![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1280px-United_Nations_Flags_-_cropped.jpg)
The flags of the world begin with the Afghanistan flag and end with the Zimbabwe flag. Each flag represents a countries history and place in the world, a unique and important story that makes up the fabric of the human civilization.
Some country flags are widely recognized by people around the world: The Canadian Maple Leaf, the American Star-Spangled Banner, the French Tricolore. But how many flags of the 197 independent nations in the world would you be able to identify?
Here is the full list of every independent country in the world in alphabetical order:
A
Afghanistan
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/383px-Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Albania
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/700px-Flag_of_Albania.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Algeria
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The flag of Algeria features a crescent moon, the symbol of Islam.
Andorra
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Andorra.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Angola
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/450px-Flag_of_Angola.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Antigua and Barbuda
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/690px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Argentina
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
This flag symbolizes Argentina’s independence from Spain. The blue stripes symbolize the sky. It was adopted in 1812.
Armenia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Aruba
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Aruba.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Australia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Australia_converted.svg_-1.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Austria
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Austria.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Azerbaijan
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
B
Bahamas, The
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Bahrain
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Bangladesh
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/500px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The red disc on the Bangladesh disc is a symbol for the rising sun and the blood of those who struggled for the country’s independence.
Barbados
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Belarus
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Belgium
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/675px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Belize
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/750px-Flag_of_Belize.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Belize adopted its national flag on their first independence day on September 21, 1981.
Benin
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/450px-Flag_of_Benin.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Bhutan
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Bolivia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flag_of_Bolivia_state.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Botswana
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Brazil
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1080px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The flag of Brazil features the Southern Cross and the national motto in Portuguese “Ordem e Progresso” (“Order and Progress).
Brunei
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Bulgaria
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1000px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Burkina Faso
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Burma
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Burundi
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flag_of_Burundi.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
C
Cambodia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/625px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Cameroon
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Canada
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flag_of_Canada_Pantone.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The flag of Canada is often referred to as the Maple Leaf in English or L’Unifolié in French. It was adopted in 1965 to replace the Canadian Red Ensign or the Union flag (the flag of the United Kingdom), which were then used in Canada.
Cabo Verde
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/510px-Flag_of_Cape_Verde.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The Central African Republic
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/450px-Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Chad
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flag_of_Chad.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Chile
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Chile.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
China
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Colombia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/675px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Comoros
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1000px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Congo, Republic of the
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Costa Rica
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica_state.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Cote d’Ivoire
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flag_of_Côte_dIvoire.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Croatia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Cuba
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The Cuban flag was adopted in 1902, only a few years after Cuban achieved its independence from Spain. The flag of Cuba served as the model for the flag of Puerto Rico and the Independentist flag of Catalonia, both of which also feature horizontal stripes and a red equilateral triangle with a star.
Curacao
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Curaçao.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Cyprus
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Czechia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
D
Denmark
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/740px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The flag of Denmark features a white Scandinavian cross over a red background. Neighboring Sweden, Norway, and Finland also use similar designs.
Djibouti
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Djibouti.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Dominica
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Dominica.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Dominican Republic
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/750px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
E
East Timor (see Timor-Leste)
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
This former Portuguese colony was later invaded by neighboring Indonesia but recovered its independence 2002.
Ecuador
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg_-1.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
El Salvador
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Equatorial Guinea
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Eritrea
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1000px-Flag_of_Eritrea.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Estonia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Ethiopia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1080px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
F
Fiji
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Finland
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Finland.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
France
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_France.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The flag of France is one of the most recognizable world flags. It was adopted after the French Revolution in 1794.
G
Gabon
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Gambia, The
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_The_Gambia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Georgia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Germany
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1000px-Flag_of_Germany.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
This horizontal tricolor flag was first adopted in 1919 although it was replaced by the Nazi flag in 1933. It was restored after Germany lost World War II in 1949.
Ghana
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/675px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Greece
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Greece.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The cross of the flag of Greece symbolizes Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Grenada
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Guatemala
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Guinea
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/450px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Guinea-Bissau
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Guyana
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/750px-Flag_of_Guyana.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
H
Haiti
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/750px-Flag_of_Haiti.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Holy See
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/500px-Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Honduras
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1000px-Flag_of_Honduras.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Hong Kong
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The national flag of Hong Kong was adopted when the United Kingdom handed over the sovereignty of their former colony over to the People’s Republic of China. It replaced several former colonial flags that were similar in design to those used for other former British colonies such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Hungary
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
I
Iceland
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_India.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Indonesia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/675px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Iran
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/630px-Flag_of_Iran.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Iraq
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/617px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Ireland
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The Republic of Ireland follows the republic tradition set out by France of having a tricolor flag. The flag was adopted after the country’s independence from Britain in 1922.
