This overview compiles the flags of subnational entities of the first level. The status of these flags does vary between different states: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto. Several of these flags might be used for showing tendencies towards more autonomy or even independence. The tricolour flag of France A flag is a symbol, often displayed on a piece of cloth that can be flown from a pole or mast, and is generally used for signalling or identification. ... This is a list of current subnational entities, some of which may be states in the legal sense of the word, by country: See also: ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes based on ISO 3166-1 country codes. ...

Argentina

Main article: List of Argentinean flags

Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... This is a list of flags used in Argentina. ...

Australia

Main article: List of Australian flags

Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... This is a list of flags used in Australia: // National Flag States and Territories Royal and Viceregal Queen of Australia Governor-General of Australia Governors Civil Ensigns Military and Naval flags External territories Indigenous Australian Historical Categories: | ...

Austria

Main article: Flags of Austrian states

Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... The flags of the Austrian states show two (or three) stripes in the main colours of the respective arms. ...

Belarus

Main article: Administrative divisions of Belarus

Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Minsk,_Belarus. ... Location Location of Minsk, shown within the Minsk Voblast Government Belarus District City Belarus Minsk Voblast Minsk City City 980 (Polatsk) Mayor Mikhail Pavlov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 256 km² Population  - City (2006) 1,780,000 Coordinates Elevation 280. ... Minsk Province is a province (voblast) of Belarus with capital Minsk. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Oblast_Brest. ... Brest voblast is one of the administrative regions in the Republic of Belarus located in the south-west of Belarus bordering on Poland and Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Homyel-Voblast-Flag. ... Homiel Province (Gomel Province) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with a center in Homiel. ... Image File history File links Missing_flag. ... Hrodna Province (Grodno Province) is a province (voblast) of the Republic of Belarus located in its north-western part bordering on Poland and Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag-of-Mahilyow-Voblast. ... MahiloÅ­ Province (Mogilev Province) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with capital Mogilev. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Viciebsk,_Belarus. ... Viciebsk Province (Vitebsk Province) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with capital Viciebsk. ...

Belgium

Main article: List of Belgian flags

Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... This is a list of flags used in Belgium // National Flag Royal Standard Government Military Sub-national Regions and Communities Provinces ...

Bolivia

Main article: Departments of Bolivia

Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... Bolivia is divided into nine departments (Spanish: departamentos). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_beni. ... Beni, sometimes El Beni, is a northeastern department of Bolivia in the lowlands region of the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_chuquisaca. ... Chuquisaca is a department of Bolivia, with an area of 51,524 km². Population (2001 census) 1,352,000. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_cochabamba. ... Map of Bolivia showing Cochabamba department Cochabamba is one of the nine component departments of Bolivia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_lapaz. ... The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 km² with a 2001 census population of 2,350,466 inhabitants. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_oruro. ... Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_pando. ... Pando is a department of Bolivia, with an area of 63,827 km². Population (2001 census) 52,525. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_potosi. ... The department of Potosí is in the southwest of Bolivia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_santacruz. ... Motto: ¡Arriba cruceños, hagamos historia! (Stand up cruceños, lets make history!) Himno: Bajo el cielo más puro de América Capital Santa Cruz de la Sierra Largest city Santa Cruz de la Sierra Official Languages Spanish, Guaraní Provinces 15 Area  - total  - % de Bolivia Place nº 1 370. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_tarija. ... Tarija is a city in southern Bolivia, located 22. ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Main article: List of Bosnian and Herzegovinian flags

Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ... This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

Brazil

Main article: Flags of Brazilian states

Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... This is a list of flags of Brazils 26 flags ad the federal district. ...

Canada

Main article: List of Canadian flags

Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... This is a list of flags used in Canada. ...

Chile

Main article: Regions of Chile

Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Chile is divided into thirteen regions (in Spanish, regiones; singular región), each of which is headed by an intendant (intendente), appointed by the president. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tarapaca,_Chile. ... Tarapacá is Chiles northernmost administrative region, hence also known as I Región (1st Region) in the standard north-to-south numbering of Chilean regions. ... Image File history File links Bandera_de_Antofagasta. ... Antofagasta is Chiles second administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Atacama,_Chile. ... Atacama is Chiles third administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Missing_flag. ... Coquimbo is Chiles fourth administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Missing_flag. ... Valparaíso is Chiles fifth administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Missing_flag. ... OHiggins is Chiles sixth administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maule,_Chile. ... Maule is Chiles seventh administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Missing_flag. ... Bío-Bío is Chiles eighth administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_La_Araucania,_Chile. ... Araucanía is Chiles ninth administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Missing_flag. ... Los Lagos (Spanish The lakes) is Chiles tenth administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Aysen,_Chile. ... Aysen (also spelled Aisén) is Chiles eleventh administrative region from north to south. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Magallanes,_Chile. ... Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region is the southernmost, largest and second least populated region of Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Santiago,_Chile. ... The Santiago Metropolitan Region (in Spanish, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is a landlocked administrative region in central Chile. ...

