Flags of Asia

A map of Asia with national flags, excluding dependent territories and partially recognized states (Taiwan not shown)

This is a list of international, national and subnational flags used in Asia.

Supranational and international flags

An incomplete list of flags representing intra-Asian international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Nations:

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1945 –	Flag of the Arab League	The flag of the League of Arab States is two olive branches and 22 chain-links encircling a crescent and the name of the organisation (written in Arabic). The Arab League is an organization made up of countries in the Arab world in Northern Africa and Southwest Asia. Most, though not all of these countries use Arabic as their official language and concreted on Mediterranean sea and Arabian sea countries. The purpose is to find ways for the countries to have unity and to work together to solve their problems.
(flag image subject to copyright restrictions)	1997 –	Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations	The flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the center. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an international organization. In August 1967, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia , Singapore, and the Philippines formed the ASEAN. At that time, communism was growing in Vietnam, and these five countries were also facing problems inside their own countries. Nowadays ASEAN consists of ten countries, the latter and Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar.
	1991 –	Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States	The flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the centre.
	1981 –	Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf	Originally (and still colloquially) known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; Arabic: مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, intergovernmental political and economic union that consists of five Arabian peninsula countries except Yemen.
	2011 –	Flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation	The flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is white with a green crescent and globe, with the Kaaba at the center of the globe. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international group. It has over 55 member states. The organisation tries to be the voice of the Muslim world. They try to safeguard the interests and the progress and well-being of Muslims.
	1960 –	Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries	The Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a blue background with the acronym 'OPEC' in stylized white lettering. OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an international organization. Since 1965, the headquarters of OPEC has been in Vienna, Austria. OPEC was established in September 1960 in Baghdad, Iraq.
	2024 –	Flag of the Organization of Turkic States	The flag combines the symbols of the original four members: the light blue color of the flag of Kazakhstan, the sun of the flag of Kyrgyzstan, the star of the flag of Azerbaijan and the crescent of the Turkish flag.

