Country	Capital	Map	Population	ChildPercent	CMaleNum	CFemaleNum	AdultPercent	AMaleNum	AFemaleNum	OldPercent	OMaleNum	OFemaleNum	AreaTotal	AreaLand	AreaWater	LifeTotal	LifeMale	LifeFemale	Tel	TelYear	Mobil	MobYear	Flag
Afghanistan	Kabul	Asia	33609937	0,445	7664670	7300446	0,53	9147846	8679800	0,024	394572	422603	647500	647500	0	44,64	44,47	44,81	280000	2005	5400000	2008	three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan
Albania	Tirana (Tirane)	Europe	3639453	0,231	440528	400816	0,671	1251001	1190841	0,098	165557	190710	28748	27398	1350	77,96	75,28	80,89	353600	2005	2300000	2007	red with a black two-headed eagle in the center
Algeria	Algiers	Africa	34178188	0,254	4436591	4259729	0,695	11976965	11777618	0,051	798576	928709	2381741	2381741	0	74,02	72,35	75,77	3068000	2007	27563000	2007	two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary
American Samoa	Pago Pago	Oceania	65628	0,334	11159	10768	0,627	20848	20271	0,039	1211	1371	199	199	0	73,72	70,8	76,82	10400	2004	2200	2004	blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa
Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Europe	83888	0,155	6710	6305	0,722	31604	28925	0,123	5113	5231	468	468	0	82,51	80,33	84,84	37200	2007	68500	2007	three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the coat of arms features a quartered shield
Angola	Luanda	Africa	12799293	0,435	2812359	2759047	0,537	3496726	3382440	0,027	153678	195043	1246700	1246700	0	38,2	37,24	39,22	98200	2006	3307000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle)
Anguilla	The Valley	Central America and the Caribbean	14436	0,245	1815	1725	0,678	4665	5125	0,077	534	572	91	91	0	80,65	78,11	83,26	6200	2002	1800	2002	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below
Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John's	Central America and the Caribbean	85632	0,268	11660	11303	0,666	26597	30414	0,066	2456	3202	442,6	442,6	0	74,76	72,81	76,81	37500	2006	110200	2006	red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band
Argentina	Buenos Aires	South America	40913584	0,256	5369477	5122260	0,635	12961725	13029265	0,108	1819057	2611800	2780400	2736690	43710	76,56	73,32	79,97	9500000	2007	40402000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May
Armenia	Yerevan	Asia	2967004	0,182	289119	252150	0,711	986764	1123708	0,106	122996	192267	29743	28454	1289	72,68	69,06	76,81	603900	2006	1185400	2006	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange
Aruba	Oranjestad	Central America and the Caribbean	103065	0,191	9921	9758	0,703	34676	37752	0,106	4351	6607	180	180	0	75,28	72,25	78,38	38700	2006	105700	2006	blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
Australia	Canberra	Oceania	21262641	0,186	2026975	1923828	0,679	7318743	7121613	0,135	1306329	1565153	7686850	7617930	68920	81,63	79,25	84,14	9760000	2007	21260000	2007	blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars
Austria	Vienna	Europe	8210281	0,145	609748	581144	0,675	2785091	2756402	0,18	612613	865283	83870	82444	1426	79,5	76,6	82,56	3374000	2007	9768000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red
Azerbaijan	Baku (Baki, Baky)	Asia	8238672	0,239	1042132	926495	0,694	2807717	2908221	0,067	204410	349697	86600	86100	500	66,66	62,53	71,34	1254000	2007	4300000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in red band
Bahamas, The	Nassau	Central America and the Caribbean	309156	0,259	40085	39959	0,672	102154	105482	0,069	8772	12704	13880	10010	3870	65,78	62,63	68,98	132900	2007	374000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top), gold, and aquamarine, with a black equilateral triangle based on the hoist side
Bahrain	Manama	Middle East	727785	0,259	95224	93241	0,702	292941	217729	0,039	15106	13544	665	665	0	75,16	72,64	77,76	194200	2006	1116000	2007	red, the traditional color for flags of Persian Gulf states, with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side; the five points represent the five pillars of Islam
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Asia	156050883	0,346	27065625	26913961	0,614	45222182	50537052	0,04	3057255	3254808	144000	133910	10090	60,25	57,57	63,03	1187000	2007	34370000	2007	green field with a large red disk shifted slightly to the hoist side of center; the red disk represents the rising sun and the sacrifice to achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the lush vegetation of Bangladesh
Barbados	Bridgetown	Central America and the Caribbean	284589	0,192	27383	27352	0,713	99829	103049	0,095	10464	16512	431	431	0	73,94	71,65	76,26	134900	2005	237100	2006	three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)
Belarus	Minsk	Europe	9648533	0,143	707550	667560	0,713	3337253	3540916	0,145	446746	948508	207600	207600	0	70,63	64,95	76,67	3672000	2007	6960000	2007	red horizontal band (top) and green horizontal band one-half the width of the red band; a white vertical stripe on the hoist side bears Belarusian national ornamentation in red
Belgium	Brussels	Europe	10414336	0,161	857373	822303	0,663	3480072	3419721	0,176	760390	1074477	30528	30278	250	79,22	76,06	82,53	4668000	2007	10230000	2007	three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red
Belize	Belmopan	Central America and the Caribbean	307899	0,379	59462	57117	0,586	91298	89170	0,035	5185	5667	22966	22806	160	68,2	66,44	70,05	33900	2007	118300	2007	blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland
Benin	Porto-Novo	Africa	8791832	0,452	2028493	1948353	0,521	2275662	2308945	0,026	94569	135810	112622	110622	2000	59	57,83	60,23	110300	2007	1895000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red (bottom) with a vertical green band on the hoist side
Bermuda	Hamilton	North America	67837	0,183	6271	6163	0,675	22555	23215	0,142	3979	5654	54	54	0	80,43	77,2	83,72	57700	2006	60100	2006	red, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and green shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag
Bhutan	Thimphu	Asia	691141	0,302	106410	102164	0,643	235988	208484	0,055	20169	17926	47000	47000	0	66,13	65,33	66,97	29900	2007	149400	2007	divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing away from the hoist side
Bolivia	La Paz	South America	9775246	0,355	1767310	1701744	0,6	2877605	2992043	0,045	193196	243348	1098581	1083301	15280	66,89	64,2	69,72	678200	2007	3254000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Europe	4613414	0,145	344760	323303	0,707	1645274	1617136	0,148	279781	403160	51209,2	51197	12,2	78,5	74,92	82,34	1065000	2007	2450000	2007	a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle
Botswana	Gaborone	Africa	1990876	0,348	352399	340058	0,614	613714	608003	0,039	31155	45547	581730	566730	15000	61,85	61,72	61,99	136900	2006	1427000	2007	light blue with a horizontal white-edged black stripe in the center
Brazil	Brasilia	South America	198739269	0,267	27092880	26062244	0,668	65804108	67047725	0,064	5374230	7358082	8511965	8456510	55455	71,99	68,43	75,73	39400000	2007	120980000	2007	green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
British Virgin Islands	Road Town	Central America and the Caribbean	24491	0,198	2454	2387	0,744	9346	8881	0,058	734	689	151	151	0	77,26	76,03	78,55	11700	2002	8000	2002	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful)
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Southeast Asia	38819	0,266	53282	50141	0,701	135640	136292	0,033	6199	6636	5770	5270	500	75,74	73,52	78,07	79200	2007	339800	2007	yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
Bulgaria	Sofia	Europe	7204687	0,138	509544	484816	0,685	2426060	2508772	0,177	518711	756784	110910	110550	360	73,09	69,48	76,91	2300000	2007	9897000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	Africa	15746232	0,462	3646661	3621648	0,513	4025917	4054865	0,025	156895	240246	274200	273800	400	52,95	51,04	54,91	94800	2006	1611000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center
Burma	Rangoon (Yangon)	Southeast Asia	48137741	0,253	6193263	5990658	0,693	16510648	16828462	0,054	1121412	1493298	678500	657740	20760	63,39	61,17	65,74	503900	2005	214200	2006	red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 14, white, five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the seven administrative divisions and seven states
