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Printed and bound by Hung Hing, Hong Kong Discover more at www.dk.com C O M P L E T E FLAGS OF THE WORLD 4 | CONTENTS Contents Flag directory ......................................6–9 A brief history of flags .......................10–13 AFRICA Parts of the flag ......................................14 Heraldic terms ........................................15 Flag colors .......................................16–19 Morocco/Algeria .......................... 100–101 Types of flags ...................................20–21 Tunisia/Libya ............................. 102–103 Flag identification guide ...................22–31 Egypt/Sudan .............................. 104–105 South Sudan/Eritrea ................... 106–107 Djibouti/Ethiopia ....................... 108–109 NORTH & CENTRAL Somalia/Uganda .......................... 110–111 AMERICA Kenya/Rwanda ............................ 112–113 Burundi/C.A.R. ............................ 114–115 Canada Dem. Rep. of Congo/ National flag ..................................... 34 Niger ........................................... 116–117 Provincial flags ............................ 35–38 Chad/Mauritania ......................... 118–119 United States of America Mali/Senegal .............................. 120–121 National flag ...................................... 39 Gambia/Cape Verde .................... 122–123 Historical flags ............................. 40–41 Guinea-Bissau/Guinea ................ 124–125 State flags .................................. 42–53 Sierra Leone/Liberia .................... 126–127 State and Overseas Ivory Coast/Burkina .................... 128–129 Territory flags ............................... 54–55 Ghana/Togo ................................ 130–131 Military flags ..................................... 56 Benin/Nigeria .............................. 132–133 Mexico .................................................. 57 Cameroon/ Guatemala/Belize ...........................58–59 Equatorial Guinea ........................ 134–135 El Salvador/Honduras .....................60–61 São Tomé & Príncipe/ Nicaragua/Costa Rica ......................62–63 Gabon ......................................... 136–137 Panama/Jamaica .............................64–65 Congo/Angola ............................. 138–139 Cuba/Bahamas ...............................66–67 Zambia/Tanzania ........................ 140–141 Haiti/Dominican Republic ...............68–69 Malawi/Zimbabwe ....................... 142–143 St. Kitts & Nevis/ Mozambique/Namibia ................. 144–145 Antiugua & Barbuda .........................70–71 Botswana/Lesotho ...................... 146–147 Dominica/St. Lucia ...........................72–73 Swaziland/South Africa .............. 148–149 St. Vincent & the Grenadines/ Seychelles/Comoros .................... 150–151 Barbados .........................................74–75 Madagascar/Mauritius ................ 152–153 Grenada/Trinidad & Tobago ..............76–77 SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE Colombia/Venezuela ...................... 80–81 Iceland/Norway ........................... 156–157 Guyana/Suriname ......................... 82–83 Denmark/ Ecuador/Peru ................................ 84–85 Sweden ....................................... 158–159 Brazil Finland/Estonia ........................... 160–161 National flag ..................................... 86 Latvia/Lithuania ......................... 162–163 State flags ................................... 87–92 Poland ............................................... 164 Chile .................................................... 93 Germany Bolivia/Paraguay ........................... 94–95 National flag .................................... 165 Uruguay/Argentina ........................ 96–97 Länder flags ............................. 166–169 CONTENTS | 5 The Netherlands Lebanon/Syria ........................... 240–241 National flag .................................... 170 Cyprus/Israel ............................. 242–243 Provincial flags ......................... 171–172 Jordan/Saudi Arabia ................... 244–245 Overseas territory flags .................... 173 Yemen/Oman ............................. 246–247 Belgium/Ireland .......................... 174–175 UAE/Qatar .................................. 248–249 United Kingdom Bahrain/Kuwait .......................... 250–251 National flag .................................... 176 Iraq/Iran .................................... 252–253 Subnational flags ...................... 177–178 Turkmenistan/ Royal Standards ....................... 179–180 Uzbekistan ................................. 254–255 Overseas Territory flags ............ 181–184 Kazakhstan/Mongolia ................ 256–257 Military flags .................................... 