Flags of Asian sovereign states

Flag	Date	Use	Description	Ref.
	1997 – 2001 2021 –	Flag of Afghanistan	Originally adopted in 1997 and readopted in 2021, the flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has the Shahada in black on a white background.
	1918 – 1920 1991 –	Flag of Armenia [a] See also: List of Armenian flags	After gaining independence, the First Republic of Armenia adopted the modern Armenian tricolor. The independent Armenian government selected the colours used during the last period of Rubenid Dynasty, red, blue and yellow. The red emblematizes the Armenian Highland, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia's independence and freedom. The blue emblematizes the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies. The orange emblematizes the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia.
	1918 – 1920 1991 –	Flag of Azerbaijan [a] See also: List of Azerbaijani flags	Originally adopted in 1918 as the flag of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, was officially adopted again in 1991, after Azerbaijan gained its independence. The flag of Azerbaijan is the national ensign of Azerbaijan. It consists of three equal horizontal bands colored blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star are centered in the red band. The blue band refers to Turkic heritage, the red is for progress and the green refers to Islam.
	2002 –	Flag of Bahrain	Adopted in February 2002, the flag of Bahrain consists of a white band on the hoist, with red on the right. They are separated by five triangles forming a serrated line.
	1972 –	Flag of Bangladesh See also: List of Bangladeshi flags	Adopted in January 1972, the flag of Bangladesh consists of a slightly off-center red disc over a green field.
	1969 –	Flag of Bhutan	Adopted in 1969, the flag of Bhutan consists of a diagonally-divided field, the upper left yellow and the lower right orange. Along the diagonal line is a white dragon, the Druk (Thunder Dragon), holding jewels in its claws.
	1959 –	Flag of Brunei	Adopted in September 1959, the flag of Brunei consists of a yellow field divided by diagonal black and white stripes; superimposed over it is Brunei's crest, featuring a crescent facing upwards surrounded by hands and a parasol, all in red.
	1948 – 1970 1993 –	Flag of Cambodia See also: List of Cambodian flags	Adopted in 1993 and previously used between 1948 and 1970,[ citation needed ] the flag of Cambodia consists of a horizontal tricolor of blue, red (double width) and blue, with a white depiction of Angkor Wat in the center of the red band.	[1]
	1949 –	Flag of China See also: List of Chinese flags	Adopted in September 1949, the flag of China consists of a red field with five gold stars in the canton; one large star is surrounded by four smaller stars surrounded in a semicircle and set off towards the fly.
	1960 –	Flag of Cyprus [b]	The flag was officially adopted on August 16, 1960. The island is depicted in a copper shade representative of its name; the name Cyprus has roots in the Sumerian word for copper (zubar) from the large deposits of copper found on the island. The crossed green olive branches symbolise the hope for peace between the Turks and the Greeks. It was designed by İsmet Güney, a Turkish Cypriot painter.
	1984 –	Flag of Egypt [f]	Adopted in October 1984, the flag of Egypt consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black, with the eagle of Saladin in the center of the white band.
	2004 –	Flag of Georgia [a] See also: List of flags of Georgia (country)	This recently adopted flag is a simple white rectangle, with a central red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red cross. The flag is based on a historic five-cross design that dates back to the 14th century.
	1947 –	Flag of India See also: List of Indian flags	Adopted in July 1947, the flag of India consists of a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and green; in the centre of the white band is a 24-spoke wheel (the Ashoka Chakra ) coloured in navy blue.
	1945 –	Flag of Indonesia See also: List of Indonesian flags	Adopted in August 1945, the flag of Indonesia consists of a bicolour; red on the top, white on the bottom.
	1980 –	Flag of Iran See also: List of Iranian flags	Adopted in July 1980, the flag of Iran consists of a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red; the country's national emblem ("Allah") in red is centered on the white band; and the takbir (as written in the Kufic script) is written 11 times on each band in white.
	2008 –	Flag of Iraq	Adopted in January 2008, the flag of Iraq consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black; in the center of the white stripe is the takbir written in green Kufic script.
	1948 –	Flag of Israel See also: List of flags of Israel	Adopted in October 1948, the flag of Israel consists of a blue star of David, surrounded by two blue horizontal stripes, all over a white field.
	1870 –	Flag of Japan See also: List of Japanese flags	Adopted as a civil ensign on February 27, 1870, Adopted as a national flag on August 13, 1999. The flag consists of a white background with a red circle representing the sun.
	1928 –	Flag of Jordan	Adopted in April 1928, the flag of Jordan is a horizontal tricolor with a red chevron, the colors used are the Pan-Arab colors.
	1992 –	Flag of Kazakhstan [d] See also: List of Kazakh flags	Adopted on June 4, 1992, the flag has a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern called "koshkar-muiz" (the horns of the ram) in gold.
	1961 –	Flag of Kuwait	Adopted in 1961, the flag consists of a horizontal triband of green, white and red; with a black trapezium based on the hoist side. Uses the Pan-Arab colors.
	2023 –	Flag of Kyrgyzstan	The flag of Kyrgyzstan consists of a red field with a yellow stylized yurt with the 40 rays which resembles the number of tribes united by Manas (a Kyrgyz national hero) to fight against the Mongols. The current flag was adopted in 2023 due to reduce its resemblance to a sunflower.
	1945 –1946 1975 –	Flag of Laos	The flag has 3 horizontal bands, with the middle band being blue and the rest being red. It has a white circle in the center symbolizing the full moon over the Mekong River.
	1943 –	Flag of Lebanon	A horizontal triband of red, white (double width) and red; charged with a green cedar tree.
