A triband is a

vexillological Vexillology ( ) is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general.Smith, Whitney. ''Flags Through the Ages and Across the World'' New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Print. A person who studi ...

style which consists of three stripes arranged to form a

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. These stripes may be two or three colours, and may be charged with an emblem in the middle stripe. Not all tribands are tricolour flags, which requires three unique colours.

Design

Outside of the name, which requires three bands of colour, there are no other requirements for what a triband must look like, so there are many flags that look very different from each other but are all considered tribands. Some triband flags (e.g. those of

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

and

the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

) have their stripes positioned horizontally, while others (e.g. that of

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

) position the stripes vertically. Often the stripes on a triband are of equal length and width, though this is not always the case, as can be seen in the flags of

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

and

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

. Symbols on tribands may be

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, such as on the Belizean flag, or any manner of emblems of significance to the area the flag represents, such as in the flags of

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

and

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

Tricolour

A tricolour () or tricolor () is a type of triband design which originated in the 16th century as a symbol of

republicanism Republicanism is a political ideology that encompasses a range of ideas from civic virtue, political participation, harms of corruption, positives of mixed constitution, rule of law, and others. Historically, it emphasizes the idea of self ...

liberty Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. The concept of liberty can vary depending on perspective and context. In the Constitutional ...

, or

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. The oldest tricolour flag originates from

, whose successor’s design later inspired the

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and

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flags. The flags of

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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

and

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

were all adopted with the formation of an independent

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in the period of the French Revolution to the

Revolutions of 1848 The revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the springtime of the peoples or the springtime of nations, were a series of revolutions throughout Europe over the course of more than one year, from 1848 to 1849. It remains the most widespre ...

, with the exception of the Irish tricolour, which dates from 1848 but was not popularised until the

Easter Rising The Easter Rising (), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an ind ...

in 1916 and adopted in 1919.

History

The first association of the tricolour with republicanism is the orange-white-blue design of the

Prince's Flag The Prince's Flag () is a tricolour Dutch flag, first used in the Dutch Revolt during the late 16th century. The Prince's Flag is based on the flag of William the Silent, hence the name. The colours are orange, white and blue. On the basis ...

(''Prinsenvlag'', precursor of the

flags of the Netherlands A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have e ...

), first depicted 1575 and used by

William I of Orange-Nassau William the Silent or William the Taciturn (; 24 April 153310 July 1584), more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange (), was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburg Netherlands, Habsburgs that set off the ...

in the

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, establishing the independence of the

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from the

Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy (political entity), Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered ...

. Its red-white-blue successor is the oldest tricolour flag still in use. The flag of the Netherlands inspired both the French and Russian flags, which in turn further inspired many tricolour flags in other countries. Though not the first tricolour flag, one of the most famous, known as ''Le Tricolore'', is the blue, white and red (whence also called ''Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge'') flag of France adopted in 1790 during the French Revolution. Based on a 1789 design of the Cockade of France, it was easy to construct and also stood in a visual opposition to complicated royal banners of the ''Ancien Regime''. With the formation of French client republics after 1795, the revolutionary tricolour was exported and adopted more widely in Europe, by the Republic of Alba 1796 (red-blue-yellow), the Cisalpine Republic 1797 (Transpadane Republic, green-white-red), the Cisrhenian Republic 1797 (green-white-red), the Anconine Republic 1797 (blue-yellow-red), the Roman Republic (18th century), Roman Republic 1798 (black-white-red), the Helvetic Republic 1798 (green-red-yellow; canton of Neuchatel 1848), the Parthenopean Republic 1799 (blue-yellow-red), and the Principality of Lucca and Piombino 1805 (blue-white-red). Thus providing the format for many of modern Europe's national flags, from the flag of Italy, to the flag of Germany, flag of Ireland, flag of Belgium, flag of Romania, flag of Bulgaria, flag of Moldova, and others around the world such as the flag of India, flag of Cameroon, flag of Chad, flag of Ivory Coast, flag of Gabon, flag of Guinea, flag of Mali, and flag of Nigeria. The green-white-red tricolour remained a symbol of republicanism throughout the 19th century and was adopted as national flag by a number of states following the