Burundi	Bujumbura	Africa	8988091	0,462	2087315	2063518	0,513	2291123	2320839	0,025	89444	135852	27830	25680	2150	52,09	51,2	53,01	35000	2006	250000	2007	divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and bottom) and green panels (hoist side and fly side) with a white disk superimposed at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one star above, two stars below)
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Southeast Asia	14494293	0,326	2388922	2336439	0,638	4498568	4743677	0,036	197649	329038	181040	176520	4520	62,1	60,03	64,27	37500	2007	2583000	2007	three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in black in the center of the red band
Cameroon	Yaounde	Africa	18879301	0,409	3891762	3822870	0,559	5298143	5250493	0,033	283289	332744	475440	472710	2730	53,69	52,89	54,52	130700	2006	4536000	2007	three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow, with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band
Canada	Ottawa	North America	33487208	0,161	2761711	2626836	0,687	11633950	11381735	0,152	2220189	2862787	9984670	9093507	891163	81,23	78,69	83,91	21000000	2006	18749000	2006	two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square; the official colors of Canada are red and white
Cape Verde	Praia	Political Map of the World	429474	0,352	76012	74993	0,585	123376	127653	0,064	10040	17400	4033	4033	0	71,61	68,27	75,05	71600	2006	148000	2007	five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10, yellow, five-pointed stars, each representing one of the islands, is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side
Cayman Islands	George Town (on Grand Cayman)	Central America and the Caribbean	49035	0,196	4824	4783	0,711	16994	17884	0,093	2139	2411	264	264	0	80,44	77,8	83,14	38000	2002	33800	2004	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS
Central African Republic	Bangui	Africa	4511488	0,409	928277	917739	0,55	1235940	1244958	0,041	71439	113135	622984	622984	0	44,47	44,4	44,54	12000	2006	130000	2007	four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; a yellow five-pointed star to the hoist side of the blue band
Chad	N'Djamena	Africa	10329208	0,467	2445841	2381319	0,504	2386428	2816050	0,029	126351	173219	1284000	1259200	24800	47,7	46,67	48,77	13000	2006	918400	2007	three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red
Chile	Santiago	South America	16601707	0,232	1966017	1877963	0,678	5625963	5628146	0,091	627746	875872	756950	748800	8150	77,34	74,07	80,77	3379000	2007	13955000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red represents the blood spilled to achieve independence
China	Beijing	Asia	1338612968	0,198	140877745	124290090	0,721	495724889	469182087	0,081	51774115	56764042	9596960	9326410	270550	73,47	71,61	75,52	365400000	2007	547286000	2007	red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner
Christmas Island	The Settlement	Southeast Asia	1402										135	135	0				0				territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly; the upper triangle is green with a yellow image of the Golden Bosun Bird superimposed, the lower triangle is blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia, superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	West Island	Southeast Asia	596										14	14	0				287	1992			the flag of Australia is used
Colombia	Bogota	South America	45644023	0,289	6679701	6522976	0,654	14571536	15297179	0,056	1103391	1469240	1138910	1038700	100210				7936000	2007	33941000	2007	three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double-width), blue, and red
Comoros	Moroni	Africa	752438	0,422	159282	158073	0,548	203533	208591	0,031	10474	12485	2235	2235	0	63,47	61,07	65,94	19100	2006	40000	2007	four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, N'gazidja, Nzwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - territorial collectivity of France, but claimed by Comoros)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Kinshasa	Africa	68692542	0,469	16161301	16038024	0,506	17289453	17483027	0,025	699667	1021070	2344858	2267048	77810	54,36	52,58	56,2	9700	2006	6592000	2007	sky blue field divided diagonally from the lower hoist corner to upper fly corner by a red stripe bordered by two narrow yellow stripes; a yellow, five-pointed star appears in the upper hoist corner
Congo, Republic of the	Brazzaville	Africa	4012809	0,459	927599	915540	0,512	1021975	1034119	0,028	46687	66889	342000	341500	500	54,15	52,9	55,43	15900	2005	1334000	2007	divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is red
Cook Islands	Avarua	Oceania	1187	0,271	1704	1508	0,637	3898	3664	0,092	540	556	236,7	236,7	0	74,22	71,46	77,13	6200	2002	1500	2002	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large circle of 15 white five-pointed stars (one for every island) centered in the outer half of the flag
Costa Rica	San Jose	Central America and the Caribbean	4253877	0,267	581916	555216	0,671	1443606	1411168	0,062	120969	141002	51100	51060	40	77,58	74,96	80,34	1437000	2007	1503000	2007	five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk on the hoist side of the red band; above the coat of arms a light blue ribbon contains the words, AMERICA CENTRAL, and just below it near the top of the coat of arms is a white ribbon with the words, REPUBLICA COSTA RICA
Cote d'Ivoire	Yamoussoukro	Africa	20617068	0,406	4215912	4146077	0,566	5942642	5720108	0,029	296074	296255	322463	318003	4460	55,45	54,64	56,28	730000	2007	7050000	2007	three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green
Croatia	Zagreb	Europe	4489409	0,156	358360	340098	0,675	1506364	1522789	0,17	295960	465838	56542	56414	128	75,35	71,72	79,18	1825000	2007	5035000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue, superimposed by the Croatian coat of arms (red and white checkered)
Cuba	Havana	Central America and the Caribbean	11451652	0,183	1077745	1020393	0,704	4035691	4030103	0,112	584478	703242	110860	109820	1040	77,45	75,19	79,85	1043000	2007	198300	2007	five equal horizontal bands of blue (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center
Cyprus	Nicosia (Lefkosia)	Middle East	79674	0,191	77959	74591	0,685	276890	269267	0,123	42961	55072	9250	9240	10	78,33	75,91	80,86	462228	2007	1109722	2007	white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the name Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities
Czech Republic	Prague	Europe	10211904	0,136	712045	673657	0,71	3641887	3604044	0,155	623882	956389	78866	77276	1590	76,81	73,54	80,28	2888000	2006	13075000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
Denmark	Copenhagen	Europe	5500510	0,181	511882	485782	0,658	1817800	1798964	0,161	387142	498940	43094	42394	700	78,3	75,96	80,78	2824000	2007	6243000	2007	red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side; the banner is referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
Djibouti	Djibouti	Africa	516055	0,433	112135	111343	0,53	141298	132360	0,037	9502	9417	23200	23180	20	43,37	41,89	44,89	10800	2005	45000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center
Dominica	Roseau	Central America and the Caribbean	7266	0,24	8910	8518	0,658	24532	23301	0,102	3187	4212	751	751	0	75,55	72,61	78,64	21000	2004	41800	2004	green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10 stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes)
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Central America and the Caribbean	9650054	0,314	1543141	1488016	0,627	3087351	2960319	0,059	264476	306751	48670	48320	350	73,7	71,88	75,6	907000	2007	5513000	2007	a centered white cross that extends to the edges divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue; a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by an olive branch (left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon
Ecuador	Quito	South America	14573101	0,311	2312610	2220378	0,627	4506908	4636703	0,062	432144	464358	283560	276840	6720	75,3	72,37	78,37	1805000	2007	10086000	2007	three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue, and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms
Egypt	Cairo	Africa	83082869	0,314	13345500	12743878	0,638	26823127	26169421	0,048	1701068	2299875	1001450	995450	6000	72,12	69,56	74,81	11229000	2007	30065000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the national emblem (a gold Eagle of Saladin facing the hoist side with a shield superimposed on its chest above a scroll bearing the name of the country in Arabic) centered in the white band; design is based on the Arab Liberation flag and similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and Yemen, which has a plain white band
