NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flags of Asia

This is a gallery of international and national flags used in Asia. A national flag is a flag that symbolises a country and that can usually be flown by citizens of that country. ... The Dannebrog, national flag of Denmark. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

International

Image File history File links European_flag. ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 The European flag consists of a circle of twelve golden stars on a blue background. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_CIS.svg Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States. ... Headquarters Minsk, Belarus Member states 11 member states 1 associate member Working language Russian Executive Secretary Vladimir Rushailo Formation December 21, 1991 Official website http://cis. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations. ... The flag of the Commonwealth of Nations consists of the Commonwealth symbol in gold on a blue background. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_League_of_Arab_States. ... The flag of League of Arab States The flag of the League of Arab States is a green banner bearing the seal of the League of Arab States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_OIC.svg Beschreibung The flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). ... The flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) OIC redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_OPEC.svgâ€Ž Summary Flag of the international organization OPEC, drawn in SVG. Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Logo The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is made up of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela; since 1965 its international headquarters have been in Vienna, Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_ASEAN.svg Description Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ... ASEAN flag The current flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was adopted in November 1993. ...

Central Asia

Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The current flag of Kazakhstan was adopted on June 4, 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan. ... Flag ratio: 3:5 The flag of Kyrgyzstan was adopted on March 3, 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tajikistan. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 Adopted in November 1992, Tajikistan was the last of the former Soviet republics to reveal a new flag. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkmenistan. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Turkmenistan was adopted on January 24, 2001. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uzbekistan. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Uzbekistan was adopted on November 18, 1991. ...

Eastern Asia

East Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Civil and state flag and ensign. ... This is a list of current and historical flags used in the geographic area of China, including both the Peoples Republic of China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... National flag. ... This is a list of current and historical flags used in the geographic area of China, including both the Peoples Republic of China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Civil and state flag and ensign (Aug 13, 1999. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... The Flag of North Korea was adopted on September 8, 1948, as the national flag and ensign. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... The flag of South Korea has three parts: a white background; a red and blue taeguk in the center; and four trigrams, one in each corner of the flag. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mongolia. ... The Flag of Mongolia, 1:2 The current flag of Mongolia was adopted on February 12, 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tibet. ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 The flag of Tibet was introduced in 1912 by the 13th Dalai Lama, who united the army flags of various provinces to design the present one. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... The flag of the HKSAR Flag ratio: 2:3 The HKSAR and the PRC flags brandishing at the patio of the Legislative Council. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macau. ... Flag ratio: 2:3, The differences between this edition and old one are stars, bridge, color, and water. ...

Southeastern Asia

id="Southern_Asia"> Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brunei. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The national flag of Brunei was adopted on September 29, 1959 when the country was a British protectorate, and was retained when the country gained full independence on January 1, 1984, as Brunei Darussalam (State of Brunei, Abode of Peace). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cambodia. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Cambodia () was readopted in 1993, after elections returned the monarchy to rule. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Christmas_Island. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 History The flag of Christmas Island was unofficially adopted in 1986 after being chosen the winner in a competition for a flag for the territory. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Indonesia, which is known as Sang Merah Putih in Indonesian, is based on the flag of the Majapahit empire, back in the 13th century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Laos. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Laos was adopted on December 2, 1975. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Malaysia was adopted on September 16, 1963. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Myanmar. ... The current flag of Myanmar was adopted on January 3, 1974 upon the declaration of a socialist republic in Burma (The Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma) by the then dictator, General Ne Win. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The national flag of the Philippines features an eight-rayed sun and three stars, all in gold, on a white equilateral triangle on the mast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... Flag ratio: 2:3. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Thailand shows five horizontal stripes in the colours red, white, blue, white and red. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Timor. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of East Timor was adopted in 2002. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vietnam. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is also known as Red flag with Yellow star. This flag was adopted as the National flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on November 30, 1955. ...