People's Republic of China

Main article: List of Chinese flags

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... 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). ...

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Main articles: Political divisions of the Republic of China ,and List of Chinese flags

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of outlying islands Sixteen counties... 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). ...

Municipalities

This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... from zh-wiki File links The following pages link to this file: Kaohsiung Categories: Flag images ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ...

Provincial municipalities

Image File history File links Chiayi_City_flag. ... Chiayi City (嘉義市, pinyin: Jiāyì Shì, Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a city in Southwestern Taiwan. ... Image File history File links Hsinchu_City_flag. ... Hsinchu (新竹 pinyin Xīnzhú) is a large city in northern Taiwan. ... Image File history File links Keelung_flag. ... Keelung (基隆 Pinyin: Jīlóng, Wade-Giles: Chi-lung) is a county-level city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Taichung City flag. ... Abbreviation: Central City (中市) City nickname: The cultural city Capital District West Dist. ... Image File history File links Tainan_City_flag. ... Tainan redirects here; for the county of the same name see Tainan County Tainan (Chinese: 台南; Hanyu Pinyin: Táinán, Wade-Giles: Tai-nan; POJ: Tâi-lâm) is a city located in southern Taiwan and is the fourth largest after Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. ...

Counties

Image File history File links Changhua_County_flag. ... Changhua County (彰化縣, pinyin: Zhānghuà Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Chiayi_County_flag. ... Chiayi County (嘉義縣, pinyin: Jiāyì Xiàn) is a county in southwestern Taiwan encompassing Chiayi City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Hsinchu_County_flag. ... Hsinchu County (新竹縣, pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Taiwan. ... Image File history File links Hualien_flag. ... Hualien County (花蓮縣) is the largest and least populated county in Taiwan. ... Image File history File links Ilan_flag. ... Yilan County (宜蘭縣, pinyin: Yílán Xiàn) is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. ... Image File history File links Kaohsiung_flag. ... Kaohsiung County (高雄縣, pinyin: Gāoxióng Xiàn) is a county in southern Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Kinmen_flag. ... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... Image File history File links Lienchiang_flag. ... Lianjiang (連江; 连江; Liánjiāng; Lien²-chiang¹) is a county on the coast of Fujian Province, China. ... Image File history File links MiaoliCounty_seal. ... Miaoli County (苗栗縣, pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Nantou_flag. ... Nantou County (Chinese: 南投縣; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nan-tou hsien; POJ: Lâm-tâu-kōan) is the second largest county of Taiwan. ... Image File history File links Pingtung_flag. ... Pingtung County (屏東縣, pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan. ... Image File history File links Penghu_flag. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ... Image File history File links Taichung_County_flag. ... Taichung County (台中縣, pinyin: Táizhōng Xiàn) is a county in central Taiwan, encompassing Taichung City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Tainan_County_seal. ... Tainan County (Traditional Chinese: 台南縣; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-nan Hsien; Taiwanese: Tâi-lâm-koān) is a county in Southern Taiwan . ... Image File history File links Taipei_County_flag. ... Taipei County (Chinese: 台北縣; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei Hsien; POJ: Tâi-pak-koān) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. ... Image File history File links Taitung_flag. ... Taitung County (台東縣, pinyin: Táidōng Xiàn; Taiwanese POJ: Tâi-tang-kōan) is a county in Eastern Taiwan, administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Taoyuan_flag. ... Taoyuan is names of places in China which are following: Taoyuan (桃园市、桃園市，pinyin:táo yuán shì) is a city located in Taiwan, see Taoyuan City Taoyuan (桃园县、桃園縣，pinyin:táo yuán xiàn... Image File history File links Yunlin_flag. ... Yunlin County (雲林縣, pinyin: Yúnlín Xiàn) is a county in Western Taiwan. ...

Czech Republic

Main article: Czech lands

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Bohemia, Moravia, Austrian Silesia - 1892, then part of Austria-Hungary The Czech lands (in Czech: české země) is an auxiliary term used mainly for Bohemia + Moravia + Czech Silesia, today identical with the Czech Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bohemia. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... Bohemian flag The current flag of Bohemia, a region in the Czech Republic, is identical to the flag that was used for the whole of Czechoslovakia from October 28, 1918 until February 29, 1920, when a blue triangle was added to the hoist to make the nations flag more... Image File history File links Flag_of_Moravia. ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: ( ), Hungarian: Morvaország, Polish: Morawy) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czech_Silesia. ... ...

England

Main article: Flags of English subdivisions

Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This gallery of flags of English subdivisions shows the flags of some of the 48 ceremonial counties of England, as not all counties have there own. ...