	1950 –	Flag of Malaysia See also: List of Malaysian flags	Adopted on May 26, 1950, the flag has fourteen horizontal stripes, alternating between red and white, represents the equalness of the Malaysia's 13 member states; and in the canton, a yellow crescent representing Islam, and a 14-point star representing unity among their member states, all of which on a blue field.
	1965 –	Flag of Maldives	The flag has a green field with a red outline and a crescent in the center.
	1945 –	Flag of Mongolia	The flag of Mongolia consists of a vertical bicolor triband with the colors red, blue and red with a Soyombo symbol in the leftmost stripe. The current flag was adopted on 1992 with the communist star above the Soyombo being removed, and the colors was standardized on 2011.
	2010 –	Flag of Myanmar See also: List of Burmese flags	The flag is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, green and red, with a white star in the middle.
	1962 –	Flag of Nepal	Two juxtaposed triangular figures creating an irregular pentagon consists of a red field surrounded by a blue border, there being a white emblem of the crescent moon with eight rays visible out of sixteen in the upper part and a white emblem of a twelve rayed sun in the lower part.
	1948 –	Flag of North Korea See also: List of North Korean flags	A wide horizontal red stripe bordered above and below by a thin white stripe and a broad blue stripe. The red stripe is charged near the hoist with a five-pointed red star inside a white disc.
	1995 –	Flag of Oman	Two horizontal stripes of upper white and lower green, separated by a red horizontal "T" shape in the centre that contains with the National emblem of Oman.
	1947 –	Flag of Pakistan See also: List of Pakistani flags	A white star and crescent on a dark green field, with a vertical white stripe at the hoist.
	1988 –	Flag of Palestine See also: List of Palestinian flags	United Nations observer state. The flag of Palestine consists of tricolor horizontal stripes of black, white, green, and a red triangle aligned on the left.
	1898 –	Flag of the Philippines	The flag of the Philippines consists of bicolor horizontal bands of blue and red with a white triangle facing to the right side. In the triangle contains three yellow stars resembling three main islands of the Philippines: Luzon, Payan and Mindanao; and a yellow sun with eight primary rays resembling the eight provinces that rebelled against the Spanish during the 1896 revolution: Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna and Batangas. Also the unique feature in the flag is when you flip it, it will change to its war flag.
	1971 –	Flag of Qatar	Adopted in 1971, the flag of Qatar consists of a white band on the hoist side, separated from a maroon area on the fly side by nine white triangles which act as a serrated line.
	1883 – 1918 1993 –	Flag of Russia See also: List of Russian flags	The Russian Federation flag was officially adopted on August 22, 1991. The flag was hoisted shortly after the former Soviet Union collapsed. The white, blue and red are Pan-Slavic colours.
	1973 –	Flag of Saudi Arabia	The flag of Saudi Arabia contains the Shahada and an Arab sword, coloured white, on a green background.
	1959 –	Flag of Singapore See also: List of Singaporean flags	A horizontal bicolour of red and white; charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing the fly and a pentagon of five stars representing the nation's ideals.
	1883 – 1920 1949 –	Flag of South Korea See also: List of South Korean flags	A white field with a centered red and blue taegeuk surrounded by four trigrams.
	1972 –	Flag of Sri Lanka See also: List of Sri Lankan flags	Two fields separated by a golden border: the smaller hoist-side field has only two vertical halves of green and orange and the larger fly-side field is the dark red field depicting the golden lion holding a kastane sword in its right fore paw in the center and four bo tree (bodhi tree) leaves on each corner, and the golden border around the entire flag extends in between the two separate fields, all bordering together.
	2024 –	De facto flag of Syria	The de facto flag of Syria consists of a triband with three colors of green, white and black along with three red stars in the middle. The flag was changed in 2024 due to the opposition wanted to distinguish from the Assad regime and favored to use the old Syrian flag when it gained independence.
	1992 –	Flag of Tajikistan	An unequal horizontal tricolor of red, white and green in a 2:3:2 ratio, with a yellow crown surmounted by an arc of seven stars at the centre.
	1917 –	Flag of Thailand See also: List of Thai flags	Five horizontal stripes of red, white, blue, white and red, the middle stripe twice as wide as the others.
	1975 2002–	Flag of Timor-Leste	Adopted in May 2002 (originally in November 1975 as East Timor), the flag of Timor-Leste consists of a red field; at the hoist is a white five-pointed star inside a black isosceles triangle superimposed on a larger yellow triangle, that points toward the center.
	1844 –	Flag of Turkey [c] See also: List of Turkish flags	The flag of Turkey has a red background with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star) or Albayrak (red flag). It was adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the colour vary. The geometric proportions of the flag were legally standardised with the Turkish Flag Law in 1936.
	2001 –	Flag of Turkmenistan	The flag consists of a green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls stacked above two crossed olive branches; a white waxing crescent moon and five white five-pointed stars appear in the upper field, to the fly side of the red stripe.
	1971 –	Flag of the United Arab Emirates	A horizontal tricolour of green, white and black with a vertical quarter width red bar at the hoist.
	1991 –	Flag of Uzbekistan See also: List of Uzbek flags	A horizontal triband of azure, white and green, separated by two narrow red stripes. A white crescent and three rows of twelve white five-pointed stars are situated on the left side of the upper azure stripe.
	1945 –	Flag of Vietnam See also: List of flags of Vietnam	Officially adopted in 1945, the flag of Vietnam has a yellow star on a red background.
	1990 –	Flag of Yemen	The flag of Yemen consists a horizontal tricolour of red, white and black.