Southern Asia

This is a region of the continent of Asia that can have the following interpretations: The Indian Subcontinent and nearby islands in the Indian Ocean; see South Asia India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka All of Asia that is considered to be Southwest, South and Southeast Asia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Afghanistans flag, from 2004 to Present. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bangladesh. ... Flag Ratio: 3:5 The national flag of Bangladesh was adopted officially on January 17, 1972. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bhutan. ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Bhutan consists of a white dragon over a yellow and orange background. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Indian National Flag Flag ratio: 2:3 The National Flag of India was adopted in its present form during an ad hoc meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947, a few days before Indias independence from the British on the 15 August, 1947. ... This is a list of flags used in India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maldives. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of the Republic of Maldives is 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nepal. ... Flag ratio: 4:3 The national flag of Nepal is the only non-quadrangular national flag, and one of only two non-rectangular official jurisdictional flags in the world (the other is the flag of Ohio). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Pakistan was designed by Syed Amir-ud-Din Kedwaii based on the 1906 flag of the All-India Muslim League. ... This is a list of flags used in Pakistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Sri Lanka was adopted in 1948. ...

Western Asia

A map showing Southwest Asia - The term Middle East is more often used to refer to both Southwest Asia and some North African countries Southwest Asia, or West Asia, is the southwestern part of Asia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bahrain. ... Flag Ratio: 3:5 The national flag of Bahrain consists of a white band on the left separated from a red area on the right by five triangles that serve as a serrated line. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... The flag of Iraq has had four different designs since the estalishment of Iraq in 1921. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... The flag of Israel was adopted on October 28, 1948, five months after the states establishment. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The national flag of Jordan is based on the flag of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The flag consists of three horizontal bands (black, white and green) that are all connected by a red triangle on the left edge. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kuwait. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Kuwait was adopted on September 7, 1961. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Lebanon was adopted on December 7, 1943. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oman. ... The national flag of Oman consists of three stripes (white, green and red) with a red bar on the left that contains the national emblem of Oman. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Palestine. ... Proportions 1:2 The Palestinian flag has been in use by Palestinians to represent their national aspirations since the middle of the 20th century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Qatar. ... Flag ratio: 11:28 The flag of Qatar has a proportion of 11:28. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The script on the flag is Arabic, written in the Thuluth script. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Syria. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 Old flag (1932-58, 1961-63) The flag of Syria was adopted in 1980. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates. ... National flag and ensign. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Yemen. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Yemen was adopted on May 22, 1990, the same day that North Yemen and South Yemen unified. ...

Eastern Europe - Western Asia

Map of Eastern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... A map showing Southwest Asia - The term Middle East is more often used to refer to both Southwest Asia and some North African countries Southwest Asia, or West Asia, is the southwestern part of Asia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The national flag of Armenia or the Armenian Tricolor consists of three horizontal bands, colored red, blue and orange. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Azerbaijan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Flag ratio: 3:5 The flag of Cyprus was adopted on August 16, 1960. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The official flag of Georgia is the five-cross flag, restored to official use on January 14, 2004 after a break of some 500 years. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Flag of the Russian Federation. ... This is a list of flags used in Russia // National Flag President Military Historic ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... The flag of Turkey consists of a white crescent moon and a star on a red background. ...

See also

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Flags of Asia

Afghanistan · Armenia · Azerbaijan¹ · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Cambodia · China (People's Republic of China (Hong Kong • Macau) · Republic of China (Taiwan)) · Cyprus · East Timor · Georgia¹ · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan¹ · Korea (North Korea · South Korea) · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Palestinian territories · Philippines · Qatar · Russia¹ · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Turkey¹ · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen Flag of Turkey Since the constitution of Republic of Turkey by Mustafa Kemal AtatÃ¼rk in 1923 many newly independent countries in the 20th century, all of them with Turkic, Ottoman and/or Islamic roots and some inspired by the republican Kemalist way of government, adopted flags adorned with the... Red, black, and white, sometimes with green, are the Pan-Arab colors and have their origins in the flag of the Arab Revolt. ... Civil and state flag and ensign. ... The flag of the HKSAR Flag ratio: 2:3 The HKSAR and the PRC flags brandishing at the patio of the Legislative Council. ... National flag. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of East Timor was adopted in 2002. ... Please see: North Korea: Flag of North Korea South Korea: Flag of South Korea Unification Flag This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Flag of North Korea was adopted on September 8, 1948, as the national flag and ensign. ... The flag of South Korea has three parts: a white background; a red and blue taeguk in the center; and four trigrams, one in each corner of the flag. ... Proportions 1:2 The flag of Palestine was originally designed by Sharif Hussein for the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The script on the flag is Arabic, written in the Thuluth script. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Sri Lanka was adopted in 1948. ... National flag and ensign. ...

