This is a list of flags, arranged by design, serving as a navigational aid for identifying a given flag. Uncharged flags are flags that either are solid or contain only rectangles, squares and crosses but no crescents, circles, stars, triangles, maps, flags, coats of arms or other objects or symbols. Charged flags are flags that contain crescents, circles, stars, triangles, maps, flags, coats of arms and other objects or symbols, as well as rectangles, squares and crosses. Some charged flags contain letters or other pieces of text on them. Uncharged flags include the flags of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and Ukraine. Charged flags include the flags of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.[citation needed]
Solid
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Flag of Libya (1977–2011)
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Flag of North Yemen (1918–1923)
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Flag of Afghanistan, used from 1709-1738 and 1880-1901
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Flag of Old Bruneian Sultanate, 1368-1888
Charged
[edit]While most charged flags are duotone or multicolor, they are referred to by their solid primary color foremost, with their charged symbol's color(s) and symbology following accordingly.
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Olympic Flag
(white flag, charged with the Olympic rings in blue, yellow, black, green, and red, representing the five continents Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Oceania) -
Flag of the People's Republic of China
(red flag, charged with yellow canton stars in the top left corner, colors reminiscent of the Flag of the Qing dynasty and the Flag of the Republic of China) -
Flag of Japan
(white flag, charged with a centered red circular disc representing the sun, embodying the name Land of the Rising Sun) -
Flag of New Mexico
(yellow flag, charged with a centered red Zia Pueblo sun symbol, colors of the Flag of Spain representing Hispano Nuevo México) -
Flag of Rapa Nui
(white flag, charged with a centered red Rei Miru, an ornamental Easter Island wearable wood carving) -
Flag of Bangladesh
(green flag, charged with a red disc on hoist)
Bicolour
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Flag of Rome (vertical bicolour)
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Flag of Malta (charged vertical bicolour)
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Flag of Portugal (charged vertical bicolour)
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Flag of Algeria (charged vertical bicolour)
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Vatican City (charged vertical bicolour)
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Flag of Hesse (horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Indonesia (horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Monaco (horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Singapore (charged horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Poland (horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Ukraine (horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Kansas City (charged horizontal bicolor)
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Flag of Haiti (charged horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Liechtenstein (charged horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Angola (charged horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of the Philippines (charged horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Tatarstan (fimbriated horizontal bicolour)
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Flag of Bhutan (charged diagonal bicolour)
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Flag of Galicia (bicolour with a diagonal stripe)
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Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (charged fimbriated diagonal bicolour)
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Flag of Bahrain (serrated vertical bicolour)
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Flag of Qatar (serrated vertical bicolour)
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Flag of Argentina (charged horizontal bicolour triband)
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Flag of Spain (charged horizontal bicolour triband)
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Flag of Austria (horizontal bicolour triband)
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Flag of France (vertical tricolour triband)
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Flag of Italy (vertical tricolour triband)
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Flag of Belgium (vertical tricolour triband)
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Flag of Romania (vertical tricolour triband)
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Flag of Mexico (charged vertical tricolour triband)
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Flag of the Netherlands (horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of Bangsamoro (horizontal tricolor triband)
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Flag of Senegal (charged vertical tricolour triband)
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Flag of Russia (horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of Armenia (horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of Serbia (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of Hungary (horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of Bulgaria (horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of Germany (horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of Ireland (vertical tricolour triband)
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Flag of Egypt (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of Canada (charged vertical bicolour triband)
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Flag of Nigeria (vertical bicolour triband)
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Flag of Croatia (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of India (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
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Flag of Colorado (charged horizontal bicolour triband)
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Flag of Ecuador (charged horizontal tricolour)
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Flag of The Gambia (fimbriated horizontal tricolour)
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Flag of Namibia (charged fimbriated diagonal tricolour)
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Flag of Benin (tribar)
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Flag of Madagascar (tribar)
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Flag of Belarus (charged tribar)
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Flag of the United Arab Emirates (polybar)
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Flag of Oman (charged polybar)
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Flag of Sealand (diagonal tricolour)
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Flag of Peru (vertical bicolour triband)
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Flag of Iran (charged horizontal tricolour triband)
Quartered
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Flag of Maryland, United States (orthogonal; the armorial banner of Baron Baltimore, stretched horizontally)
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Flag of Panama (orthogonal)
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Flag of Barcelona, Spain (orthogonal)
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Flag of Belgorod Oblast, Russia (orthogonal)
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Flag of Burundi (diagonal)
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Flag of Jamaica (diagonal)
