List of country subdivision flags in North America

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This page lists the country subdivision flags in North America. It is a part of the List of country subdivision flags, which is split into continents due to its size.

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Antigua and Barbuda

Islands

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Barbuda.svg  ?-presentFlag of Barbuda

Canada

Provinces

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Alberta.svg 1968–present Flag of Alberta A blue field with the shield of the coat of arms of Alberta charged in the centre [1]
Flag of British Columbia.svg 1960–present Flag of British Columbia A banner of the coat of arms of British Columbia [2]
Flag of Manitoba.svg 1965–present Flag of Manitoba A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Manitoba charged in the fly [3]
Flag of New Brunswick.svg 1965–present Flag of New Brunswick A banner of the coat of arms of New Brunswick [4]
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg 1980–present Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador A blue and white field party per pale (at nombril point) with a white border, white ordinary cross and white saltire, two triangular divisions in the fly lined in red, a golden arrow between two triangular divisions [5]
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg 1858 (first use)

1929 (arms adopted) 2013 (flag adopted) –present

Flag of Nova Scotia A banner of arms of the coat of arms of Nova Scotia [6]
Flag of Ontario.svg 1965–present Flag of Ontario A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Ontario charged in the fly [7]
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg 1964–present Flag of Prince Edward Island A banner of the coat of arms of Prince Edward Island within a bordure compony of red and white [8]
Flag of Quebec.svg 1948–present Flag of Quebec
(The Fleurdelisé)
A blue field with an ordinary white cross and a white fleur-de-lis in each quadrant [9]
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg 1969–present Flag of Saskatchewan A field party per fess, green and yellow, with the shield of the coat of arms of Saskatchewan in the canton and western red lily emblem charged in the fly [10]

Territories

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg 1969–present Flag of the Northwest Territories A vertical bicolour triband of blue, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of the Northwest Territories charged in the Canadian pale [11]
Flag of Nunavut.svg 1999–present Flag of Nunavut A field party per pale, yellow and white, with a red inukshuk charged in the centre and a blue star in the upper fly [12]
Flag of Yukon.svg 1968–present Flag of Yukon A vertical tricolour triband of green, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of Yukon above a wreath of fireweed charged in the pale, with pale ratio of 1 to 1.5 to 1 [13]

Costa Rica

Provinces

FlagAdministrative divisionAdoptedDescription
Bandera de la Provincia de Alajuela.svg Alajuela in Costa Rica.svg Alajuela White flag with the coat of arms of Alajuela Province in the center
Bandera de la Provincia de Cartago.svg Cartago in Costa Rica.svg Cartago Two horizontal strips blue and red
Bandera de la Provincia de Guanacaste.svg Guanacaste in Costa Rica.svg Guanacaste Three horizontal strips blue, white and green, with an inverted red triangle to the left
Bandera de la Provincia de Heredia.svg Heredia in Costa Rica.svg Heredia Three vertical strips yellow, white and red, with the regional coat of arms in the central strip
Bandera de la Provincia de Limon.svg Limon in Costa Rica.svg Limón Three horizontal strips green, blue and white
Bandera de la Provincia de Puntarenas.svg Puntarenas in Costa Rica.svg Puntarenas Two triangles, red (upper left) and green (lower right), crossed by two diagonal joined strips white (lefter) and blue (righter). In the center, a ten-pointed golden star with the cypher "1848" in black characters.
Bandera de la Provincia de San Jose.svg San Jose in Costa Rica.svg San José Blue flag with a five-pointed white star in the center, and bordered with red strips

Dominican Republic

Provinces

FlagDurationUseDescription
Bandera de la Provincia Monsenor Nouel.svg  ?-presentFlag of Monseñor Nouel Province
Flag of Puerto Plata Province.svg  ?-presentFlag of Puerto Plata Province
Flag of San Pedro de Macoris Province.svg  ?-presentFlag of San Pedro de Macorís Province

