1961–1962) *, United States * (1918–1946) * (1943–1946) * (1945–1992) – with gold outline

=White, red, blue, green

= *, Italy – with other color symbol *,

(with multicolored emblem) *, France * *, unofficial flag of Chicano nationalism, with other color symbol *,

(with multicolored emblem) * * – with other color symbol * * *, Netherlands *, Costa Rica *, Bosnia and Herzegovina – with other color symbol *, Ecuador * * (1966–1987) *, Venezuelan state * (1884–1888, unrecognized) *, Ethiopia *,

* (1852–1877 & 1881–1902) * (1950–1963) *, French

(1925–1930) *

White, red, green

* (''de facto'' state, limited recognition) * *, Paraguay – with other color symbol *, Germany (1863–1945) *, Paraguay – with other color symbol *, Spain * * (with multicolored coat of arms), in use 1996–2007 *, Colombia * * *,

, Brazil (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Bosnia and Herzegovina *, Panama * (1797–1802) * (1796–1797) *, Poland *,

(with multicolored emblem) * * *,

* * * (1861–1946) – with other color symbol * *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * * *, Ecuador * – with multicolored emblem *, Switzerland *, United States *, Germany *, England, United Kingdom * *, Paraguay – with other color symbol *, Bosnia and Herzegovina *, Japan *, Paraguay *, Brazil * (1977–1996) *, Soviet Union (1953–1991) (emblem is gold) *, Soviet Union (1991–1992) *, Russia *, Venezuela *, United Kingdom *, Bosnia and Herzegovina

=White, red, green, grey

= *, Panama

White, red, grey

*, Panama *, Malaysia *, Belgium

White, blue

*, Netherlands *,

* * – with other color symbol *, Belgium *, Netherlands *, Israel *, Netherlands *, Italy *, Israel *, Germany *, Germany *, United States (with multicolored emblem) *, unofficial flag of the

Confederate States of America The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. The Confeder ...

*, Italy *, United States (with multicolored emblem) *, nominally independent homeland (Bantustan), 1981–1994 (with black emblem) *, Japan (with gold on symbol) *, Federated States of Micronesia *, Colorado, United States (with multicolored emblem) * (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Argentina (with black text and multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * * (1845–1860) * – with other color symbol * *, United States (with red symbols) *, Japan *, Japan *,

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

– with other color symbol *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Russia * *, Russia * (1960–1975), Brazil (with multicolored coat of arms) * (with multicolored emblem) *, Ecuador *, Israel *, Netherlands * *, Texas, United States (with multicolored seal) *, Japan * *, Japan *, Japan * *, Japan *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, used when South Korean and North Korean athletes compete on a shared team *, Federated States of Micronesia *, Poland *, Poland *, Argentina (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland * (1806–1813) *, United States – with other color symbol *, Switzerland *, Luxembourg – with other color symbol *, United States (with multicolored emblem) *, French overseas department, unofficial * *, Minnesota, United States *, historical flag used during the

*, Japan * (with multicolored emblem) *, Canada (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Japan * (1826–1842) *, Poland *, Germany (1882–1935) *,

*, Brazil (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Utah, United States *, Colombia * – with other color symbol *, Cantabria, Spain – with other color symbol *, Germany (to 1920) *, Germany (to 1920) *,

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

*, Scotland, United Kingdom *, Japan *, Croatia * *, Poland *, United States *, used after the 1930s *, Venezuela (with multicolored emblem) *, New York, United States (with multicolored seal) *, Spain * (1235–1338, 1488–1556) * (1338–1488) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Japan * (1965–1986) * *, Panama *, United States – with other color symbol *, Japan * * (1807–1813) *, used by Russian anti-war protestors *, Japan *, Federated States of Micronesia *, Switzerland *, Switzerland *, Netherlands

White, blue, green

* (1860-1862) *, Venezuela (with multicolored emblem) *, Poland * – two shades of green *, Colombia *, England, United Kingdom *, Ecuador * – three different shades of blue and green *, England, United Kingdom (a cream white) *, Colombia (with multicolored coat of arms) * (with black seal) *,

*, Myanmar *,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

*, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Canada (unofficial) *, province of Costa Rica *, Chile * (1917–1922) * (1989–2000) * *, Canada *, Brazil *, Paraguay – with other color symbol' * *, Ontario, Canada (1954–1997) *, Canada (with multicolored coat of arms)