Israel
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/990px-Flag_of_Israel.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Italy
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Italy.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
J
Jamaica
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Japan
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Japan.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The national flag of Japan symbolizes the rising sand, for which the country is famous. It was first adopted in 1870.
Jordan
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
K
Kazakhstan
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Kenya
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Kiribati
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Kosovo
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/840px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The flag of Kosovo was only adopted in 2008 after the nation declared independence from Serbia. It features a map of Kosovo over a blue background.
Kuwait
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Kyrgyzstan
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1125px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
L
Laos
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Laos.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Latvia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Lebanon
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1125px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Lesotho
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Lesotho.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Liberia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The flag of Liberia resembles that of the United States because the African nation was founded by freed slaves from America and the Caribbean.
Libya
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/960px-Flag_of_Libya.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Liechtenstein
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1000px-Flag_of_Liechtenstein.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Lithuania
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/750px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Luxembourg
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1000px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
With a very similar design to the one used for the flag of the Netherlands, Luxembourg adopted it in 1830. The small country had no national flag at that point.
M
Macau
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/383px-Flag_of_Macau.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
This former Portuguese colony is now a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China. It features a lotus flower, which is the floral emblem of the country.
Macedonia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Macedonia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Madagascar
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Madagascar.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Malawi
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Malaysia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Maldives
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/720px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Mali
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/450px-Flag_of_Mali.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Malta
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Malta.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The most salient element of the Maltese flag is the George Cross, King George VI awarded this Mediterranean island nation back when it was a British colony.
Marshall Islands
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/570px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Mauritania
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Mauritius
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/450px-Flag_of_Mauritius.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Mexico
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/840px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg_-1.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Micronesia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/760px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Moldova
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Moldavia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Monaco
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/750px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Mongolia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Montenegro
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/960px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Morocco
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Mozambique
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
N
Namibia
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Namibia.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Nauru
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Nauru.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Nepal
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/726px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The flag of Nepal is unique because it is the only flag in the world that does not have a quadrilateral design.
Netherlands
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
New Zealand
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Nicaragua
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Niger
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/700px-Flag_of_Niger.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Nigeria
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
North Korea
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1024px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Norway
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Norway.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
O
Oman
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Oman.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
P
Pakistan
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Palau
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Flag_of_Palau.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Palestinian Territories
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/383px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Panama
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/450px-Flag_of_Panama.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The national flag of Panama was adopted in 1925.
Papua New Guinea
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Paraguay
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Peru
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/900px-Flag_of_Peru_state.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Philippines
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Poland
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1200px-Flag_of_Poland.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
Portugal
![](https://sciencetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/600px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg_.png)
Image source: Wikipedia
The national flag of the Portuguese Republic features a representation of an armillary sphere that symbolizes the role Portugal played in the so-called Age of Discoveries, and the Portuguese shield that in different forms has been used since Portugal was born in 1139.
Q
Qatar
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Romania
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The Russian tricolor flag was first adopted in 1696 but it was replaced by different flags until it was restored in the early 1990s after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Rwanda
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Saint Lucia
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Samoa
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San Marino
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Saudi Arabia
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Senegal
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Serbia
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Singapore
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Sint Maarten
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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Solomon Islands
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Somalia
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South Africa
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The colorful flag of South Africa was adopted in 1994 replacing the old flag that had been in used by the apartheid regime since 1928.
South Korea
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South Sudan
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Spain
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Sri Lanka
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Sudan
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Suriname
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Swaziland
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Syria
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Taiwan
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Tajikistan
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Tanzania
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Thailand
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Timor-Leste
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Togo
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Tonga
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Tunisia
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Turkey
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The current flag of Turkey is inspired by the flag of the Ottoman empire. It was adopted in 1936.
Turkmenistan
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Tuvalu
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Uganda
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Ukraine
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United Arab Emirates
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United States of America
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I wake up every morning signing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’ – Terry McAuliffe
United Kingdom
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Uruguay
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Uzbekistan
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Vanuatu
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Venezuela
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The current Venezuelan flag was adopted in 2006 but it was based on the flag that had been in use after the Venezuelan War of Independence in 1811. Some of the changes were adding the eighth star or changing the orientation of the white horse galloping, from left to right.
Vietnam
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Yemen
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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