Flags of the World

This topic has 194 flags, and each one tells a story: about a country's history, its faith, its landscape or its fight for freedom. Here they are grouped by continent, each with a short note on what it shows. Look-alike flags turn up on opposite sides of the world, so watch the details: the order of the stripes, the emblem, the exact shade.

Europe 15

Flag	Country	What it shows
	Czechia	White and red horizontal stripes with a blue triangle at the hoist.
	France	Blue, white and red vertical bands.
	Germany	Black, red and gold horizontal stripes.
	Greece	Nine blue and white stripes with a white cross in the blue corner.
	Italy	Green, white and red vertical bands.
	Monaco	Red and white horizontal halves.
	Netherlands	Red, white and blue horizontal stripes.
	Norway	A red field with a blue cross edged in white.
	Poland	White and red horizontal halves.
	Spain	Red, yellow and red horizontal stripes, with the yellow twice as wide.
	Sweden	A blue field with a yellow Nordic cross.
	Switzerland	A red square with a white cross.
	Ukraine	Blue and yellow horizontal halves.
	United Kingdom	The Union Jack combines the crosses of England, Scotland and Ireland.
	Vatican City	A square flag of yellow and white vertical halves.

Asia 6

Flag	Country	What it shows
	China	A red field with five yellow stars.
	India	Saffron, white and green horizontal stripes with a navy blue wheel in the middle.
	Israel	A white field with two blue stripes and a blue Star of David in the middle.
	Japan	A white field with a red disc.
	South Korea	A white field with a red and blue taegeuk circle and four black trigrams in the corners.
	Turkey	A red field with a white crescent and star.

Africa 1

Flag	Country	What it shows
	Egypt	Red, white and black horizontal stripes with the golden Eagle of Saladin in the middle.

North America 3

Flag	Country	What it shows
	Canada	Red, white and red vertical sections with a red maple leaf in the middle.
	Mexico	Green, white and red vertical bands with a coat of arms: an eagle on a cactus holds a snake in its beak.
	United States	Thirteen red and white stripes for the first colonies and a blue canton with fifty white stars for the states.

South America 2

Flag	Country	What it shows
	Argentina	Light blue, white and light blue horizontal stripes with the golden Sun of May in the middle.
	Brazil	A green field with a yellow rhombus and a blue globe with a starry sky and the motto "Order and Progress".

Oceania 1

Flag	Country	What it shows
	Australia	A blue field with the British flag in the corner, the large seven-pointed Commonwealth Star beneath it and the Southern Cross constellation.