=White, blue, green, tan

= * (1987–2006) *, Federated States of Micronesia

White, blue, grey

* (US insular area) – with other color symbol * (US insular area), 1976-1981 *, Colombia

White, blue, pink

*, Brazil *

White, green

*, Spain – with other color symbol * (to 1863) * (to 1863) * (to 1853) *, Colombia *, Japan *, Thailand *, Paraguay *, Colombia *, Germany (1918–1920) * (1978–1992) * (1992–1996) * (1996–2001) * (1948–1950) * (1922–1958) *, Ecuador * *, Japan *, Netherlands *, Belgium *, Poland *, Estonia *, Japan *, Scotland, United Kingdom *, Colombia *, Italy *, Ecuador * (1948–1950) *, Colombia *, Japan *, Japan * * ( Australian external territory) * *, Bolivia * (1948–1950) *, historical flag used during the

* (1968–1979) – with other color symbol *, Netherlands *, Colombia *, Netherlands *, Switzerland *, Bolivia * *, Germany (1826–1920) *, Germany (1826–1911) *, Germany (1911–1918) *, Germany (1918–1920) * (to 1826) *, Germany (to 1920) *, Germany *, Russia * (1883–1885, ''de facto'' state, limited recognition) *,

*, Colombia (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Japan * (1958–1960) *, Japan (Symbol flag) *, Japan *, Colombia – two different shades of green *, Netherlands *, Belgium

White, green, purple

*, Puerto Rico * * (United Kingdom)

White, green, pink

White, green, tan

*, Paraguay *, nominally independent homeland (Bantustan), 1976–1994

White, purple

*, Thailand (with multicolored seal) *, Japan *, Japan

White, purple, grey

White, murrey

* (1806–1808) * *, Russia – with other color symbol *, Paraguay – with other color symbol *

White, tan

*, Japan

White, pink

*, Kyrgyzstan

Black

* *, flag of Jihad (with white text) * (with multicolored emblem) *, Jihadist organisation in Russia (with white text) * (with white text and seal) *, flag used in late 2004 (with yellow and white text) *, is the traditional English name for the flags flown to identify a pirate ship preceding or during an attack, during the early 18th century.

Black, red

* * *, Italy * * (1964–1986) – with multicolored coat of arms *, Belgium *, Netherlands *, Germany (to 1945) *, West Germany (1945–1952)

Black, red, blue

*, self-proclaimed state in Ukraine *, Poland

Black, red, green

* (2013–2021) * * *

Black, blue, green

* (January-April 1964)

Black, green

Black, purple

Black, grey

Red

* *, United States (with white text and multicolored emblem) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Venezuela (with multicolored coat of arms) *,

(with multicolored coat of arms) * (to 1970) *, Bolivia *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms)

Red, blue

*, Ecuador (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland *, Ecuador *, Soviet Union (1951–1990) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * (US insular area) (with multicolored coat of emblem) * (with multicolored coat of arms) * (with gold and black emblem) *, Spain (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Germany (to 1946) *, France (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Switzerland *, Limburg, the Netherlands (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland

Red, blue, green

*, Venezuela (with multicolored emblem) *, Russia *, Russia *, Myanmar (with multicolored emblem) *

Red, green

*, Colombia * *, Ecuador *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Bolivia * *, Poland * (with multicolored coat of arms) * (civil flag) (''de facto'' state, limited recognition) *, Ecuador

Red, tan

*, Poland

Blue

*, Canada (with multicolored shield of arms) *, Massachusetts, United States (with multicolored emblem) *, Bolivia * (with multicolored image) *, United States (with multicolored seal) *, United States (with multicolored coat of arms) *, United States (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Wisconsin, United States (with multicolored emblems) *, United States (with multicolored seal) *, United States (with multicolored emblem) * (1901–2020) *

Blue, green

*, United States (with multicolored emblem) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Ecuador – two different shades of blue (with multicolored coat of arms)

Blue, purple, pink

Blue, grey

*, Nevada, United States (with multicolored emblem)

Green

* *, Bolivia *, Palestinian entity (with white text) * * (1977–2011) * (with multicolored coat of arms) *, Poland (with multicolored coat of arms) * (state), United States – with other color symbol

Grey

* , Chile (with multicolored seal)

Pink

*, Thailand (with multicolored seal)

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