185 Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan ................. 258–259 France/Luxembourg .................... 186–187 Afghanistan/Pakistan ................. 260–261 Monaco/Andorra ........................ 188–189 Nepal/Bhutan ............................ 262–263 Portugal ............................................. 190 India/Maldives ........................... 264–265 Spain Sri Lanka/Bangladesh ................ 266–267 National flag .................................... 191 Burma/Thailand ........................ 268–269 Regional flags ........................... 192–195 Laos/Cambodia .......................... 270–271 Italy/Malta ................................. 196–197 Vietnam ............................................. 272 Vatican City/ Malaysia San Marino ................................ 198–199 National flag ................................... 273 Switzerland State flags ............................... 274–277 National flags ................................. 200 Indonesia/East Timor ................. 278–279 Canton flags ............................ 201–206 Singapore/Brunei ....................... 280–281 Liechtenstein ..................................... 207 Philippines/Taiwan .................... 282–283 Austria China/North Korea ..................... 284–285 National flag ................................... 208 South Korea/Japan .................... 286–287 Regional flags .......................... 209–210 Hungary ............................................. 211 Czech Repubic/ AUSTRALASIA & Slovakia ...................................... 212–213 OCEANIA Slovenia/Croatia ......................... 214–215 Bosnia & Herzegovina/ Montenegro ................................ 216–217 Australia Serbia/Kosovo ........................... 218–219 National flag ................................... 290 Albania/Macedonia .................... 220–221 State flags ................................291–292 Bulgaria/Greece ......................... 222–223 Vanuatu ............................................. 293 Romania/Moldova ...................... 224–225 Fiji/Papua New Guinea ............... 294–295 Belarus/Ukraine ......................... 226–227 Solomon Islands/ Russian Federation Palau ......................................... 296–297 National flag ................................... 228 Micronesia/ Republic flags .......................... 229–233 Marshall Islands ........................ 298–299 Nauru/Kiribati ............................ 300–301 Tuvalu/Samoa ............................ 302–303 Tonga/New Zealand .................... 304–305 ASIA International flags ...................... 306–311 Signaling flags ............................ 312–315 Azerbaijan/Armenia ................... 236–237 Semaphore ................................. 316–317 Turkey/Georgia ........................... 238–239 Index ......................................... 318–320 6 | CONTENTS Flag directory A Brazil .......................... 86 Canada (contd.) The Federal Quebec ...................... 37 Afghanistan ................ 260 District ....................... 87 Northwest Albania ...................... 220 Acre ........................... 87 Territories .................. 37 Algeria ....................... 101 Alagoas ..................... 87 Yukon Andorra ...................... 189 Amapá ....................... 87 Territory ..................... 37 Angola ....................... 139 Amazonas ................. 88 Labrador .................... 37 Antigua & Bahia ........................ 88 Saskatchewan ........... 38 Barbuda ....................... 71 Ceará ........................ 88 Nunavut .................... 38 Argentina ..................... 97 Espírito Santo ........... 88 Cape Breton Australia .................... 290 Goiás ........................ 89 Island ....................... 38 Australian Capital Maranhão ................. 89 Governor-General Territory ................... 291 Mato Grosso ............. 89 of Canada ................. 38 New South Mato Grosso Cape Verde ................. 123 Wales ...................... 291 do Sul ....................... 89 Central African Northern Minas Gerais ............. 90 Republic ...................... 115 Territory ................... 291 Pará ......................... 90 Chad .......................... 118 Queensland ............. 291 Paraíba ..................... 90 Chile ............................ 93 South Australia ........ 292 Paraná ...................... 90 China ......................... 284 Tasmania ................. 292 Pernambuco ............. 90 Colombia .................... 80 Victoria .................... 292 Piauí .......................... 91 Comoros ..................... 151 Western Australia ..... 292 Rio de Janeiro ............. 91 Congo ........................ 138 Austria ....................... 