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Flag of Grenada (diagonal)
Stripes
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Flag of Catalonia, Spain (horizontal stripes)
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Flag of South Vietnam (horizontal stripes)
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Flag of Vanuatu (pall)
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Flag of Thailand (horizontal stripes)
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Flag of North Macedonia (ray)
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Japanese Naval Ensign (ray)
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Flag of Botswana (horizontal stripes)
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Flag of Algeria (crescent facing single five pointed star)
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Flag of Azerbaijan (crescent facing single star)
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Flag of the Comoros (crescent and four stars)
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Flag of Libya (crescent facing single star)
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Flag of Malaysia (crescent facing a 14-point star)
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Flag of Mauritania (crescent and single star)
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Flag of Nepal (crescent and sun)
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Flag of Pakistan (crescent facing single five pointed star)
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Flag of Singapore (crescent and five stars)
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Flag of Tunisia (crescent facing single star)
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Flag of Turkey (crescent facing single star)
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Flag of Uzbekistan (crescent and twelve stars)
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Flag of Western Sahara (crescent facing single star)
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Flag of Antarctica (True South)
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Flag of the Republic of the Rif
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Flag of Yokohama, Japan
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Flag of Ibaraki Prefecture
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Flag of Switzerland (square flag)
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Wiphala (square flag)
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ICS flag sierra (square in flag)
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Flag of Vatican City (Two colour with coat of arms)
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Flag of Țarigrad
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Flag of Israel (blue 6-pointed star – Star of David)
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Flag of the Community of Madrid (white 5-pointed stars)
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Flag of Pakistan (five point star)
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Flag of Portland, Oregon (white 4-pointed star)
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Flag of the Red Army of the Soviet Union (fimbriated red 5-pointed star)
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Flag of Texas (white 5-pointed star)
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Flag of Venezuela (8 arched 5 pointed stars)
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Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (rising sun)
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Flag of British Columbia (setting sun)
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Flag of Kiribati (rising sun)
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Flag of Malawi (rising sun)
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Flag of Orlando, Florida (rising/setting sun)
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Flag of Salinas, Puerto Rico
Living organism
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Flag of Normandy (two lions)
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Flag of Saurashtra (horse)
Animal part
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Tohono O'odham Nation (feathers)
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Flag of Corsica (Moor's head)
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Flag of Penza Oblast (2002-2022) (Jesus)
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Object
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Flag of Anchorage, Alaska (an anchor)
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Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (rising sun)
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Flag of Brazil (several constellations)
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Flag of British Columbia (setting sun)
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Flag of Greenland (rising/setting sun)
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Flag of Japan (sun)
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Flag of Malawi (rising sun)
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Flag of Orlando, Florida (rising/setting sun)
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Flag of the United States (many stars)
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Flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2013-2021) (a mosque)
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Flag of Spain (royal crown)
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Flag of the governor of Southern Rhodesia (1951–1970) (crown)
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South African Prinsevlag (1928–1994) (flags of the United Kingdom, Orange Free State, and Transvaal)
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Flag of Georgia, United States (2001–2003) (1777 Flag of the United States, traditional, 1920, and 1956 Georgia flags, and current U.S. flag)
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Flag of Australia (British flag)
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Flag of the Cook Islands (British flag)
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Flag of New Zealand (British flag)
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Flag of Niue (British flag)
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Flag of Haiti (six vertically hoisted Haitian flags)
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Flag of Tuvalu (Union Jack in canton)
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Flag of Fiji (Union Jack)
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Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture (Mount Fuji)
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Flag of Sint Eustatius (The Quill)
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Flag of Bangladesh (1971)
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Flag of Antarctica (Graham Bartram)
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Flag of São Paulo, Brazil (state)
Machine, tool, or instrument
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Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010) (cog wheel)
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Flag of the Tooro Kingdom (drum)
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Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1952-2019) (plough)
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Flag of the Brazilian Empire (shield)
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Flag of Rwanda (1962–2001) (Latin)
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Flag of Dutch East India Company, (Latin)
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Flag of Lanfang Republic (1777–1884) (Hanzi)