El Salvador	San Salvador	Central America and the Caribbean	7185218	0,354	1299608	1245617	0,593	2033423	2225810	0,053	166224	214536	21041	20721	320	72,33	68,72	76,11	1080000	2007	6137000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the white band - it features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Africa	633441	0,419	134823	130308	0,54	167820	174238	0,041	11574	14678	28051	28051	0	61,61	60,71	62,54	10000	2005	220000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red, with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice)
Eritrea	Asmara (Asmera)	Africa	5647168	0,428	1212848	1202240	0,537	1483169	1547078	0,036	92009	109824	117600	101000	16600	61,78	59,71	63,9	37500	2006	70000	2007	red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle
Estonia	Tallinn	Europe	1299371	0,149	99748	94051	0,675	417816	459246	0,176	75486	153024	45226	43211	2015	72,82	67,45	78,53	495500	2007	1982000	2007	pre-1940 flag restored by Supreme Soviet in May 1990 - three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Africa	85237338	0,461	19596784	19688887	0,512	21376495	22304812	0,027	975923	1294437	1104300	1000000	104300	55,41	52,92	57,97	880100	2007	1208000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red, with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three bands; Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of her flag were so often adopted by other African countries upon independence that they became known as the pan-African colors
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Stanley	South America	3140										12173	12173	0				2400	2002	0	2001	blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a white ram (sheep raising was once the major economic activity) above the sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the islands) with a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE RIGHT
Faroe Islands	Torshavn	Europe	48856	0,216	5451	5108	0,64	16708	14544	0,144	3324	3721	1399	1399	0	79,44	77	82,05	23000	2006	50000	2006	white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
Fiji	Suva (on Viti Levu)	Oceania	94472	0,303	146327	140327	0,649	307077	305886	0,048	20300	24803	18270	18270	0	70,73	68,18	73,41	108400	2007	437000	2007	light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George featuring stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, bananas, and a white dove
Finland	Helsinki	Europe	5250275	0,164	438425	422777	0,668	1773495	1732792	0,168	357811	524975	338145	304473	33672	78,97	75,48	82,61	1740000	2007	6080000	2007	white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
France	Paris	Europe	62150775	0,186	6129729	5838925	0,65	20963124	20929280	0,164	4403248	6155767	640053	545630	3374	80,98	77,79	84,33	34800000	2007	55358000	2007	three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the "Le drapeau tricolore" (French Tricolor), the origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution; the design and/or colors are similar to a number of other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, Ireland, Cote d'Ivoire, Luxembourg, and Netherlands; the official flag for all French dependent areas
French Polynesia	Papeete	Oceania	287032	0,243	35631	34097	0,689	102537	95317	0,068	9821	9629				76,71	74,26	79,29	53600	2006	174800	2007	two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue, and white ship rides on the wave pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions
Gabon	Libreville	Africa	1514993	0,421	320414	318027	0,539	407461	409633	0,039	24799	34659	267667	257667	10000	53,11	52,19	54,05	26500	2007	1169000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue
Gambia, The	Banjul	Africa	1782893	0,436	390806	387172	0,536	473478	481315	0,028	25071	25051	11295	10000	1295	55,35	53,43	57,34	76400	2007	795900	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue with white edges, and green
Gaza Strip		Middle East	1551859	0,444	353489	334770	0,53	420618	402297	0,026	16483	24202	360	360	0	73,42	71,82	75,12	350400	2007	1026000	2007	
Georgia	T'bilisi	Asia	4615807	0,161	395929	345071	0,676	1503360	1616234	0,164	302103	453110	69700	69700	0	76,72	73,41	80,45	556100	2007	2600000	2007	white rectangle, in its central portion a red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross; the five-cross flag appears to date back to the 14th century
Germany	Berlin	Europe	82329758	0,137	5768366	5470516	0,661	27707761	26676759	0,203	7004805	9701551	357021	349223	7798	79,26	76,26	82,42	53750000	2007	97151000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold
Ghana	Accra	Africa	23832495	0,373	4503331	4393104	0,591	7039696	7042208	0,036	393364	460792	238533	227533	11000	59,85	58,98	60,75	376500	2007	7604000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green, with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band
Gibraltar	Gibraltar	Europe	28034	0,167	2393	2276	0,669	9532	9219	0,165	2125	2489	6,5	6,5	0	80,19	77,3	83,22	24512	2002	9797	2002	two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band
Greece	Athens	Europe	10737428	0,143	788722	742270	0,666	3568660	3578344	0,192	902617	1156815	131940	130800	1140	79,66	77,11	82,37	6227000	2007	11997000	2007	nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; there is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country
Greenland	Nuuk (Godthab)	Arctic Region	576	0,23	6727	6533	0,701	21696	18669	0,069	2000	1975	2166086	2166086		70,07	67,44	72,85	36000	2006	66400	2007	two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white
Grenada	Saint George's	Central America and the Caribbean	90739	0,32	14608	14410	0,652	31278	27873	0,028	1268	1302	344	344	0	65,95	64,06	67,85	27700	2006	46200	2006	a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions
Guam	Hagatna (Agana)	Oceania	17843	0,278	25651	23904	0,652	59304	56995	0,07	5786	6790	541,3	541,3	0	78,01	74,97	81,23	65500	2003	98000	2004	territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the national flag
Guatemala	Guatemala	Central America and the Caribbean	13276517	0,394	2664058	2573006	0,568	3655184	3884331	0,038	231652	268286	108889	107159	1730	70,29	68,49	72,19	1355000	2006	10150000	2007	three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue, with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the national bird) and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles and a pair of crossed swords and framed by a wreath
Guernsey	Saint Peter Port	Europe	6587	0,144	4793	4668	0,675	22058	22433	0,181	5078	6840	78	78	0	80,77	77,76	83,88	45100	2005	43800	2004	white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
Guinea	Conakry	Africa	10057975	0,428	2175852	2128518	0,537	2701184	2704161	0,035	153053	195207	245857	245717	140	57,09	55,63	58,6	26300	2005	189000	2005	three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	Africa	1533964	0,408	312253	313609	0,561	414924	445639	0,031	19191	28348	36125	28120	8005	47,9	46,07	49,79	4600	2007	296200	2007	two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Guyana	Georgetown	South America	772298	0,257	101319	97505	0,687	268058	262595	0,055	17938	24883	214970	196850	18120	66,68	64,09	69,4	110100	2005	281400	2005	green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow, black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border between the yellow and the green
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Central America and the Caribbean	9035536	0,381	1735917	1704383	0,585	2621059	2665447	0,034	120040	188690	27750	27560	190	60,78	59,13	62,48	108300	2007	2500000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength)
Holy See (Vatican City)	Vatican City	Europe	826										0,44	0,44	0				5120	2005			two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the arms of the Holy See, consisting of the crossed keys of Saint Peter surmounted by the three-tiered papal tiara, centered in the white band
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Central America and the Caribbean	7792854	0,381	1514544	1451862	0,583	2278508	2267527	0,036	125991	154422	112090	111890	200	69,4	67,86	71,02	821200	2007	4185000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue, with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band
