Flags of the World

Browse all 250 country flags from around the world. National flags are powerful symbols of identity, sovereignty, and cultural heritage. The study of flags, known as vexillology, reveals how nations use colors, patterns, and emblems to tell their stories.

Each flag below links to its country's full demographic profile, including population, capital, languages, and more. Flags are organized by region, from Africa (59 flags) to Antarctic (5 flags).

The most common flag colors worldwide are red, white, and blue. Tricolor designs, inspired by the French Tricolore, are popular across Europe and Africa. Crescent and star motifs appear on flags of many Muslim-majority nations, while the Union Jack features in the canton of several Commonwealth countries. The nations represented below have a combined population of 8.02 billion people across 7 continents.

Total Flags

250

Regions

Combined Population

8.02B

Largest Region

Africa

Flags by Region

Number of country flags per world region

Africa59 flags · 23.6%

Americas56 flags · 22.4%

Europe53 flags · 21.2%

Asia50 flags · 20.0%

Oceania27 flags · 10.8%

Antarctic5 flags · 2.0%

Africa (59 flags)

Algeria

Algiers

Angola

Luanda

Benin

Porto-Novo

Botswana

Gaborone

British Indian Ocean Territory

Diego Garcia

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou

Burundi

Gitega

Cameroon

Yaoundé

Cape Verde

Praia

Central African Republic

Bangui

Chad

N'Djamena

Comoros

Moroni

Djibouti

DR Congo

Kinshasa

Egypt

Cairo

Equatorial Guinea

Ciudad de la Paz

Eritrea

Asmara

Eswatini

Mbabane

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Gabon

Libreville

Gambia

Banjul

Ghana

Accra

Guinea

Conakry

Guinea-Bissau

Bissau

Ivory Coast

Yamoussoukro

Kenya

Nairobi

Lesotho

Maseru

Liberia

Monrovia

Libya

Tripoli

Madagascar

Antananarivo

Malawi

Lilongwe

Mali

Bamako

Mauritania

Nouakchott

Mauritius

Port Louis

Mayotte

Mamoudzou

Morocco

Rabat

Mozambique

Maputo

Namibia

Windhoek

Niger

Niamey

Nigeria

Abuja

Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville

Réunion

Saint-Denis

Rwanda

Kigali

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Jamestown

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé

Senegal

Dakar

Seychelles

Victoria

Sierra Leone

Freetown

Somalia

Mogadishu

South Africa

Pretoria

South Sudan

Juba

Sudan

Khartoum

Tanzania

Dodoma

Togo

Lomé

Tunisia

Tunis

Uganda

Kampala

Western Sahara

El Aaiún

Zambia

Lusaka

Zimbabwe

Harare

Americas (56 flags)

Anguilla

The Valley

Antigua and Barbuda

Saint John's

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Aruba

Oranjestad

Bahamas

Nassau

Barbados

Bridgetown

Belize

Belmopan

Bermuda

Hamilton

Bolivia

Sucre

Brazil

Brasília

British Virgin Islands

Road Town

Canada

Ottawa

Caribbean Netherlands

Kralendijk

Cayman Islands

George Town

Chile

Santiago

Colombia

Bogotá

Costa Rica

San José

Cuba

Havana

Curaçao

Willemstad

Dominica

Roseau

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Ecuador

Quito

El Salvador

San Salvador

Falkland Islands

Stanley

French Guiana

Cayenne

Greenland

Nuuk

Grenada

St. George's

Guadeloupe

Basse-Terre

Guatemala

Guatemala City

Guyana

Georgetown

Haiti

Port-au-Prince

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

Jamaica

Kingston

Martinique

Fort-de-France

Mexico

Mexico City

Montserrat

Plymouth

Nicaragua

Managua

Panama

Panama City

Paraguay

Asunción

Peru

Lima

Puerto Rico

San Juan

Saint Barthélemy

Gustavia

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre

Saint Lucia

Castries

Saint Martin

Marigot

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint-Pierre

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown

Sint Maarten

Philipsburg

Suriname

Paramaribo

Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain

Turks and Caicos Islands

Cockburn Town

United States

Washington, D.C.

United States Minor Outlying Islands

Washington DC

United States Virgin Islands

Charlotte Amalie

Uruguay

Montevideo

Venezuela

Caracas

Europe (53 flags)

Åland Islands

Mariehamn

Albania

Tirana

Andorra

Andorra la Vella

Austria

Vienna

Belarus

Minsk

Belgium

Brussels

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bulgaria

Sofia

Croatia

Zagreb

Cyprus

Nicosia

Czechia

Prague

Denmark

Copenhagen

Estonia

Tallinn

Faroe Islands

Tórshavn

Finland

Helsinki

France

Paris

Germany

Berlin

Gibraltar

Greece

Athens

Guernsey

St. Peter Port

Hungary

Budapest

Iceland

Reykjavik

Ireland

Dublin

Isle of Man

Douglas

Italy

Rome

Jersey

Saint Helier

Kosovo

Pristina

Latvia

Riga

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Lithuania

Vilnius

Luxembourg

Malta

Valletta

Moldova

Chișinău

Monaco

Montenegro

Podgorica

Netherlands

Amsterdam

North Macedonia

Skopje

Norway

Oslo

Poland

Warsaw

Portugal

Lisbon

Romania

Bucharest

Russia

Moscow

San Marino

City of San Marino

Serbia

Belgrade

Slovakia

Bratislava

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Spain

Madrid

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Longyearbyen

Sweden

Stockholm

Switzerland

Bern

Ukraine

Kyiv

United Kingdom

London

Vatican City

Antarctic (5 flags)

Antarctica

N/A

Bouvet Island

N/A

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Port-aux-Français

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

N/A

South Georgia

King Edward Point

Frequently Asked Questions

How many country flags are there in the world?

There are 250 country flags recognized in the world. Each sovereign nation and territory has its own distinctive flag that represents its identity, history, and values.

What do the colors on country flags represent?

Flag colors carry different meanings depending on the country. Common symbolism includes red for bravery or blood shed for independence, blue for the sky or sea, green for agriculture or Islam, white for peace, and yellow or gold for wealth or the sun. Many flags also incorporate cultural or religious symbols unique to their nation.

What is vexillology?

Vexillology is the scholarly study of flags, including their history, symbolism, and usage. The word comes from the Latin "vexillum," meaning a type of flag or banner used by Roman legions. Vexillologists study how flags are designed, what their elements symbolize, and how they have evolved over time.

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