Disputed or partially recognised states

Flag	Date	Use	State (status)	Description
	1992 –	Flag of Abkhazia [a]	Internationally recognized as part of  Georgia	The flag of Abkhazia consists of seven green and white stripes with a red upper left canton bearing a white open right hand and seven white stars.
	1984 –	Flag of Northern Cyprus [b]	Internationally recognized as part of  Cyprus	Adopted by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey and the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan) on 7 March 1984 following the Turkish invasion and the occupation of the northern part of the island in 1974.
	1990 –	Flag of South Ossetia [a]	Internationally recognized as part of  Georgia	The flag of the South Ossetia is a tricolour, the top stripe white, the middle stripe red and the bottom stripe yellow.
	1945 –	Flag of Taiwan [e] See also: List of Taiwanese flags	Internationally recognized as part of  China, but failed	Although the flag of the Republic of China was adopted in 1928 in the Chinese mainland, this flag was flown from 25 October 1945 in Taiwan after the Surrender of Japan. It consist of a red flag with a blue canton with a 12-ray white sun.
	1916 –	Flag of Tibet	Internationally recognized as part of  China

Flags of Asian dependencies

Flag	Date	Use	State (status)	Description
	1960 –	Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia	UK (overseas territory)	The Union Flag is used.
	1990 –	Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory	UK (overseas territory)
	2002 –	Flag of Christmas Island	Australia (external territory)
	2004 –	Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Australia (external territory)

Flags of Asian sub-divisions

China

All Chinese provinces' flags except the 2 SARs (Special Administrative Regions) of Hong Kong and Macau, were not allowed to adopt their own province flag due to an order passed by CCP Central Committee General Office and General Office of the State Council.

Special Administrative Regions

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1997 –	Flag of Hong Kong
	1999 –	Flag of Macau

Autonomous Regions

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1997 –	Flag of Xinjiang
	1999 –	Flag of Tibet

Georgia

Main article: List of flags of Georgia (country)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2004 –	Flag of Adjara

Iraq

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1921 –	Flag of Kurdistan	The flag of Kurdistan is a red-white-green tricolour with a yellow sun in the centre.

Japan

Main article: List of flags from Japanese subregions

Each modern prefecture has a unique flag, most often a bicolour geometric highly stylised design ( mon ), often incorporating the letters of Japanese writing system and resembling company logos. A distinct feature of these flags is that they use a palette of colours not usually found in flags, including orange, purple, aquamarine and brown.

Some prefectures also have alternative official flags called "symbol flags" (シンボル旗). They may be used on less formal occasions. Famous symbol flags include the one used in Tokyo.