208 Rio Grande Costa Rica .................... 63 Burgenland ............. 209 do Norte .................... 91 Croatia ....................... 215 Carinthia ................. 209 Rio Grande do Sul ....... 91 Cuba ........................... 66 Lower Austria .......... 209 Rondônia ................... 91 Cyprus ....................... 242 Salzburg ................. 209 Brunei ........................ 281 Czech republic ............ 212 Styria ...................... 209 Bulgaria ..................... 222 Tyrol ........................ 210 Burkina ...................... 129 D Upper Austria ........... 210 Burma ........................ 268 Vienna ..................... 210 Burundi ....................... 114 Dem. Rep. of Congo .... 116 Vorarlberg ............... 210 Denmark .................... 158 Azerbaijan .................. 236 C Djibouti ...................... 108 Dominica ..................... 72 B Cambodia ...................271 Dominican Cameroon .................. 134 Republic ....................... 69 Bahamas ...................... 67 Canada ........................ 34 Bahrain ...................... 250 Alberta ...................... 35 E Bangladesh ................ 267 Manitoba ................... 35 Barbados ..................... 75 New Brunswick ........... 35 East Timor .................. 279 Belarus ...................... 226 Ontario ...................... 35 Ecuador ....................... 84 Belgium ...................... 174 British Egypt ......................... 104 Belize .......................... 59 Columbia .................. 36 Ehiopia ...................... 109 Benin ......................... 132 Newfoundland & El Salvador .................. 60 Bhutan ....................... 263 Labrador ................... 36 Equatorial Bolivia ......................... 94 Nova Scotia ............... 36 Guinea ....................... 135 Bosnia and Prince Edward Eritrea ........................ 107 Herzegovina ............... 216 Island ....................... 36 Estonia ....................... 161 CONTENTS | 7 F I Malaysia (contd.) Kelentan .................. 274 Fiji ............................. 294 Iceland ....................... 156 Kuala Finland ....................... 160 India .......................... 264 Lumpur .................... 274 France ........................ 186 Indonesia ................... 278 Labuan .................... 275 Iran ............................ 253 Melaka .................... 275 G Iraq ............................ 252 Negeri Ireland ........................ 175 Sembilan ................. 275 Gabon ........................ 137 Israel ......................... 243 Pahang .................... 275 Gambia ...................... 122 Italy ........................... 196 Perak ....................... 276 Georgia ...................... 239 Ivory Perlis ....................... 276 Germany .................... 165 Coast ......................... 128 Pinang ..................... 276 Baden- Sabah ...................... 276 J Württemburg ........... 166 Sarawak ................... 277 Bavaria .................... 166 Selangor .................. 277 Berlin ...................... 166 Jamaica ........................ 65 Terengganu ............. 277 Brandenburg ........... 166 Japan ......................... 287 Maldives .................... 265 Bremen .................... 167 Jordan ........................ 244 Mali ........................... 120 Hamburg ................. 167 Malta ......................... 197 Hessen .................... 167 K Marshall Lower Saxony ........... 167 Islands ....................... 298 Mecklenburg- Kazakhstan ................ 256 Mauritania .................. 119 Vorpommern ............ 168 Kenya .......................... 112 Mauritius ................... 153 North-Rhine- Kiribati ....................... 301 Mexico ......................... 57 Westphalia ............... 168 Kosovo ....................... 219 Micronesia ................. 298 Rhineland- Kuwait ........................ 251 Moldova ..................... 225 Palatinate ................ 168 Kyrgyzstan ................. 258 Monaco ...................... 188 Saarland .................. 168 Mongolia .................... 257 Saxony ..................... 169 L Montenegro ............... 217 Saxony- Morocco ..................... 100 Anhalt ...................... 169 Laos ........................... 270 Mozambique .............. 144 Schleswig- Latvia ......................... 162 Myanmar ..........see Burma Holstein ................... 169 Lebanon ..................... 240 Thuringia ................. 169 Lesotho ...................... 147 N Ghana ........................ 130 Liberia ....................... 127 Greece ....................... 223 Libya .......................... 103 Nauru ......................... 300 Grenada ....................... 