. It was also adopted by the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia (inherited by the Kingdom of Italy 1861). The flag of Germany (black-red-gold) originates from the uniform colours of the Lützow Free Corps during the Napoleonic Wars, which contained volunteers from many German states and became famous through propaganda. Prominent veterans and later students became the core of the republican movement of early 1800s which adopted the colours. At the time the flag was known as ''Dreifarb'', a German calque of ''Tricolore''. It was a symbol of opposition against the German ''Kleinstaaterei'' and the desire for German Unification. It was at first illegal in the German Confederation, but was adopted as the national flag at the Frankfurt Parliament of 1848/9. The flag of Belgium was introduced in a similar context, in 1831, its colours taken from the flag used in the Brabant Revolution of 1789. The first national flag of the New World inspired by this symbolism was the flag of Mexico, adopted when the First Mexican Empire gained Mexican War of Independence, independence from Spain in 1821. After 1848, the young republican nation states continued to pick triband designs, but now more prevalently expressing the sentiment of nationalism or ethnic identity than anti-monarchism, the flag of Hungary (1848), the flag of Romania (1848), the flag of Ireland (1848), the flag of Estonia (1880s), the flag of Lithuania (1905), and the flag of Armenia (1918). By contrast, the flag of Russia was adopted by the Tsardom of Russia in the late 17th century and while it may or may not have been inspired by the Dutch tricolour, it never had any republican implications. The political ideology of the unification of an ethnic nation state associated with tricolour flags since the 19th century has resulted in the design of new "tricolours" expressing specific nationalisms in the 20th century, the Pan-African colours adopted in the 1920s for Pan-Africanism, chosen in numerous African flags during Decolonization, decolonisation (green-yellow-red, taken from the triband design used by the Solomonic dynasty for the Ethiopian Empire since 1897). The Pan-Arab colors, Pan-Arab colours adopted in Arab nationalism 1916 are a comparable concept, even though they combine four, not three, colours. Also in the 20th century, Pan-Iranian colours for Iranian nationalism and Pan-Slavic colors, Pan-Slavic colours for Pan-Slavism, Slavic nationalism were adopted based on the triband design of the flags used during the 19th century by the Qajar dynasty and the Russian Empire, respectively. During the brief Second Spanish Republic, a red-yellow-purple tricolour was adopted as its official flag. Today, it is still used by Spanish republicans. The Indian independence movement in 1931 also adopted a tricolour (loan-translated as Hindi, तिरंगा ''Tiraṅgā'') in the traditional symbolism of "national unification" and republican "self-rule" (Purna Swaraj), adopted as the Flag of India, flag of the India in 1947. In 1999, a red, green, and blue tricolour was proposed as the Flag of Mars. The design symbolises

, and also the terraforming of Mars by humanity from a red planet to a green one, and eventually an Earth-like blue one.