Flag	Prefecture	Geocode
	Aichi	JP-23
	Akita	JP-05
	Aomori	JP-02
	Chiba	JP-12
	Ehime	JP-38
	Fukui	JP-18
	Fukuoka	JP-40
	Fukushima	JP-07
	Gifu	JP-21
	Gunma	JP-10
	Hiroshima	JP-34
	Hokkaido	JP-01
	Hyōgo	JP-28
	Ibaraki	JP-08
	Ishikawa	JP-17
	Iwate	JP-03
	Kagawa	JP-37
	Kagoshima	JP-46
	Kanagawa	JP-14
	Karafuto	N/A
	Kōchi	JP-39
	Kumamoto	JP-43
	Kyoto	JP-26
	Mie	JP-24
	Miyagi	JP-04
	Miyazaki	JP-45
	Nagano	JP-20
	Nagasaki	JP-42
	Nara	JP-29
	Niigata	JP-15
	Ōita Ōita	JP-44
	Okayama	JP-33
	Okinawa	JP-47
	Ōsaka	JP-27
	Saga	JP-41
	Saitama	JP-11
	Shiga	JP-25
	Shimane	JP-32
	Shizuoka	JP-22
	Tochigi	JP-09
	Tokushima	JP-36
	Tokyo	JP-13
	Tottori	JP-31
	Toyama	JP-16
	Wakayama	JP-30
	Yamagata	JP-06
	Yamaguchi	JP-35
	Yamanashi	JP-19

Korea

Main article: List of Korean flags

Philippines

Main article: List of flags of the Philippines

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2019 –	Flag of Bangsamoro	The flag of Bangsamoro is a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the yellow seven-pointed star surrounded by a yellow crescent both centered on the white band and a white kris centered on the red band.

Thailand

Main article: List of Thai flags

Russia

Main articles: Flags of the federal subjects of Russia and List of Russian flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2000 –	Flag of Altai Krai
	1992 –	Flag of the Altai Republic
	1999 –	Flag of Amur Oblast
	1992 –	Flag of the Republic of Buryatia
	2001 –	Flag of Chelyabinsk Oblast
	1997 –	Flag of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
	1997 –	Flag of Irkutsk Oblast
	2005 –	Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
	2010 –	Flag of Kamchatka Krai
	1994 –	Flag of Khabarovsk Krai
	2003 –	Flag of the Republic of Khakassia
	1995 –	Flag of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
	2000 –	Flag of Krasnoyarsk Krai
	1997 –	Flag of Kurgan Oblast
	2001 –	Flag of Magadan Oblast
	2009 –	Flag of Nenets Autonomous Okrug
	2014 –	Flag of Omsk Oblast
	2011 –	Flag of Perm Krai
	1995 –	Flag of Primorsky Krai
	1992 –	Flag of the Sakha Republic
	1995 –	Flag of Sakhalin Oblast
	1997 –	Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast
	1992 –	Flag of the Tuva Republic
	1995 –	Flag of Tyumen Oblast
	1996 –	Flag of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
	1995 –	Flag of Zabaykalsky Krai

Uzbekistan

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1991–	Flag of Karakalpakstan

Flags of Asian cities

Main article: List of city flags in Asia

Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.

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  Flag of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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  Flag of Almaty, Kazakhstan
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  Flag of Astana, Kazakhstan
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  Flag of Baku, Azerbaijan
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  Flag of Bandung, Indonesia
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  Flag of Bangkok, Thailand
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  Flag of Busan, South Korea
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  Flag of Caloocan, Philippines
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  Flag of Chelyabinsk, Russia
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  Flag of Daegu, South Korea
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  Flag of Davao City, Philippines
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  Flag of Delhi, India
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  Flag of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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  Flag of Fukuoka, Japan
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  Flag of Hong Kong, China
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  Flag of Incheon, South Korea
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  Flag of Jakarta, Indonesia
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  Flag of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  Flag of Kawasaki, Japan
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  Flag of Kobe, Japan
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  Flag of Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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  Flag of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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  Flag of Kyoto, Japan
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  Flag of Manila, Philippines
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  Flag of Nagoya, Japan
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  Flag of New Taipei City, Taiwan
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  Flag of Novosibirsk, Russia
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  Flag of Omsk, Russia
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  Flag of Osaka, Japan
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  Flag of Quezon City, Philippines
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  Flag of Sapporo, Japan
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  Flag of Seoul, South Korea
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  Flag of Singapore
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  Flag of Surabaya, Indonesia
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  Flag of Taichung, Taiwan
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  Flag of Tainan, Taiwan
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  Flag of Taipei, Taiwan
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  Flag of Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  Flag of Tbilisi, Georgia
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  Flag of Tokyo, Japan
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  Flag of Yangon, Myanmar
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  Flag of Yekaterinburg, Russia
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  Flag of Yerevan, Armenia
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  Flag of Yokohama, Japan

Historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1937 – 1963	Flag of Aden Colony
	2013 – 2021	Flag of Afghanistan	Still sees some use internationally.
	1959 – 1962 1962 – 1967	Flag of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South and the Federation of South Arabia
	1922	Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
	1992 – 2023	Flag of Artsakh	The flag of Artsakh is based on the Flag of Armenia, and has a white pattern added.
	1918	Flag of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
	1920	Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
	1920 – 1921	Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
	1921 – 1922	Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
	1971 – 1972	Flag of Bangladesh	Used during the liberation war.
	1368 – 1906	Flag of the Bruneian Empire
	1906 – 1959	Flag of Brunei
	1795 - 1920	Flag of the Emirate of Bukhara
	1875 – 1948	Flag of British Ceylon
	1948 – 1951	Flag of the Dominion of Ceylon
	1951 – 1972	Flag of the Dominion of Ceylon
	1912 – 1928	Flag of the Republic of China
	1928 – 1949	Flag of the Republic of China	Used on the mainland Chinese territory until 1949. It had the same flag as Taiwan.
	1398 – 1489	Flag of the Kingdom of Cyprus
	1881 – 1922	Flag of Cyprus
	1922 – 1960	Flag of Cyprus
	1960	Flag of Cyprus
	1960 – 2006	Flag of Cyprus
	1975	Flag of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)
	1999–2002	Flag of United Nations Administered East Timor
	1933 – 1934	Flag of the First East Turkestan Republic
	1944 – 1949	Flag of the Second East Turkestan Republic
	1920 – 1922	Flag of the Far Eastern Republic
	1895	Flag of the Republic of Formosa
	1990 – 2004	Flag of Georgia
	1938 – 1939	Flag of Hatay State
	1871 – 1876	Flag of British Hong Kong
	1876 – 1955	Flag of British Hong Kong
	1955 – 1959	Flag of British Hong Kong
	1959 – 1997	Flag of British Hong Kong
	1906 – 1980	Flag of Iran (Persia)
	1980 – 1980	Flag of Iran	With the first IRI emblem.
	1980 – 1980	Flag of Iran	With the current IRI emblem and the first Takbir design.
	1924 – 1959	Flag of Iraq
	1959 – 1963	Flag of Iraq
	1963 – 2008	Flag of Iraq
	1991 – 2004	Flag of Iraq
	2004 – 2008	Flag of Iraq
	1978 – 1993	Flag of Kampuchea
	1991 – 1992	Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan
	1918 – 1920	Flag of the Kuban People's Republic
	1922 – 1924	Flag of the Kingdom of Kurdistan
	1927 – 1931	Flag of the Kurdish Republic of Ararat
	1914 – 1921	Flag of Kuwait
	1921 – 1940	Flag of Kuwait
	1940 – 1961	Flag of Kuwait
	1991 – 1992	Flag of Kyrgyzstan
	1992 – 2023	Flag of Kyrgyzstan
	1947 – 1975	Flag of the Kingdom of Laos
	1946 – 1948	Flag of the Malayan Union
	1948 – 1963	Flag of the Federation of Malaya
	1911 – 1920, 1921 – 1924	Flag of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia
	1924 – 1940	Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic
	1924 – 1940	Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (alternative)
	1940 – 1945	Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic
	1945 – 1992	Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic
	1974 – 2010	Flag of Myanmar
	1961 – 1962	Flag of Netherlands New Guinea
	1962 – 1963	Flag of United Nations Administered West New Guinea
	1844 – 1922	Flag of the Ottoman Empire
	1897 – 1898	Flag of the Biak na Bato
	1898	Flag of the Biak na Bato
	1943 – 1945	Flag of the Philippines
	1946 – 1985, 1986 – 1998	Flag of the Philippines
	1985 – 1986	Flag of the Philippines
	1862 – 1889	Flag of the Qing dynasty
	1889 – 1912	Flag of the Qing dynasty
	1858 – 1883	Flag of the Russian Empire
	1918	Flag of the Russian Soviet Republic
	1918 – 1922	Flag of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
	1991 – 1993	Flag of Russia
	1932 – 1934	Flag of Saudi Arabia
	1934 – 1938	Flag of Saudi Arabia
	1938 – 1973	Flag of Saudi Arabia
	1973 – 2023	Flag of Saudi Arabia
	1877 – 1914, 1962 – 1967	Flag of the Kingdom of Sikkim
	1914 – 1962	Flag of Kingdom of Sikkim
	1967 – 1975	Flag of the Kingdom of Sikkim
	1962 – 1967	Flag of the Federation of South Arabia
	1922 – 1923	Flag of the Soviet Union
	1923 – 1924	Flag of the Soviet Union
	1924 – 1936	Flag of the Soviet Union
	1936 – 1955	Flag of the Soviet Union
	1955 – 1991	Flag of the Soviet Union
	1843 – 1855	Flag of Siam
	1920	Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria
	1920	Flag of the Mandate of Syria
	1922 – 1930	Flag of the Syrian Federation / the State of Syria
	1930 – 1958, 1961 – 1963	Flag of the First Syrian Republic / the Second Syrian Republic
	1963 – 1972	Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
	1972 – 1980	Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
	1980 – 2024	Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic
	1991 – 1992	Flag of the Republic of Tajikistan
	1916 – 1951	Flag of Tibet
	1991 – 1992	Flag of Turkmenistan
	1992 – 1997	Flag of Turkmenistan
	1997 – 2001	Flag of Turkmenistan
	1918 – 1921	Flag of Uryankhay Krai
	1945 – 1955	Flag of North Vietnam
	1955 – 1976	Flag of North Vietnam
	1949 – 1975	Flag of South Vietnam
	1960 – 1976	Flag of South Vietnam
	1918 – 1923	Flag of North Yemen
	1923 – 1927	Flag of North Yemen
	1927 – 1962	Flag of North Yemen
	1962 – 1990	Flag of North Yemen
	1967 – 1990	Flag of South Yemen