Hong Kong		Southeast Asia	7055071	0,122	450833	411997	0,746	2551256	2713532	0,131	434090	493363	1092	1042	50	81,86	79,16	84,79	3875000	2007	10550000	2007	red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in the center
Hungary	Budapest	Europe	9905596	0,15	763553	720112	0,693	3384961	3475135	0,158	566067	995768	93030	92340	690	73,44	69,27	77,87	3251000	2007	11030000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green
Iceland	Reykjavik	Arctic Region	306694	0,207	32268	31308	0,671	104158	101584	0,122	16952	20424	103000	100250	2750	80,67	78,53	82,9	186700	2007	347500	2007	blue with a red cross outlined in white extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
India	New Delhi	Asia	1166079217	0,311	190075426	172799553	0,636	381446079	359802209	0,053	29364920	32591030	3287590	2973190	314400	69,89	67,46	72,61	37750000	2009	362300000	2009	three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band
Indonesia	Jakarta	Southeast Asia	240271522	0,281	34337341	33162207	0,66	79549569	78918321	0,06	6335208	7968876	1919440	1826440	93000	70,76	68,26	73,38	17828000	2007	81835000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red
Iran	Tehran	Middle East	66429284	0,217	7394841	7022076	0,729	24501544	23914172	0,054	1725828	1870823	1648000	1636000	12000	71,14	69,65	72,72	23835000	2007	29770000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red; the national emblem (a stylized representation of the word Allah in the shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom) in red is centered in the white band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script is repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band
Iraq	Baghdad	Middle East	28945657	0,388	5709688	5531359	0,582	8529956	8310164	0,03	408266	456224	437072	432162	4910	69,94	68,6	71,34	1547000	2005	14021000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great") in green Arabic script is centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Syria, which has two stars but no script, Yemen, which has a plain white band, and that of Egypt, which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band; design is based upon the Arab Liberation colors; Council of Representatives approved this flag as a compromise temporary replacement for Ba'athist Saddam-era flag
Ireland	Dublin	Europe	4203200	0,209	454571	424022	0,671	1411336	1409760	0,12	224850	278661	70280	68890	1390	78,24	75,6	81,06	2112000	2007	4940000	2007	three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and orange; similar to the flag of Cote d'Ivoire, which is shorter and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors of green (hoist side), white, and red
Isle of Man	Douglas	Europe	76512	0,169	6612	6300	0,66	25433	25083	0,171	5408	7676	572	572	0	78,82	75,86	81,93	51000	1999			red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used
Israel	Jerusalem	Middle East	7233701	0,279	1031629	984230	0,623	2283034	2221301	0,099	311218	402289	20770	20330	440	80,73	78,62	82,95	3005000	2006	8902000	2007	white with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as the Magen David (Shield of David) centered between two equal horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag
Italy	Rome	Europe	58126212	0,135	4056156	3814070	0,663	19530696	18981084	0,202	4903762	6840444	301230	294020	7210	80,2	77,26	83,33	26890000	2006	78571000	2006	three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and is green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green; inspired by the French flag brought to Italy by Napoleon in 1797
Jamaica	Kingston	Central America and the Caribbean	2825928	0,314	451310	436466	0,611	851372	875132	0,075	94833	116815	10991	10831	160	73,53	71,83	75,3	342000	2006	2495000	2006	diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side)
Japan	Tokyo	Asia	127078679	0,135	8804465	8344800	0,643	41187425	40533876	0,222	11964694	16243419	377835	374744	3091	82,12	78,8	85,62	51232000	2007	107339000	2007	white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
Jersey	Saint Helier	Europe	91626	0,161	7623	7087	0,677	30914	31081	0,163	6614	8307	116	116	0	79,75	77,23	82,46	73900	2001	83900	2004	white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow
Jordan	Amman	Middle East	6342948	0,313	1014183	973538	0,645	2183638	1904420	0,042	128759	138410	92300	91971	329	78,87	76,34	81,56	585500	2007	4771000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I
Kazakhstan	Astana	Asia	15399437	0,218	1717469	1643920	0,702	5279292	5534607	0,079	426494	797655	2717300	2669800	47500	67,87	62,58	73,47	3237000	2007	12588000	2007	sky blue background representing the endless sky and a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle in the center; on the hoist side is a "national ornamentation" in gold
Kenya	Nairobi	Africa	39002772	0,423	8300393	8181898	0,551	10784119	10702999	0,026	470218	563145	580367	569140	11227	57,86	57,49	58,24	264800	2007	11440000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a large warrior's shield covering crossed spears is superimposed at the center
Kiribati	Tarawa	Oceania	11285	0,376	21488	20899	0,59	32871	33690	0,035	1656	2246	811	811	0	63,22	60,14	66,45	4500	2002	700	2005	the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
Korea, North	Pyongyang	Asia	22665345	0,213	2440439	2376557	0,694	7776889	7945399	0,094	820504	1305557	120540	120410	130	63,81	61,23	66,53	1180000	2007			three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star
Korea, South	Seoul	Asia	48508972	0,168	4278581	3887516	0,723	17897053	17196840	0,108	2104589	3144393	98480	98190	290	78,72	75,45	82,22	23905000	2007	43500000	2007	white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field
Kosovo	Pristina (Prishtine, Prishtina)	Europe	1804838	0,277	260678	239779	0,657	617890	567939	0,066	50463	68089	10887	10887	0				106300	2006	562000	2006	centered on a dark blue field is the geographical shape of Kosovo in a gold color surmounted by six white, five-pointed stars - each representing one of the major ethnic groups of Kosovo - arrayed in a slight arc
Kuwait	Kuwait	Middle East	2691158	0,264	361150	348518	0,707	1219075	683587	0,029	49163	29665	17820	17820	0	77,71	76,51	78,95	517000	2006	2774000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; design, which dates to 1961, based on the Arab revolt flag of World War I
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Asia	5431747	0,297	822128	789425	0,645	1717497	1787551	0,058	123045	192101	198500	191300	7200	69,43	65,43	73,64	482100	2007	2152000	2007	red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 rays representing the 40 Kyrgyz tribes; on the obverse side the rays run counterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise; in the center of the sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized representation of the roof of the traditional Kyrgyz yurt
Laos	Vientiane (Viangchan)	Southeast Asia	6834942	0,408	1400126	1386480	0,561	1898995	1936892	0,031	92070	120379	236800	230800	6000	56,68	54,56	58,9	94800	2007	1478000	2007	three horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double width), and red with a large white disk centered in the blue band
Latvia	Riga	Europe	2231503	0,133	152472	145161	0,696	756469	797505	0,17	124432	255464	64589	63589	1000	72,15	66,98	77,59	644000	2007	2217000	2007	three horizontal bands of maroon (top), white (half-width), and maroon
Lebanon	Beirut	Middle East	4017095	0,258	528047	506838	0,671	1294485	1399047	0,072	130148	158530	10400	10230	170	73,66	71,15	76,31	681400	2006	1260000	2007	three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white (middle, double width), and red (bottom) with a green cedar tree centered in the white band
Lesotho	Maseru	Africa	2130819	0,348	373159	368271	0,602	629346	654054	0,05	42074	63915	30355	30355	0	40,38	41,18	39,54	53100	2006	456000	2007	three horizontal stripes of blue (top), white, and green in the proportions of 3:4:3; the colors represent rain, peace, and prosperity respectively; centered in the white stripe is a black Basotho hat representing the indigenous people; the flag was unfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence
Liberia	Monrovia	Africa	3441790	0,441	760989	758554	0,53	904770	920704	0,028	47013	49760	111369	96320	15049	41,84	40,71	43	6900	2002	563000	2007	11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a white five-pointed star on a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner; the design was based on the US flag
Libya	Tripoli (Tarabulus)	Africa	6310434	0,33	1064866	1019790	0,627	2033478	1920755	0,043	133092	138453	1759540	1759540	0	77,26	74,98	79,65	852300	2005	4500000	2007	plain green; green is the traditional color of Islam (the state religion)
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Europe	34761	0,166	2877	2901	0,694	11917	12220	0,139	2085	2761	160	160	0	80,06	76,59	83,53	20000	2005	27500	2005	two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band
Lithuania	Vilnius	Europe	3555179	0,142	258423	245115	0,696	1214743	1261413	0,162	198714	376771	65300			74,9	69,98	80,1	799400	2007	4912000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Europe	491775	0,185	46918	44052	0,667	165342	162681	0,148	29839	42943	2586	2586	0	79,33	76,07	82,81	248200	2007	604200	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; design was based on the flag of France
Macau		Southeast Asia	559846	0,161	47853	42019	0,762	199593	227010	0,077	20245	23126	28,2	28,2	0	84,36	81,39	87,47	177851	2008	856200	2008	light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller
Macedonia	Skopje	Europe	2066718	0,192	206054	191354	0,694	722823	710830	0,114	102231	133426	25333	24856	477	74,68	72,18	77,38	463600	2007	1518000	2007	a yellow sun with eight broadening rays extending to the edges of the red field
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Africa	20653556	0,435	4523033	4460473	0,535	5483684	5557098	0,03	280677	348591	587041	581540	5501	62,89	60,93	64,91	133900	2007	2218000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a vertical white band of the same width on hoist side
Malawi	Lilongwe	Africa	14268711	0,458	3272790	3258893	0,515	3696857	3656918	0,027	162863	220390	118484	94080	24404	43,82	44,07	43,57	175200	2007	1051000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Southeast Asia	25715819	0,314	4153621	3914962	0,636	8210373	8143043	0,05	569245	724575	329750	328550	1200	73,29	70,56	76,21	4350000	2007	23347000	2007	14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam; the design was based on the flag of the US
Maldives	Male	Asia	396334	0,223	45038	43291	0,738	180874	111703	0,039	7711	7717	300	300	0	73,97	71,78	76,28	33200	2007	317800	2007	red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag
Mali	Bamako	Africa	12666987	0,483	3089406	3023341	0,487	3065167	3101914	0,031	151718	235441	1240192	1220190	20002	50,35	48,38	52,38	85000	2007	2483000	2007	three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Malta	Valletta	Europe	405165	0,161	33526	31780	0,694	142491	138769	0,145	25406	33193	316	316	0	79,44	77,21	81,8	198100	2007	371500	2007	two equal vertical bands of white (hoist side) and red; in the upper hoist-side corner is a representation of the George Cross, edged in red
Marshall Islands	Majuro	Oceania	64522	0,386	12683	12217	0,585	19302	18459	0,029	902	959	181,3	181,3	0	71,19	69,15	73,34	4500	2004	700	2005	blue with two stripes radiating from the lower hoist-side corner - orange (top) and white; there is a white star with four large rays and 20 small rays on the hoist side above the two stripes
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Africa	3129486	0,41	643436	638793	0,557	818778	923046	0,034	44836	60597	1030700	1030700	0	60,37	58,22	62,59	34900	2006	1300000	2007	green with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow, horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
Mauritius	Port Louis	Political Map of the World	1284264	0,225	147136	142121	0,704	449176	455057	0,071	36309	54465	2040	2030	10	74	70,53	77,65	357300	2006	936000	2007	four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green
Mayotte	Mamoudzou	Africa	223765	0,453	50985	50413	0,529	63395	54882	0,018	2085	2005	374	374	0	62,91	60,65	65,24	10000	2002	48100	2005	unofficial, local flag with the coat of arms of Mayotte centered on a white field, above which the name of the island appears in red capital letters; the main elements of the coat of arms, flanked on either side by a seahorse, appear above a scroll with the motto RA HACHIRI (We are Vigilant); the only official flag is the national flag of France
Mexico	Mexico (Distrito Federal)	North America	111211789	0,291	16544223	15861141	0,646	34734571	37129793	0,062	3130518	3811543	1964375	1943945	20430	76,06	73,25	79	19754000	2007	68254000	2007	three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; the coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched on a cactus) is centered in the white band
Micronesia, Federated States of	Palikir	Oceania	107434	0,348	19010	18411	0,623	33286	33629	0,029	1317	1781	702	702	0	70,94	69,06	72,93	8700	2007	27400	2007	light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern
Moldova	Chisinau (Kishinev)	Europe	4320748	0,159	353495	334592	0,733	1536263	1629882	0,108	172070	294446	33843	33371	472	70,8	67,1	74,71	1080000	2007	1883000	2007	three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talons carrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized ox head, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow; same color scheme as Romania
Monaco	Monaco	Europe	32965	0,146	2466	2349	0,624	10184	10395	0,23	3068	4503	1,95	1,95	0	80,09	76,3	84,09	34000	2005	17200	2005	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Asia	3041142	0,281	436391	418923	0,679	1031819	1033806	0,04	52430	67773	1564116	1554731	9385	67,65	65,23	70,19	148200	2008	1796000	2008	three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and red; centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is the national emblem ("soyombo" - a columnar arrangement of abstract and geometric representation for fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the yin-yang symbol)
Montenegro	Podgorica	Europe	67218	0,16	52645	54846	0,703	244949	227794	0,137	37217	54729	14026	13812	214				353300	2006	643700	2006	a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered
Montserrat	Plymouth	Central America and the Caribbean	5097	0,276	731	678	0,655	1599	1738	0,069	232	119	102	102	0	72,76	74,74	70,68					blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a woman standing beside a yellow harp with her arm around a black cross
Morocco	Rabat	Africa	34859364	0,3	5333396	5131886	0,647	11261139	11305792	0,052	781089	1046062	446550	446300	250	71,8	69,42	74,3	2394000	2007	20029000	2007	red with a green pentacle (five-pointed, linear star) known as Sulayman's (Solomon's) seal in the center of the flag; red and green are traditional colors in Arab flags, although the use of red is more commonly associated with the Arab states of the Persian gulf; design dates to 1912
Mozambique	Maputo	Africa	21669278	0,443	4829272	4773209	0,528	5605227	5842679	0,029	257119	361772	799380	786380	13000	41,18	41,83	40,53	67000	2006	3300000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and yellow with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the black band is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book
Namibia	Windhoek	Africa	2108665	0,359	381904	375059	0,602	641995	627146	0,039	36894	45667	824292	823290	1002	51,24	51,61	50,86	138100	2007	800300	2007	a wide red stripe edged by narrow white stripes divides the flag diagonally from lower hoist corner to upper fly corner; the upper hoist-side triangle is blue and charged with a yellow, 12-rayed sunburst; the lower fly-side triangle is green
Nauru		Oceania	14019	0,347	2482	2384	0,632	4362	4495	0,021	151	145	21	21	0	64,2	60,58	68,01	1900	2002	1500	2002	blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru
Nepal	Kathmandu	Asia	28563377	0,366	5327484	5127178	0,592	8094494	8812675	0,042	566666	634880	147181	143181	4000	65,46	64,3	66,67	766400	2007	1157000	2006	red with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white 12-pointed sun
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Europe	16715999	0,174	1485873	1416999	0,677	5720387	5604014	0,149	1070496	1418230	41526	33883	7643	79,4	76,8	82,14	7334000	2007	17300000	2006	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; one of the oldest flags in constant use, originating with WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, in the latter half of the 16th century