Ecuador

Main article: Provinces of Ecuador

Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Provinces of Ecuador Ecuador is divided into 22 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia): Province (Capital) Azuay (Cuenca) Bolívar (Guaranda) Cañar (Azogues) Carchi (Tulcán) Chimborazo (Riobamba) Cotopaxi (Latacunga) El Oro (Machala) Esmeraldas (Esmeraldas) Galápagos (Puerto Baquerizo Moreno) Guayas (Guayaquil) Imbabura (Ibarra) Loja (Loja) Los Ríos (Babahoyo... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Azuay. ... Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created 25 June 1824. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Bolívar. ... Bolívar is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Cañar. ... Cañar is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Carchi. ... Carchi is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Chimborazo. ... Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Cotopaxi. ... Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_El_Oro. ... El Oro is a province of Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Esmeraldas. ... Esmeraldas is a province in northwestern Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Galápagos. ... Galápagos is a province in Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Guayas. ... Guayas is the most populated province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_d'Imbabura. ... Imbabura is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Loja. ... Loja is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Los_Rios_flag. ... Los Ríos is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_de_Manabí.png‎ [edit] Sumari Bandera de Manabí —Walden69 19:09, 9 April 2006 (UTC) [edit] Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Flags of subnational entities ... Manabí is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Morona_Santiago. ... Morona-Santiago is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Napo. ... Napo is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Orellana. ... Orellana is a province of Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Pastaza. ... Pastaza is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Pichincha. ... Pichincha is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Sucumbíos. ... Sucumbíos is a province in NW Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Tungurahua. ... Tungurahua is a province in Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Província_Zamora_CHinchipe. ... Zamora-Chinchipe is a province in Ecuador, located at southeastern end of the Amazonian region, which shares its borders with the provinces of Azuay and Morona-Santiago to the north, the provinces of Loja and Azuay to the west, and with Peru to the east and south. ...

Estonia

Main article: Flags of Estonian Counties

Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... The flags of the 15 Counties of Estonia are all white and green, with the Coat of Arms of the respective County on the white part. ...

Finland

Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Aaland. ... Motto: None Anthem: Ã…länningens sÃ¥ng Capital Mariehamn Largest city Mariehamn Official language(s) Swedish Government Autonomous province  - Governor Peter Lindbäck1  - Premier Roger Nordlund Autonomy From Finland   - Declared 1920   - Recognized 19212  Accession to EU January 1, 19953 Area    - Total 13,517 km² (n/a)   5,267 sq mi... Flag of Ã…land The flag of Ã…land points to the location of the islands - it is the Swedish flag with an additional red cross symbolising Finland. ...

France

Main article: Flags of French regions

Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This gallery of flags of French regions shows the flags of the 22 mainland and 4 overseas Régions of France. ...

Georgia

Main article: Subdivisions of Georgia

Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Georgia is divided into two autonomous republics (Georgian: ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა) and ten regions (Georgian: მხარე). The autonomous republics (Abkhazia and Ajaria) were established during the soviet regime and are recognized by the modern Georgian Constitution. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Abkhazia. ... Official languages Abkhaz¹ ², Russian¹ Georgian² ¹ Used by the de-facto separatist government ² According to the Constitution of Georgia Political status De Facto: Independent De Jure (internationally recognized): Autonomous Republic within Georgia Capital Sukhumi Capitals coordinates President¹ Sergei Bagapsh Prime Minister¹ Alexander Ankvab ¹ De-facto separatist government in Sukhumi Chairman... In the red canton, the open hand represents Abkhaz nationhood. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ajaria. ... Official language Georgian Capital Batumi ISO code GE.AJ Head of the Government Levan Varshalomidze Area  - Total  - % water 2,900 km² n/a Population  - Total (1989)  - Density 392,432 135. ... On 20 July 2004, the Supreme Council of the Ajarian Autonomous Republic, Georgia ratified a new flag for the region. ...

Germany

Main article: Flags of German states

Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The flags of the German states usually come in two variants: one variant (the simple striped flag) is for the use by everybody (civil flag); the other variant, showing the state arms is for government use only (state service flag). ...

Greece

Main article: Regions of Greece

Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia. ...   Capital Thessaloniki Peripheries West Macedonia Central Macedonia East Macedonia Population 2,625,681 (2005) Area 34,231 km² Population density 77/km² Macedonia (IPA , Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonia) is the largest and second most populous region of Greece. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Mountathos. ... Capital Karyes Languages Greek, Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Bulgarian, Romanian Area 390 km² Population approximately 2,250 Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Greek Athonite, Hagiorite Αθωνίτης, Αγιορίτης Mount Athos (Greek: Όρος Άθως) is a mountain and a peninsula in Macedonia, northern Greece, called Άγιον Όρος (Agio Oros or Agion Oros or Holy Mountain) in Greek, transliterated often as (Hagion Oros). ... Image File history File links Bandera_d'Àtica. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ... Image File history File links Bandera_de_Tràcia_(2). ... Thrace (Bulgarian: Тракия, Trakiya; Greek: Θράκη, ThrákÄ“; Latin: Thracia or Threcia, Turkish: Trakya, Macedonian: Тракија) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. ...

Ireland

Main article: List of Irish flags

Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used on the island of Ireland. ...

Italy

Main article: Flags of regions of Italy

Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This gallery of flags of regions of Italy shows the flags of the 20 Regions of Italy (five of them being autonomous regions). ...