| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 1997 – 2001
2021 – | Flag of Afghanistan | Originally adopted in 1997 and readopted in 2021, the flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has the Shahada in black on a white background. |
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 | 1918 – 1920
1991 – | Flag of Armenia[a]
See also: List of Armenian flags | After gaining independence, the First Republic of Armenia adopted the modern Armenian tricolor. The independent Armenian government selected the colours used during the last period of Rubenid Dynasty, red, blue and yellow. The red emblematizes the Armenian Highland, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia's independence and freedom. The blue emblematizes the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies. The orange emblematizes the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia. |
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 | 1918 – 1920
1991 – | Flag of Azerbaijan[a]
See also: List of Azerbaijani flags | Originally adopted in 1918 as the flag of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, was officially adopted again in 1991, after Azerbaijan gained its independence.
The flag of Azerbaijan is the national ensign of Azerbaijan. It consists of three equal horizontal bands colored blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star are centered in the red band. The blue band refers to Turkic heritage, the red is for progress and the green refers to Islam. |
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 | 2002 – | Flag of Bahrain | Adopted in February 2002, the flag of Bahrain consists of a white band on the hoist, with red on the right. They are separated by five triangles forming a serrated line. |
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 | 1972 – | Flag of Bangladesh
See also: List of Bangladeshi flags | Adopted in January 1972, the flag of Bangladesh consists of a slightly off-center red disc over a green field. |
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 | 1969 – | Flag of Bhutan | Adopted in 1969, the flag of Bhutan consists of a diagonally-divided field, the upper left yellow and the lower right orange. Along the diagonal line is a white dragon, the Druk (Thunder Dragon), holding jewels in its claws. |
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 | 1959 – | Flag of Brunei | Adopted in September 1959, the flag of Brunei consists of a yellow field divided by diagonal black and white stripes; superimposed over it is Brunei's crest, featuring a crescent facing upwards surrounded by hands and a parasol, all in red. |
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 | 1948 – 1970
1993 – | Flag of Cambodia
See also: List of Cambodian flags | Adopted in 1993 and previously used between 1948 and 1970,[citation needed] the flag of Cambodia consists of a horizontal tricolor of blue, red (double width) and blue, with a white depiction of Angkor Wat in the center of the red band. |
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 | 1949 – | Flag of China
See also: List of Chinese flags | Adopted in September 1949, the flag of China consists of a red field with five gold stars in the canton; one large star is surrounded by four smaller stars surrounded in a semicircle and set off towards the fly. |
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 | 1960 – | Flag of Cyprus[b] | The flag was officially adopted on August 16, 1960.
The island is depicted in a copper shade representative of its name; the name Cyprus has roots in the Sumerian word for copper (zubar) from the large deposits of copper found on the island. The crossed green olive branches symbolise the hope for peace between the Turks and the Greeks. It was designed by İsmet Güney, a Turkish Cypriot painter. |
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 | 1984 – | Flag of Egypt[f] | Adopted in October 1984, the flag of Egypt consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black, with the eagle of Saladin in the center of the white band. |
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 | 2004 – | Flag of Georgia[a]
See also: List of flags of Georgia (country) | This recently adopted flag is a simple white rectangle, with a central red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red cross. The flag is based on a historic five-cross design that dates back to the 14th century. |
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 | 1947 – | Flag of India
See also: List of Indian flags | Adopted in July 1947, the flag of India consists of a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and green; in the centre of the white band is a 24-spoke wheel (the Ashoka Chakra) coloured in navy blue. |
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 | 1945 – | Flag of Indonesia
See also: List of flags of Indonesia | Adopted in August 1945, the flag of Indonesia consists of a bicolour; red on the top, white on the bottom. |
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 | 1980 – | Flag of Iran
See also: List of Iranian flags | Adopted in July 1980, the flag of Iran consists of a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red; the country's national emblem ("Allah") in red is centered on the white band; and the takbir (as written in the Kufic script) is written 11 times on each band in white. |
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 | 2008 – | Flag of Iraq | Adopted in January 2008, the flag of Iraq consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black; in the center of the white stripe is the takbir written in green Kufic script. |
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 | 1948 – | Flag of Israel
See also: List of flags of Israel | Adopted in October 1948, the flag of Israel consists of a blue star of David, surrounded by two blue horizontal stripes, all over a white field. |
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 | 1870 – | Flag of Japan
See also: List of Japanese flags | Adopted as a civil ensign on February 27, 1870, Adopted as a national flag on August 13, 1999. The flag consists of a white background with a red circle representing the sun. |