Netherlands Antilles	Willemstad (on Curacao)	Central America and the Caribbean	227049	0,227	26429	25162	0,677	74183	79434	0,096	8875	12966	960	960	0	76,65	74,33	79,09	81000	2001	200000	2004	white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center superimposed on a vertical red band, also centered; five white, five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern in the center of the blue band; the five stars represent the five main islands of Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten
New Caledonia	Noumea	Oceania	227436	0,268	31191	29870	0,658	75189	74552	0,073	7681	8953	19060	18575	485	74,98	71,99	78,12	60200	2007	176400	2007	the flag of France is used
New Zealand	Wellington	Oceania	4213418	0,207	447174	424522	0,665	1404143	1399530	0,128	244986	293063	268680	268021		80,36	78,43	82,39	1706000	2007	4245000	2007	blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in the outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation
Nicaragua	Managua	Central America and the Caribbean	5891199	0,338	1013866	976430	0,629	1847756	1857264	0,033	85782	110101	130370	119990	10380	71,5	69,35	73,75	247900	2006	2123000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band
Niger	Niamey	Africa	15306252	0,496	3840379	3758674	0,48	3658361	3690373	0,023	159984	198481	1267000	1266700	300	52,6	51,39	53,85	24000	2005	900000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk (representing the sun) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band
Nigeria	Abuja	Africa	149229090	0,415	31624050	30242637	0,555	42240641	40566672	0,031	2211840	2343250	923768	910768	13000	46,94	46,16	47,76	1580000	2007	40395000	2007	three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green
Niue	Alofi	Oceania	1398										260	260	0				1100	2002	400	2002	yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars - a large star on a blue disk in the center and a smaller star on each arm of the bold red cross
Norfolk Island	Kingston	Oceania	2141	0,202	0,639		0,159						34,6	34,6	0				2532	2004			three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	Oceania	88662	0,18	8372	7616	0,803	28602	42557	0,017	786	729	477	477	0	76,7	74,08	79,47	21000	2000	20500	2004	blue, with a white, five-pointed star superimposed on the gray silhouette of a latte stone (a traditional foundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by a wreath
Norway	Oslo	Europe	4660539	0,185	441508	422050	0,662	1564482	1522519	0,152	305120	404860	323802	307442	16360	79,95	77,29	82,74	1988000	2007	5192000	2007	red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
Oman	Muscat	Middle East	3418085	0,427	744265	714116	0,545	1079511	783243	0,028	55180	41770	212460	212460	0	74,16	71,87	76,55	268100	2007	2500000	2007	three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the vertical band
Pakistan	Islamabad	Asia	176242949	0,372	33739547	31868065	0,586	52849607	50378198	0,042	3475927	3931605	803940	778720	25220	64,49	63,4	65,64	4546000	2008	88020000	2008	green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
Palau	Melekeok	Oceania	20796	0,229	2458	2314	0,708	8207	6521	0,062	401	895	458	458	0	71,22	68,08	74,54	6700	2002	1000	2002	light blue with a large yellow disk (representing the moon) shifted slightly to the hoist side
Panama	Panama	Central America and the Caribbean	3360474	0,293	501950	481750	0,639	1085435	1061530	0,068	106934	122875	75420	74340	1080	77,25	74,47	80,16	491900	2007	2392000	2007	divided into four, equal rectangles; the top quadrants are white (hoist side) with a blue five-pointed star in the center and plain red; the bottom quadrants are plain blue (hoist side) and white with a red five-pointed star in the center
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Oceania	6057263	0,369	1137796	1099365	0,59	1836272	1735298	0,041	114789	133743	462840	452860	9980	66,34	64,08	68,72	60000	2007	300000	2007	divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered
Paraguay	Asuncion	South America	6995655	0,367	1304115	1260560	0,581	2043509	2023317	0,052	168554	195600	406750	397300	9450	75,77	73,19	78,49	453800	2007	4330000	2007	three equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue with an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that the emblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at the left) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed star within a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bears the seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty and the words Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice) capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles)
Peru	Lima	South America	29546963	0,291	4370923	4216364	0,652	9695270	9574018	0,057	796631	893757	1285220	1280000	5220	70,74	68,88	72,69	2673000	2007	15417000	2007	three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), white, and red with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a shield bearing a vicuna, cinchona tree (the source of quinine), and a yellow cornucopia spilling out gold coins, all framed by a green wreath
Philippines	Manila	Southeast Asia	97976603	0,352	17606352	16911376	0,606	29679327	29737919	0,041	1744248	2297381	300000	298170	1830	71,09	68,17	74,15	3633000	2006	51795000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of blue (top; representing peace and justice) and red (representing courage); a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side represents equality; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897; in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top
Pitcairn Islands	Adamstown	Oceania	48										47	47	0				17	2004			blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor
Poland	Warsaw	Europe	38482919	0,15	2964995	2802278	0,716	13713078	13845251	0,134	1966406	3190911	312679	304459	8220	75,63	71,65	79,85	10336000	2007	41389000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; similar to the flags of Indonesia and Monaco which are red (top) and white
Portugal	Lisbon	Europe	10707924	0,163	912147	834941	0,661	3525717	3554513	0,176	772413	1108193	92391	91951	440	78,21	74,95	81,69	4139000	2007	13413000	2007	two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths) with the Portuguese coat of arms centered on the dividing line
Puerto Rico	San Juan	Central America and the Caribbean	3971020	0,199	404635	386733	0,66	1260114	1361193	0,141	240318	318027	13790	8870	4921	78,53	74,85	82,39	1038000	2005	3354000	2005	five equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center; design initially influenced by the US flag, but similar to the Cuban flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed
Qatar	Doha	Middle East	833285	0,218	93805	88040	0,768	454714	185004	0,014	6792	4930	11437	11437	0	75,35	73,66	77,14	237400	2007	1264000	2007	maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side
Romania	Bucharest	Europe	22215421	0,155	1772583	1681539	0,697	7711062	7784041	0,147	1332120	1934076	237500	230340	7160	72,45	68,95	76,16	4300000	2007	22875000	2007	three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed; now similar to the flag of Chad, also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova
Russia	Moscow	Asia	140041247	0,148	10644833	10095011	0,715	48004040	52142313	0,137	5880877	13274173	17075200	16995800	79400	66,03	59,33	73,14	43900000	2006	170000000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red
Rwanda	Kigali	Africa	10473282	0,421	2216352	2196327	0,554	2897003	2909994	0,024	100920	152686	26338	24668	1670	50,52	49,25	51,83	23100	2007	635100	2007	three horizontal bands of sky blue (top, double width), yellow, and green, with a golden sun with 24 rays near the fly end of the blue band
Saint Barthelemy	Gustavia	Central America and the Caribbean	7448	0,192	734	696	0,706	2855	2402	0,102	378	383											the flag of France is used
Saint Helena	Jamestown	Africa	7637	0,183	712	685	0,704	2744	2629	0,114	412	455				78,44	75,52	81,5	2200	2002			blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield features a rocky coastline and three-masted sailing ship
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	Central America and the Caribbean	40131	0,263	5397	5138	0,659	13231	13196	0,079	1326	1843				73,2	70,33	76,25	25000	2004	10000	2004	divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red