76 Liechtenstein ............. 207 Nepal ......................... 262 Guatemala ................... 58 Lithuania ................... 163 Netherlands ............... 170 Guinea ....................... 125 Luxembourg ............... 187 New Zealand .............. 305 Guinea- Nicaragua .................... 62 Bissau ........................ 124 M Niger ........................... 117 Guyana ........................ 82 Nigeria ....................... 133 Macedonia ................. 221 North Korea ................ 285 H Madagascar ............... 152 Norway ........................ 157 Malawi ....................... 142 Haiti ............................ 68 Malaysia .................... 273 O Honduras ..................... 61 Johore ...................... 274 Hungary ...................... 211 Kedah ...................... 274 Oman ......................... 247 8 | CONTENTS Flag directory (continued) P S Suriname ..................... 83 Swaziland .................. 148 Pakistan ..................... 261 Samoa ....................... 303 Sweden ...................... 159 Palau ......................... 297 São Tomé & Switzerland ................ 200 Panama ........................ 64 Príncipe ..................... 136 Aargau .................... 201 Papua New Saudi Arabia ...............245 Appenzell Guinea ....................... 295 Senegal ....................... 121 Ausser-Rhoden ......... 201 Paraguay ...................... 95 Serbia ........................ 218 Appenzell Peru ............................. 85 Seychelles .................. 150 Inner-Rhoden ........... 201 Philippines ................. 282 Sierra leone ............... 126 Basel-Land ............... 201 Poland ....................... 164 Singapore .................. 280 Basel-Stadt ............. 202 Portugal ..................... 190 Slovakia ..................... 213 Bern ....................... 202 Slovenia ..................... 214 Fribourg ................. 202 Q Solomon Geneva ................... 202 Islands ....................... 296 Glarus ..................... 203 Qatar ......................... 249 Somalia ..................... 110 Graubunden ............ 203 South Africa ............... 149 Jura ......................... 203 R South Korea ............... 286 Lucerne .................... 203 South Sudan .............. 106 Neuchâtel ............... 204 Romania .................... 224 Spain .......................... 191 Nidwalden .............. 204 Russian Andalusia ................ 192 Obwalden ............... 204 Federation .................. 228 Aragón .................... 192 Sankt Gallen ........... 204 Adygeya ................. 229 Asturias ................... 192 Schaffhausen .......... 204 Altay ....................... 229 Baleares .................. 192 Schwyz .................... 205 Bashkortostan ......... 229 The Basque Country Solothurn ................ 205 Buryatiya ................ 229 (País Vasco) ............. 193 Thurgau ................... 205 Chechnya ................ 229 Canary Islands Ticino ...................... 205 Chuvashia ................ 230 (Islas Canarias) ........ 193 Uri ........................... 205 Daghestan ............... 230 Cantabria ................. 193 Valais ..................... 206 Ingushetia ............... 230 Castilla-la Vaud ....................... 206 Kabardino- Mancha ................... 193 Zug ......................... 206 Balkaria ................... 230 Castilla y León .......... 194 Zürich ..................... 206 Kalmykia .................. 231 Catalonia Syria .......................... 241 Karachay- (Catalunya) .............. 194 Cherkessia ............... 231 Extremadura ............ 194 T Karelia ..................... 231 Galicia ..................... 194 Khakassia ................ 231 La Rioja .................... 195 Taiwan ....................... 283 Komi ........................ 232 Madrid .................... 195 Tajikistan ................... 259 Mari El ..................... 232 Murcia ..................... 195 Tanzania ..................... 141 Mordovia ................. 232 Navarre .................... 195 Thailand ..................... 269 North Valencia .................. 195 Togo ............................ 131 Ossetia .................... 232 Sri Lanka .................... 266 Tonga ......................... 304 Tatarstan ................. 233 St. Kitts Trinidad & Tuva ........................ 233 & Nevis ........................ 70 Tobago ......................... 77 Udmurtia ................. 233 St. Lucia ....................... 73 Tunisia ....................... 102 Yakutia St. Vincent & Turkey ........................ 238 (Sakha) .................... 233 Grenadines .................. 74 Turkmenistan ............. 254 Rwanda ....................... 113 Sudan ........................ 105 Tuvalu ........................ 302