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 | 1928 – | Flag of Jordan | Adopted in April 1928, the flag of Jordan is a horizontal tricolor with a red chevron, the colors used are the Pan-Arab colors. |
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 | 1992 – | Flag of Kazakhstan[d]
See also: List of Kazakh flags | Adopted on June 4, 1992, the flag has a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern called "koshkar-muiz" (the horns of the ram) in gold. |
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 | 1961 – | Flag of Kuwait | Adopted in 1961, uses the Pan-Arab colors. |
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 | 2023 – | Flag of Kyrgyzstan | |
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 | 1945 –1946
1975 – | Flag of Laos | The flag has 3 horizontal bands, with the middle band being blue and the rest being red. It has a white circle in the center symbolizing the full moon over the Mekong River. |
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 | 1943 – | Flag of Lebanon | |
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 | 1950 – | Flag of Malaysia
See also: List of Malaysian flags | Adopted on May 26, 1950, the flag has fourteen horizontal stripes, alternating between red and white, represents the equalness of the Malaysia's 13 member states; and in the canton, a yellow crescent representing Islam, and a 14-point star representing unity among their member states, all of which on a blue field. |
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 | 1965 – | Flag of Maldives | The flag has a green field with a red outline and a crescent in the center. |
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 | 1945 – | Flag of Mongolia | |
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 | 2010 – | Flag of Myanmar
See also: List of Burmese flags | The flag is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, green and red, with a white star in the middle. |
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 | 1962 – | Flag of Nepal | |
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 | 1948 – | Flag of North Korea
See also: List of North Korean flags | |
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 | 1995 – | Flag of Oman | |
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 | 1947 – | Flag of Pakistan
See also: List of Pakistani flags | |
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 | 1988 – | Flag of Palestine
See also: List of Palestinian flags | United Nations observer state. The flag of Palestine consists of tricolor horizontal stripes of black, white, green, and a red triangle aligned on the left. |
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 | 1898 – | Flag of the Philippines | The flag of the Philippines consists of bicolor horizontal bands of blue and red with a white triangle facing to the right side. In the triangle contains three yellow stars resembling three main islands of the Philippines: Luzon, Payan and Mindanao; and a yellow sun with eight primary rays resembling the eight provinces that rebelled against the Spanish during the 1896 revolution: Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna and Batangas. Also the unique feature in the flag is when you flip it, it will change to its war flag. |
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 | 1971 – | Flag of Qatar | |
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 | 1883 – 1918
1993 – | Flag of Russia
See also: List of Russian flags | The Russian Federation flag was officially adopted on August 22, 1991. The flag was hoisted shortly after the former Soviet Union collapsed. The white, blue and red are Pan-Slavic colours. |
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 | 1973 – | Flag of Saudi Arabia | The flag of Saudi Arabia contains the Shahada and an Arab sword, coloured white, on a green background. |
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 | 1959 – | Flag of Singapore
See also: List of Singaporean flags | |
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 | 1883 – 1920
1949 – | Flag of South Korea
See also: List of South Korean flags | |
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 | 1972 – | Flag of Sri Lanka
See also: List of Sri Lankan flags | |
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 | 2024 – | De facto flag of Syria | The de facto flag of Syria consists of a triband with three colors of green, white and black along with three red stars in the middle. The flag was changed in 2024 due to the opposition wanted to distinguish from the Assad regime and favored to use the old Syrian flag when it gained independence. |
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 | 1992 – | Flag of Tajikistan | |
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 | 1917 – | Flag of Thailand
See also: List of Thai flags | |
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 | 1975
2002– | Flag of Timor-Leste | Adopted in May 2002 (originally in November 1975 as East Timor), the flag of Timor-Leste consists of a red field; at the hoist is a white five-pointed star inside a black isosceles triangle superimposed on a larger yellow triangle, that points toward the center. |
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 | 1844 – | Flag of Turkey[c]
See also: List of Turkish flags | The flag of Turkey has a red background with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star) or Albayrak (red flag). It was adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the colour vary. The geometric proportions of the flag were legally standardised with the Turkish Flag Law in 1936. |
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 | 2001 – | Flag of Turkmenistan | |
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 | 1971 – | Flag of the United Arab Emirates | |
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 | 1991 – | Flag of Uzbekistan
See also: List of Uzbek flags | |
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 | 1945 – | Flag of Vietnam
See also: List of flags of Vietnam | Officially adopted in 1945, the flag of Vietnam has a yellow star on a red background. |
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 | 1990 – | Flag of Yemen | The flag of Yemen consists a horizontal tricolour of red, white and black. |
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