Saint Lucia	Castries	Central America and the Caribbean	160267	0,244	20035	19021	0,664	51593	54843	0,092	6668	8107	616	606	10	76,45	73,78	79,27	51100	2002	105700	2005	blue, with a gold isosceles triangle below a black arrowhead; the upper edges of the arrowhead have a white border
Saint Martin	Marigot	Central America and the Caribbean	2982	0,27	3991	4048	0,675	9596	10532	0,055	742	911											the flag of France is used
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Saint-Pierre	North America	7051	0,219	788	756	0,665	2378	2312	0,116	379	438				79,07	76,69	81,57	4800	2002			a yellow sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a dark blue background with yellow wavy lines under the ship; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the rectangle into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one above the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement by colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; the flag of France is used for official occasions
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	Central America and the Caribbean	104574	0,259	13637	13425	0,664	35693	33701	0,078	3659	4459				73,65	71,82	75,54	22800	2007	104000	2007	three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern
Samoa	Apia	Oceania	219998	0,376	42117	40603	0,567	65541	59292	0,057	5538	6907	2944	2934	10	71,86	69,03	74,84	19500	2005	86000	2007	red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation
San Marino	San Marino	Europe	30324	0,168	2636	2451	0,658	9539	10428	0,174	2273	2997	61,2	61,2	0	81,97	78,53	85,72	21000	2006	17390	2006	two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coat of arms has a shield (featuring three towers on three peaks) flanked by a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS (Liberty)
Sao Tome and Principe	Sao Tome	Africa	212679	0,469	50475	49188	0,497	51325	54289	0,035	3335	4067	964	964	0	68,32	66,65	70,04	7700	2007	30100	2007	three horizontal bands of green (top), yellow (double width), and green with two black five-pointed stars placed side by side in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Middle East	28686633	0,38	5557453	5340614	0,595	9608032	7473543	0,025	363241	343750	2149690	2149690	0	76,3	74,23	78,48	3996000	2007	28381000	2007	green, a traditional color in Islamic flags, with the Shahada or Muslim creed in large white Arabic script (translated as "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God") above a white horizontal saber (the tip points to the hoist side); design dates to the early twentieth century and is closely associated with the Al Saud family which established the kingdom in 1932
Senegal	Dakar	Africa	13711597	0,422	2911324	2877804	0,548	3728664	3786000	0,03	190343	217462	196722	192530	4192	59	57,12	60,93	269100	2007	4123000	2007	three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Serbia	Belgrade (Beograd)	Europe	7379339	0,154	586806	549900	0,678	2503194	2502807	0,168	508606	728026	77474	77474	0	73,9	71,09	76,89	2993000	2007	8453000	2007	three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side
Seychelles	Victoria	Africa	87476	0,228	10201	9732	0,701	31870	29439	0,071	2321	3913	455	455	0	73,02	68,33	77,85	22700	2007	77300	2007	five oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red, white, and green (bottom) radiating from the bottom of the hoist side
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Africa	6440053	0,445	1407226	1460366	0,522	1613554	1750250	0,032	95533	113124	71740	71620	120	41,24	38,92	43,64	24000	2002	776000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of light green (top), white, and light blue
Singapore	Singapore	Southeast Asia	4657542	0,144	348382	324050	0,767	1737972	1833415	0,089	184393	229330	692,7	682,7	10	81,98	79,37	84,78	1859000	2007	5619000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially enclosing five white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle
Slovakia	Bratislava	Europe	5463046	0,158	442168	422055	0,717	1952527	1965646	0,125	254510	426140	48845	48800	45	75,4	71,47	79,53	1151000	2007	6068000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red superimposed with the coat of arms of Slovakia (consisting of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white Cross of Lorraine surmounting three blue hills); the coat of arms is centered vertically and offset slightly to the hoist side
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Europe	2005692	0,135	139880	131826	0,699	707219	695470	0,165	129662	201635	20273	20151	122	76,92	73,25	80,84	857100	2007	1928000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries); the seal is in the upper hoist side of the flag centered on the white and blue bands
Solomon Islands	Honiara	Oceania	595613	0,395	119875	115127	0,571	171792	168023	0,035	9849	10947	28450	27540	910	73,69	71,14	76,37	7600	2006	10900	2007	divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green
Somalia	Mogadishu	Africa	9832017	0,45	2215331	2204503	0,526	2588356	2579737	0,025	101764	142326	637657	627337	10320	49,63	47,78	51,53	100000	2007	600000	2007	light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; blue field influenced by the flag of the UN
South Africa	Pretoria	Africa	49052489	0,289	7093328	7061579	0,658	16275424	15984181	0,054	1075117	1562860	1219090	1214470	4620	48,98	49,81	48,13	4642000	2007	42300000	2007	two equal width horizontal bands of red (top) and blue separated by a central green band that splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes
Spain	Madrid	Europe	40525002	0,145	3021822	2842597	0,674	13705107	13601399	0,181	3071394	4282683	504782	499542	5240	80,05	76,74	83,57	18583000	2007	48813000	2007	three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width), and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band; the coat of arms is quartered to display the emblems of the traditional kingdoms of Spain (clockwise from upper left, Castile, Leon, Navarre, and Aragon) while Granada is represented by the stylized pomegranate at the bottom of the shield; the arms are framed by two columns representing the Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; the red scroll across the two columns bears the imperial motto of "Plus Ultra" (further beyond) referring to Spanish lands beyond Europe
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Asia	21324791	0,239	2594815	2493002	0,68	7089307	7418123	0,081	803172	926372	65610	64740	870	75,14	73,08	77,28	2742000	2007	7983000	2007	yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels
Sudan	Khartoum	Africa	41087825	0,407	8535551	8173616	0,568	11745683	11603906	0,025	532968	496101	2505813	2376000	129813	51,42	50,49	52,4	345200	2007	7464000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
Suriname	Paramaribo	South America	481267	0,271	66603	64035	0,666	159525	160871	0,063	13004	17229	163270	161470	1800	73,73	71	76,65	81500	2006	320000	2006	five horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white, red (quadruple width), white, and green (double width); there is a large, yellow, five-pointed star centered in the red band
Svalbard	Longyearbyen	Arctic Region	2116										61020	61020	0								the flag of Norway is used
Swaziland	Mbabane	Africa	1123913	0,394	223420	219420	0,569	308251	331623	0,037	15261	25938	17364	17204	160	31,88	31,62	32,15	44000	2006	380000	2007	three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red band is a large black and white shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally
Sweden	Stockholm	Europe	9059651	0,157	733597	692194	0,655	3003358	2927038	0,188	753293	950171	449964	410934	39030	80,86	78,59	83,26	5506000	2007	10371000	2007	blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
Switzerland	Bern	Europe	7604467	0,156	616561	571610	0,681	2609673	2567245	0,163	514761	724617	41290	39770	1520	80,85	78,03	83,83	5000000	2007	8096000	2007	red square with a bold, equilateral white cross in the center that does not extend to the edges of the flag
Syria	Damascus	Middle East	20178485	0,359	3724770	3510182	0,608	6285866	5980029	0,034	318646	358992	185180	184050	1130	71,19	69,8	72,68	3452000	2007	6700000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black, colors associated with the Arab Liberation flag; two small, green, five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; former flag of the United Arab Republic where the two stars represented the constituent states of Syria and Egypt; similar to the flag of Yemen, which has a plain white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and that of Egypt, which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band; the current design dates to 1980
