List of countries and territories with the Union Jack displayed on their flag

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This is a list of current countries and territories with a flag that incorporates the Union Flag. Five Commonwealth nations have the Union Flag on their national flag. The first Commonwealth country to drop the Union Flag was Canada in 1965, after adopting a new national flag. The most recent country to drop the Union Flag from its flag was South Africa in 1994, after adopting a new national flag. The only overseas territory without the Union Flag on its current flag is Gibraltar.

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The list also includes overseas territories, provinces and states.

Current

Sovereign countries

CountryFlagAdoptedForm of government
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1908 Commonwealth realm
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 1902
Tuvalu Flag of Tuvalu.svg 1997
United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1801
Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg 1970 Commonwealth republic

After Fiji became an independent country from the United Kingdom there have been calls to change the flag of Fiji, but it has not been changed since.

The Union Flag is an official ceremonial flag of Canada known as the Royal Union Flag.

Overseas territories

Overseas TerritoryFlagAdoptedTypeSovereign country
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1878/1960 British Overseas Territory Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Anguilla Flag of Anguilla.svg 1990
Ascension Island Flag of Ascension Island.svg 2013
Bermuda Flag of Bermuda.svg 1910
British Antarctic Territory Flag of the British Antarctic Territory.svg 1998
British Indian Ocean Territory Flag of the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg 1990
British Virgin Islands Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg 1960
Cayman Islands Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg 1958
Falkland Islands Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg 1999
Montserrat Flag of Montserrat.svg 1909
Pitcairn Islands Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg 1984
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg 1985
Tristan da Cunha Flag of Tristan da Cunha.svg 2002
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg 1968
Saint Helena Flag of Saint Helena.svg 1984
Cook Islands (disputed) Flag of the Cook Islands.svg 1979 Realm of New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Niue (disputed) Flag of Niue.svg 1975
Ross Dependency Flag of New Zealand.svg 1975

Federal provinces, territories and states

Federal subjectFlagAdoptedStatusSovereign country
British Columbia Flag of British Columbia.svg 1960 Province of Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ontario Flag of Ontario.svg 1965
Manitoba Flag of Manitoba.svg 1966
Newfoundland and Labrador Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg 1980
Victoria Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 1870 State of Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
New South Wales Flag of New South Wales.svg 1876
Queensland Flag of Queensland.svg 1876
Tasmania Flag of Tasmania.svg 1876
South Australia Flag of South Australia.svg 1904
Western Australia Flag of Western Australia.svg 1953
Hawaii Flag of Hawaii.svg 1845 U.S. state Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Somerset County, Maryland Flag of Somerset County, Maryland.svg1694 U.S. County
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.gif1775/1973 [1]

Cities

CityFlagAdoptedSovereign country
Coquimbo Flag of Coquimbo.svgFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.svg1995Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mobile, Alabama Flag of Mobile, Alabama.png1961
New Castle, Delaware Flag of New Castle, Delaware.svg2021 [2]
Taunton, Massachusetts Flag of Taunton, Massachusetts.svg1974

Other

PlaceFlagAdoptedSovereign Country
Vancouver Island, British Columbia Flag of Vancouver Island.svg1988Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake Flag of Niagara-on-the-Lake.svg

Former

Countries

CountryFlag (previous)YearsFlag (successor)
Canada Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg 1868–1965 [note 1] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Rhodesia Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg 1964–1968 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg
South Africa Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg 1928–1994 Flag of South Africa.svg
United States Flag of the United States (1776-1777).svg 1776–1777 Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg

Overseas Territories

Overseas TerritoryFlag (previous)YearsFlag (successor)
Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg 1871–1997 Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Southern Rhodesia Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1953, 1963-1964).svg 1924–1964 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg
Tanganyika Flag of Tanganyika (1923-1961).svg 1923–1961 Flag of Tanganyika (1961-1964).svg

Settlement

SettlementFlag (previous)YearsFlag (successor)
Shanghai International Settlement Flag of the Shanghai International Settlement.svg c. 1917 – 1943 Flag of the Republic of China-Nanjing (Peace, Anti-Communism, National Construction).svg

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Canadian Red Ensign was formally a civil ensign, although was treated as a de facto national flag for Canada from the late 19th century to 1965. The emblem on the Canadian Red Ensign has seen several design alterations during that period, although the Union Jack has remained consistent. The Union Jack itself was used as the official flag of Canada until the adoption of the Maple Leaf flag in 1965. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (U.S.)
  2. ↑ https://newcastlecity.delaware.gov/files/2021/03/Res.-2021-10-Flag-Resolution-2.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. ↑ "History of the National Flag of Canada". canada.ca. Department of Canadian Heritage. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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