National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1965–present | Flag of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side [1] |
This is a list of flags used in the Maldives. For more information about the national flag, see flag of Maldives.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 1965–present | Flag of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side [1] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1968–present | Flag of the president of the Maldives [2] | A green rectangle centered on a red field, charged with a white crescent and a five-pointed star facing the fly side |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1988–present | Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force [3] [4] | A horizontal bicolour of white and black with the emblem in the center |
 | 1988–present | Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps | A red field with the golden emblem of the Marine Corps in the center and the flag of the MNDF on the canton |
 | 1988–present | War flag of the Maldives [5] | A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1117–1400 | 1st flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a black base and red and white borders |
 | 1400–1558 1573–1757 1759–1766 1773–1796 | 2nd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | Two juxtaposed triangular figures with a red base |
 | 1645–1757 1759–1766 1773–1795 | The Prince's Flag | A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue |
 | 1652–1672 | States Flag | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue |
 | 1796–1903 | 3rd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A simple red field [6] |
 | 1903–1926 | 4th flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A red field with a black and white hoist |
 | 1926–1953 | Final and national flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A red field with a black and white hoist and a white crescent moon facing the hoist side [7] |
 | 1926–1953 | State flag of the Kingdom of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the hoist side [8] |
 | 1953–1965 | 1st flag of the Republic of Maldives | A green rectangle centered on a red field with a black and white hoist, charged with a white crescent facing the fly side [9] |
 | 1926–1952 | Flag of the prime minister of the Maldives [10] | A quarterly divided green–blue–red–green, with a white star in the first quarter |
 | 1959–1963 | Flag of the United Suvadive Republic | A horizontal tricolour of blue, green and red with a white crescent in the center and three five-pointed stars in each stripe, diagonally aligned [11] |
Following the independence of Nauru, the flag of Nauru was raised for the first time. The flag, chosen in a local design competition, was adopted on independence day, 31 January 1968. The design symbolically depicts Nauru's geographical position, with a star just south of the Equator.
The Flag of the Republic of Maldives is green with a red border. The center bears a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the raising side of the flag. It was adopted on 25 July 1965.
Ethiopia is currently divided into twelve regions and two chartered cities. Each region or chartered city has its own flag and emblem.