Notes

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Part of Transcaucasian Region, at the crossroads of Asia and Europe. Physiographically, Armenia falls entirely in Western Asia, while Georgia and Azerbaijan are mostly in Western Asia with small portions north of the Caucasus Mountains divide in Europe.

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The island of Cyprus, which comprises the Republic of Cyprus, Northern Cyprus and Akrotiri and Dhekelia, is geographically located in Asia, closer to Asian Turkey than to the European mainland. However, the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.

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Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe. Turkey has a biggest part of its territory (95%) in Western Asia called Anatolia.

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Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country. Kazakhstan has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe.

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The Republic of China (ROC) was the recognized legitimate government of China between 1912 and 1949. After its defeat in the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China retreated to the island of Taiwan where it continues to govern today. In 1949, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was established on the Chinese mainland. Since 1949, both the ROC and PRC officially claim to be the sole legitimate government of the entirety of China (including Taiwan). The flag of the ROC was thus the legitimate flag of China since its adoption in 1928 to 1949, whereas after 1949 its status has been linked to the political status of Taiwan.

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Egypt is mostly situated within Africa, however the Sinai Peninsula lies in Asia.

See also

• Heraldry and Vexillology portal

• Flags of Africa
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• Flags of Europe
• Flags of Oceania
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• List of flags of Vietnam

References

1. Slater, Stephen (2007). The World Encyclopedia of Flags & Heraldry: An international history of heraldry and its contemporary uses together with the definitive guide to national flags, banners, standards and ensigns. London: Lorenz. pp. 166–180. ISBN   9780754817802.