Taiwan	Taipei	Southeast Asia	22974347	0,167	1996905	1844611	0,726	8416300	8267675	0,107	1183382	1265474	35980	32260	3720	77,96	75,12	81,05	14313000	2007	24302000	2007	red field with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Asia	7349145	0,343	1282681	1238607	0,621	2260552	2303034	0,036	112334	151937	143100	142700	400	65,33	62,29	68,52	340000	2007	3500000	2007	three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Africa	41048532	0,43	8853529	8805810	0,541	10956133	11255868	0,029	513959	663233	947300	885800	61500	52,01	50,56	53,51	165013	2008	9358000	2008	divided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is blue
Thailand	Bangkok	Southeast Asia	65905410	0,208	7009845	6691470	0,705	22977945	23512538	0,087	2594387	3119225	514000	511770	2230	73,1	70,77	75,55	7024000	2007	51377000	2007	five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
Timor-Leste	Dili	Southeast Asia	1131612	0,347	199237	192900	0,619	356772	344103	0,034	18403	20197	15007			67,27	64,92	69,75	2400	2006	69000	2007	red, with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that extends to the center of the flag; a white star is in the center of the black triangle
Togo	Lome	Africa	6019877	0,415	1252662	1245379	0,557	1640982	1714278	0,028	65427	101149	56785	54385	2400	58,69	56,56	60,88	82100	2006	1190000	2007	five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Tokelau		Oceania	1416	0,42	0,53		0,05						10	10	0				300	2002			the flag of New Zealand is used
Tonga	Nuku'alofa	Oceania	120898	0,328	20270	19428	0,629	37837	38166	0,043	2163	3034	748	718	30	70,73	68,18	73,41	21000	2007	46500	2007	red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner
Trinidad and Tobago	Port-of-Spain	Central America and the Caribbean	1229953	0,196	123214	117584	0,726	457868	434486	0,079	41467	55334	5128	5128	0	70,86	67,98	73,82	323800	2007	1008000	2007	red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side
Tunisia	Tunis	Africa	10486339	0,227	1227238	1149796	0,701	3701661	3652322	0,072	352003	403319	163610	155360	8250	75,78	73,98	77,7	1273000	2007	7842000	2007	red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam
Turkey	Ankara	Middle East	76805524	0,272	10701631	10223260	0,667	25896326	25327403	0,061	2130360	2526544	780580	770760	9820	71,96	70,12	73,89	18413000	2007	61976000	2007	red with a vertical white crescent (the closed portion is toward the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered just outside the crescent opening
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)	Asia	4884887	0,289	713698	697222	0,669	1618678	1646992	0,043	90352	117945	488100	488100		67,87	64,94	70,95	457900	2007	810000	2008	green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five tribal guls (designs used in producing carpets) stacked above two crossed olive branches; a white crescent moon representing Islam with five white stars representing the regions or welayats of Turkmenistan appear in the upper corner of the field just to the fly side of the red stripe
Turks and Caicos Islands	Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)	Central America and the Caribbean	22942	0,302	3528	3401	0,656	7875	7164	0,042	475	499	948	948	0	75,42	73,12	77,83	5700	2002	1700	1999	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and cactus
Tuvalu	Funafuti	Oceania	12373	0,292	1841	1770	0,656	3973	4141	0,052	240	408	26	26	0	69,29	66,99	71,7	900	2005	1300	2005	light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country with nine yellow five-pointed stars symbolizing the nine islands
Uganda	Kampala	Africa	32369558	0,5	8152830	8034366	0,479	7789209	7703143	0,021	286693	403317	241038	197100	43938	52,72	51,66	53,81	162300	2007	4195000	2007	six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the hoist side
Ukraine	Kyiv (Kiev)	Asia, Europe	45700395	0,138	3238280	3066594	0,703	15399488	16742612	0,159	2422311	4831110	603700	603700	0	68,25	62,37	74,5	12858000	2007	55240000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of azure (top) and golden yellow represent grain fields under a blue sky
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Middle East	4798491	0,204	500928	478388	0,787	2768030	1008404	0,009	27601	15140	83600	83600	0	76,11	73,56	78,78	1385000	2007	7595000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side
United Kingdom	London	Europe	61113205	0,167	5233756	4986131	0,671	20774192	20246519	0,162	4259654	5612953	244820	241590	3230	79,01	76,52	81,63	33682000	2007	71992000	2007	blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or provinces, and British overseas territories
United States	Washington, DC	North America	307212123	0,202	31639127	30305704	0,67	102665043	103129321	0,128	16901232	22571696	9826675	9161966	664709	78,11	75,65	80,69	163200000	2007	255000000	2007	13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico
Uruguay	Montevideo	South America	3494382	0,224	397942	385253	0,643	1115963	1129478	0,133	187176	278570	176220	173620	2600	76,35	73,1	79,72	965200	2007	3004000	2007	nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face known as the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and wavy
Uzbekistan	Tashkent (Toshkent)	Asia	27606007	0,281	3970386	3787371	0,67	9191439	9309791	0,049	576191	770829	447400	425400	22000	71,96	68,95	75,15	1821000	2007	10400000	2008	three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon and 12 white stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant
Vanuatu	Port-Vila (on Efate)	Oceania	218519	0,307	34263	32833	0,653	72670	69970	0,04	4516	4267	12200	12200	0	63,98	62,37	65,66	8800	2007	26000	2007	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele leaves, all in yellow
Venezuela	Caracas	South America	26814843	0,305	4157194	4022595	0,643	8480872	8754620	0,052	620657	778905	912050	882050	30000	73,61	70,54	76,83	5082000	2007	23820000	2007	three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band
Vietnam	Hanoi (Ha Noi)	Southeast Asia	86967524	0,249	11230402	10423901	0,694	29971088	30356393	0,057	1920043	3065697	329560	325360	4200	71,58	68,78	74,57	10800000	2007	33200000	2007	red field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center
Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie	Central America and the Caribbean	109825	0,204	11394	11048	0,659	33843	38574	0,136	6747	8219	1910	346	1564	79,05	76,02	82,26	71700	2005	80300	2005	white field with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in one talon and three arrows in the other with a superimposed shield of vertical red and white stripes below a blue panel
Wallis and Futuna	Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)	Oceania	15289	0,267	2141	1935	0,663	5069	5065	0,071	488	591	274	274	0	78,2	75,22	81,32	1900	2002			unofficial, local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is the only official flag
West Bank		Middle East	2461267	0,373	470735	446878	0,591	744822	708695	0,037	37471	52666	5860	5640	220	74,54	72,54	76,65	350400	2007	1026000	2007	
Western Sahara		Africa	405210	0,449	92428	89570	0,528	105191	108803	0,023	3881	5337	266000	266000	0	54,32	52	56,73	2000	1999	0	1999	
Yemen	Sanaa	Middle East	23822783	0,462	5602590	5398103	0,513	6212378	6009401	0,025	288501	311810	527970	527970	0	63,27	61,3	65,33	968300	2006	2978000	2006	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, and of Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band
Zambia	Lusaka	Africa	11862740	0,451	2685142	2659771	0,526	3122305	3116846	0,023	114477	164199	752618	743398	9220	38,63	38,53	38,73	91800	2007	2639000	2007	green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag
Zimbabwe	Harare	Africa	11392629	0,439	2523119	2473928	0,522	2666928	3283474	0,039	194360	250820	390757	386847	3910	45,77	46,36	45,16	344500	2007	1226000	2007	seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird representing the long history of the country is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green symbolizes agriculture, yellow - mineral wealth, red - blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands for the native people