Gallery

File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg, The flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021), a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Afghanistan (17 Jan 1929 - 13 Oct 1929).svg, The flag of Afghanistan (1929), a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Afghanistan (1928-1929) (variant).svg, Variant of the flag of Afghanistan (1928–1929), a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Afghanistan (1928–1929).svg, The flag of Afghanistan (1928–1929), a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Afghanistan (1928).svg, The flag of Afghanistan (1928), a charged horizontal triband. File:1824 Flag.svg, The flag of Texas#Revolutionary flags, Alamo Flag, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of the Republic of Alba.svg, The flag of the Republic of Alba (1796), a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of the Republic of Alba (variant).svg, Variant flag of the Republic of Alba (1796), a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Italian Committee of National Liberation.svg, The flag of the Italian National Liberation Committee (1944), a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Albany, New York.svg, The flag of Albany, New York, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Anaheim, California (2018–present).svg, The flag of Anaheim, California (2018–2019), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Andorra.svg, The flag of Andorra, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Arabia.svg, The flag of the Arabian Republican movement, a simple horizontal triband. File:Kurdish flag (Khoiboun).svg, The flag of the Republic of Ararat, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Argentina.svg, The flag of Argentina, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Armenia.svg, The flag of Armenia, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Austria.svg, The flag of Austria, a simple horizontal triband. File:State flag of Austria (1934–1938).svg, The flag of the Federal State of Austria, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg, The flag of Azerbaijan, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Barbados.svg, The flag of Barbados, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Belgium.svg, The flag of Belgium, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of Belize.svg, The flag of Belize, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Biafra.svg, The flag of Biafra, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Birmingham, Alabama.svg, The flag of Birmingham, Alabama, a charged vertical triband. File:Bisexual Pride Flag.svg, The bisexual pride flag, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Bolivia (state).svg, The flag of Bolivia, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Borough of the Bronx.svg, The flag of The Bronx, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg, The flag of Bulgaria, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Cabinda Province.svg, The flag of Cabinda Province, Angola, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Cambodia.svg, The flag of Cambodia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Cameroon.svg, The flag of Cameroon, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg, The flag of Canada, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Chad.svg, The flag of Chad, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of the Cispadane Republic.svg, The flag of the Cispadane Republic, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Coahuila y Tejas.svg, The flag of Coahuila y Tejas, a charged vertical triband. File:Bandera de la Provincia de Coclé.svg, The flag of Coclé Province, Panama, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Colombia.svg, The flag of Colombia, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Colorado.svg, The flag of Colorado, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Colorado (1911–1964).svg, The flag of Colorado (1911–1964), a charged horizontal triband. File:Conway AR Flag.gif, The flag of Conway, Arkansas, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Crimea.svg, The flag of Crimea, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Croatia.svg, The flag of Croatia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Croatia (1947–1990).svg, The flag of SR Croatia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Curaçao.svg, The flag of Curaçao, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Dallas.svg, The flag of Dallas, Texas, a charged horizontal triband. File:Texas Dodson Flag.svg, The flag of Texas#Revolutionary flags, Dodson Flag, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg, The flag of the Durrani Empire, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Dutch West India Company.svg, The flag of the Dutch West India Company, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of East Germany.svg, The flag of East Germany, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Ecuador.svg, The flag of Ecuador, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Egypt.svg, The flag of Egypt, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of El Salvador.svg, The flag of El Salvador, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Estonia.svg, The flag of Estonia, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg, The flag of Ethiopia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of France.svg, The flag of France, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg, Variant of the flag of France, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg, The flag of Free France, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg, The flag of French Polynesia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of French Sudan (1958–1959).svg, The flag of French Sudan, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Gabon.svg, The flag of Gabon, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Gagauzia.svg, The flag of Gagauzia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Genderqueer Pride Flag.svg, The genderqueer pride flag, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Germany (1867–1918).svg, The flag of the German Empire, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Germany.svg, The flag of Germany, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Germany (state).svg, Variant of the flag of Germany, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Ghana.svg, The flag of Ghana, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Ghana (1964–1966).svg, The flag of Ghana (1964–1966), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Gran Colombia (1819-1820).svg, The flag of Gran Colombia (1819–1820), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Gran Colombia (1820-1821).svg, The flag of Gran Colombia (1820–1821), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Gran Colombia.svg, The flag of Gran Colombia (1821–1830), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Guatemala.svg, The flag of Guatemala, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Guinea.svg, The flag of Guinea, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of Honduras.svg, The flag of Honduras, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Hungary.svg, The flag of Hungary, a simple horizontal triband. File:Illinois Centennial Flag.svg, The Flag and seal of Illinois#Illinois Centennial design, Illinois centennial flag, a charged horizontal triband. File:Centennial Flag.svg, The Flag of Indiana, Indiana centennial flag, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of India.svg, The flag of India, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Iowa.svg, The flag of Iowa, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Iowa (variant).svg, Variant flag of Iowa, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Iran.svg, The flag of Iran, a charged horizontal triband. File:State flag of Iran 1964-1980.svg, The flag of Pahlavi Iran, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Iraq.svg, The flag of Iraq, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg, The flag of Iraq (2004–2008), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg, The flag of Iraq (1991–2004), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svg, The flag of Iraq (1963–1991), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg, The flag of Iraq (1959–1963), a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Ireland.svg, The flag of Ireland, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of Italy.svg, The flag of Italy, a simple vertical triband. File:Civil Ensign of Italy.svg, The flag of Italy, civil ensign of Italy, a charged vertical triband. File:State Ensign of Italy.svg, The flag of Italy, state ensign of Italy, a charged vertical triband. File:Naval ensign of Italy.svg, The flag of Italy, naval ensign of Italy, a charged vertical triband. File:War Flag of Italy.svg, The flag of Italy, war flag of Italy, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg, The flag of the Kingdom of Italy, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg, The flag of Ivory Coast, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1953–1991); Flag of Kazakhstan (1991–1992).svg, The flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, flag of the Kazakh SSR, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Kyiv Oblast.svg, The flag of Kyiv Oblast, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Laos.svg, The flag of Laos, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Latvia.svg, The flag of Latvia, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Lebanon.svg, The flag of Lebanon, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Lesotho.svg, The flag of Lesotho, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Libya.svg, The flag of Libya, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Libya (1972–1977).svg, The flag of the History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977), Lybian Arab Republic (1972–1977), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg, The flag of the Lybian Arab Republic (1969–1972), a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Lithuania.svg, The flag of Lithuania, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1953–1988).svg, The flag of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, flag of the Lithuanian SSR, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg, The flag of Luxembourg, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Malawi.svg, The flag of Malawi, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Mali.svg, The flag of Mali, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of the Borough of Manhattan.svg, The flag of Manhattan, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Mauritania.svg, The flag of Mauritania, a charged horizontal triband. File:Maverique flag.svg, The maverique pride flag, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Mexico.svg, The flag of Mexico, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Missouri.svg, The flag of Missouri, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Moldova.svg, The flag of Moldova, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1952–1990).svg, The flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, flag of the Moldavian SSR, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Mongolia.svg, The flag of Mongolia, a charged vertical triband. File:Bandera de la Provincia Monseñor Nouel.svg, The flag of Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Myanmar.svg, The flag of Myanmar, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Nauru.svg, The flag of Nauru, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg, The flag of the Netherlands, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of New York City.svg, The Flags of New York City, flag of New York City, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg, The flag of Nicaragua, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Niger.svg, The flag of Niger, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Nigeria.svg, The flag of Nigeria, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of Region Autonoma del Atlantico Norte.svg, The flag of North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of North Ossetia.svg, The Flag of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, flag of Ossetia, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of the UNIA.svg, The Pan-African flag, a simple horizontal triband. File:Pansexuality Pride Flag.svg, The pansexual flag, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Paraguay.svg, The flag of Paraguay, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Peru (state).svg, The Flag of Peru#State flag, state flag of Peru, a simple vertical triband. File:Polyamory Pride Flag.svg, The polyamory pride flag (original 1995 design by Jim Evans), a charged horizontal triband. File:Polysexuality Pride Flag.svg, The polysexual pride flag, a simple horizontal triband. File:Prinsenvlag.svg, The

, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Príncipe Autonomous Region.svg, The flag of Autonomous Region of Príncipe, Príncipe, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Prussia (1892-1918).svg, The flag of Prussia#Gallery, flag of Prussia (1892–1918), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Prussia (1918–1933).svg, The flag of Prussia#Gallery, flag of Prussia (1918–1933), a charged horizontal triband. File:Dienstflagge Preußen 1933-35.svg, The flag of Prussia#Gallery, service flag of Prussia (1933–1935), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg, The flag of the Republic of the Congo, a simple diagonal triband. File:Flag of the Roman Republic (19th century).svg, The flag of the Roman Republic (19th century), Roman Republic (1849), a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Romania.svg, The flag of Romania, a simple vertical triband. File:Flag of Russia.svg, The flag of Russia, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg, The flag of Russia (1991–1993), a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Russia (1858–1896).svg, The black-yellow-white flag of the Russian Empire, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Rwanda.svg, The flag of Rwanda, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Rwanda (1962–2001).svg, The 1962–2001 flag of Rwanda, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg, The flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Santa Cruz.svg, The flag of Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Schenectady County, New York.svg, The flag of Schenectady County, New York, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Senegal.svg, The flag of Senegal, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Serbia.svg, The flag of Serbia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Serbia (1947–1992); Flag of Montenegro (1946–1993).svg, The flag of SR Serbia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg, The flag of Sierra Leone, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Slovakia.svg, The flag of Slovakia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Slovenia.svg, The flag of Slovenia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Slovenia (1945–1991).svg, The flag of SR Slovenia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Somaliland.svg, The flag of Somaliland, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg, The flag of South Africa (1928–1994), a charged horizontal triband. File:Bandera de España.svg, The flag of Spain, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg, The flag of Francoist Spain (1945–1977), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Spain (1938–1945).svg, The flag of Francoist Spain (1938–1945), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Bando Nacional (1936–1938).svg, The flag of Francoist Spain (1936-1938), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Spain (1931–1939).svg, The flag of the Second Spanish Republic, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the First Spanish Republic.svg, The flag of the First Spanish Republic, a charged horizontal triband. File:Statenvlag.svg, The Statenvlag, a simple horizontal triband. Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg, The flag of Sudan (1956–1970), a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg, The flag of Syria (previously the flag of the Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Syrian Salvation Government.svg, The flag of the Syrian Salvation Government, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the United Arab_Republic (1958%E2%80%931971), Flag of Syria (1980%E2%80%932024) (stars variant 2).svg, The Flag of Syria#United Arab Republic and Ba'athist Syria, flag of the United Arab Republic and Ba'athist Syria, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg, The flag of Tajikistan, a charged horizontal triband. File:Texas Pilot Flag (1839-1845).svg, The flag of Texas#Republic of Texas flags, civil ensign of the Republic of Texas, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Transnistria (state).svg, The flag of Transnistria, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Ulster County, New York.png, The flag of Ulster County, New York, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Union of African States (1958-1961).svg, The flag of the Union of African States (1958–1961), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Union of African States (1961–1962).svg, The flag of the Union of African States (1961–1963), a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Utah.svg, The flag of Utah, a horizontal triband charged with a beehive. File:German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg, The flag of the United Team of Germany, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg, The flag of Venezuela, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Yemen.svg, The flag of Yemen, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg, The flag of the Yemen Arab Republic, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg, The flag of Serbia and Montenegro, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg, The flag of Yugoslavia, a charged horizontal triband. File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1941).svg, The flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a simple horizontal triband. File:Flag of Yukon.svg, The flag of Yukon, a charged vertical triband. File:Flag of Zanzibar (January-April 1964).svg, The flag of Flag of Zanzibar#Historical flags, SR Zanzibar, a simple horizontal triband.

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