¹ Has some territory in Europe. A transcontinental country is a country belonging to more than one continent. ...

Categories: Lists of flags | Asia | Flag image galleries The Dannebrog, national flag of Denmark. ... This is a collection of lists of flags. ... This gallery of sovereign-state flags shows the flags of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... This overview contains the flags of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. ... This gallery contains the flags of states that were (at least de facto) independent in the past. ... This overview contains the flags of dependent territories. ... This overview lists flags used by first-level country subdivisions. ... This is a gallery of flags representing cities or urban municipalities. ... This is a list of flags of autonomist and secessionist movements around the world. ... This article is intended as a list of flags from micronations - that is, unrecognised statelike entities that are largely or wholly ephemeral in nature. ... This is a gallery of standards of heads of state, the flags used by monarchs or presidents. ... This is a gallery of flags arranged by design. ... This is a gallery of flags with animals in their designs. ... This is a gallery of flags which depict one or more astronomical objects as features of their design. ... This is a gallery of bicolor flags having fields split horizontally, vertically, or diagonally into differently colored sub-fields. ... This is a gallery of bordered flags. ... This is a gallery of flags which use a distinctive canton as a feature of their design. ... This is a gallery of flags based on British ensigns. ... This is a gallery of flags which use one or more circles as a feature of their design. ... This is a list of flags that contain any amount of color each color listed here. ... 1 Black flag Green flag Flag of Libya Flag of the Sultanate of Muscat Red flag White flag 2 See also Gallery of bicolor flags Flag of Alabama Flag of Alaska Flag of Albania Flag of Alphen aan den Rijn Anarcho-syndicalism flag Flag of Atlanta Flag of Austria Flag... This is a gallery of pairs (or larger groupings) of flags that exhibit such similarity in design that they can be difficult to distinguish. ... This is a gallery of flags which use the crescent as a feature of their design. ... This is a gallery of flags which use the cross as a feature of their design. ... This is a gallery of flags which use one or more diamonds (lozenge / rhombus) as a feature of their design. ... This is a gallery of flags which depict one or more crowns, hats, or other headgear as a feature of their design. ... This is a gallery of flags which use writing as a feature of their design. ... This is a gallery of maritime flags, including both flags specialized for use at sea and flags referencing nautical elements in their designs. ... This is a gallery of flags with plants in their designs. ... This is a gallery of flags with fields evenly divided into four subfields with 2 or more contrasting colors. ... This is a gallery of flags consisting of fields of one color, with or without a charge. ... This is a gallery of flags which use squares as features of their design. ... This is a gallery of flags arranged with one or more stars as a feature of their design. ... This is a gallery of flags which use stripes as a feature of their design. ... This is a gallery of flags which use one or more triangles or triskelions as a feature of their design. ... This is a gallery of triband flags showing horizontal, vertical, and diagonal tricolor and bicolor tribands. ... This is a gallery of flags with shields or weapons in their designs. ... This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... This is a list of flags used in New Zealand. ... This is a list of flags used in Rhodesia between 1896 and 1979 National Flags Vice-Regal and Presidential See also Unilateral Declaration of Independence (Rhodesia) Categories: | ... This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used in Serbia or by Serbs. ... This is a list of flags used in South Africa // National flag Military flags Historical flags National flags Former colonies Viceregal flags Categories: | ... This is a list of flags used in the Republic of Korea. ... Flags of the Soviet Socialist Republics all featured predominantly red flag with hammer and sickle that both symbolised communism, quite similar to the flag of the Soviet Union. ... This is a list of flags used by and in the United Kingdom and related territories. ... This is a list of flags used exclusively in England. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Scotland. ... This is a list of flags used exclusively in Wales. ... This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with the United States. ... Columbus Flag 16th Century Spanish Flag The introduction of a flag in Puerto Rico can be traced to when Christopher Columbus landed on the islands shores and with the flag appointed to him by the Spanish Crown and claimed the island, which he named San Juan Bautista, in the name... This is a gallery of national flags of North America. ... This is a gallery of national flags of North America. ... This is a gallery of flags of South American countries and affiliated international organizations. ... This is a list of international and national flags used in Europe. ... This is a gallery of national flags of Oceania. ...

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