Guatemala

Departments

FlagDepartment
Bandera de Alta Verapaz.svg Alta Verapaz in Guatemala.svg Alta Verapaz
Flag of Baja Verapaz, Guatemala.png Baja Verapaz in Guatemala.svg Baja Verapaz
Vlagchimaltenango.gif Chimaltenango in Guatemala.svg Chimaltenango
..Chiquimula Flag(GUATEMALA).png Chiquimula in Guatemala.svg Chiquimula
Bandera PRO.JPG El Progreso in Guatemala.svg El Progresso
Flag of Escuintla.svg Escuintla in Guatemala.svg Escuintla
Bandera del Departamento Guatemala.svg Guatemala in Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Flag of Huehuetenango.gif Huehuetenango in Guatemala.svg Huehuetenango
Flag of Izabal Department.gif Izabal in Guatemala.svg Izabal
Flag of Jalapa Department, Guatemala.svg Jalapa in Guatemala.svg Jalapa
Vlagjutiapa.gif Jutiapa in Guatemala.svg Jutiapa
Bandera del Departamento El Peten.png Peten in Guatemala.svg Petén
Vlagquetzaltenango.gif Quetzaltenango in Guatemala.svg Quetzaltenango
..El Quiche Flag(GUATEMALA).png El Quiche in Guatemala.svg Quiché
Vlagretalhuleu.gif Retalhuleu in Guatemala.svg Retalhuleu
Bandera de Sacatepequez.svg Sacatepequez in Guatemala.svg Sacatepéquez
Vlagsanmarcos.gif San Marcos in Guatemala.svg San Marcos
Flag of Santa Rosa Department.GIF Santa Rosa in Guatemala.svg Santa Rosa
Flag of Solola Department.svg Solola in Guatemala.svg Sololá
..Suchitepequez Flag(GUATEMALA).png Suchitepequez in Guatemala.svg Suchitepéquez
Bandera Totonicapan.svg Totonicapan in Guatemala.svg Totonicapán
Flag of Zacapa Department.GIF Zacapa in Guatemala.svg Zacapa

Mexico

Nicaragua

Departments

FlagSubdivisionAdoptedDescription
Flag of Boaco.svg Boaco Department in Nicaragua.svg Boaco
Flag of Jinotepe.svg Carazo Department in Nicaragua.svg Carazo
Flag of Chinandega.svg Chinandega Department in Nicaragua.svg Chinandega
Flag of Juigalpa.svg Chontales Department in Nicaragua.svg Chontales
Flag of Esteli.svg Esteli Department in Nicaragua.svg Estelí
Flag of Granada, Nicaragua.svg Granada Department in Nicaragua.svg Granada
Flag of Jinotega.gif Jinotega Department in Nicaragua.svg Jinotega
Flag of Leon, Nicaragua.svg Leon Department in Nicaragua.svg León
Flag of Madriz.svg Madriz Department in Nicaragua.svg Madriz
Flag of Managua.svg Managua Department in Nicaragua.svg Managua
Flag of Masaya.svg Masaya Department in Nicaragua.svg Masaya
Flag of Matagalpa.svg Matagalpa Department in Nicaragua.svg Matagalpa
Flag of Nueva Segovia.svg Nueva Segovia Department in Nicaragua.svg Nueva Segovia
Flag of Rivas.svg Rivas Department in Nicaragua.svg Rivas
Flag of San Carlos, Nicaragua.svg Rio San Juan Department in Nicaragua.svg Rio San Juan

Autonomous regions

FlagSubdivisionAdoptedDescription
Flag of Region Autonoma del Atlantico Norte.svg RAAN, Nicaragua.svg North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
Flag of Region Autonoma Atlantico Sur.svg RAAS, Nicaragua.svg South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region

Panama

Provinces

FlagDateUseDescription
Bandera de la Provincia de Bocas del Toro.svg ?-presentFlag of Bocas del Toro Province Flag divided diagonally in half from top-left corner to bottom-right corner, green on bottom half and yellow on the top half. 3 white five-pointed stars curving slightly in the middle at the top of a capital, stylized 'B', with a drop shadow.
Bandera de la Provincia de Cocle.svg 2004–presentFlag of Coclé Province Vertical tricolor with, from left to right, red, gray, and white. The red stripe has two gray diamonds, one bottom-left from the top one. The gray stripe has two white diamonds, one at the bottom and one at the top. The white stripe has two red diamonds, one bottom-right from the top one.
Bandera de la Provincia de Colon.svg 1996–presentFlag of Colón Province Horizontal tricolor with, from top to bottom, baby blue, white, and gold. The coat of arms of Colón is centered in the middle, with five five-pointed gold stars curved at the top.
Bandera de la Provincia de Chiriqui.svg ?-presentFlag of Chiriquí Province Flag divided diagonally in half from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner, red at the top and green at the bottom. There are 14 white five-pointed stars in the middle arrayed in a circle, similar to the EU flag.
Bandera de la Provincia de Darien.svg ?-presentFlag of Darién Province Flag divided diagonally in half from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner, baby blue at the top and green at the bottom. There are 4 five-pointed yellow stars, arrayed in a hard curve.
Bandera de la Provincia de Herrera.svg 1992–presentFlag of Herrera Province Flag divided in half horizontally, with gold on the top half and blue on the bottom half. There is a labeled map of the province in the middle, with 7 blue five-pointed stars at the top arrayed in a curve to represent each district in the province.
Bandera de la Provincia de Los Santos.svg 1850–presentFlag of Los Santos Province Horizontal tricolor with, from the top to the bottom, blue, gold, and red.
Bandera de la Provincia de Panama Oeste.svg 2015–presentFlag of Panamá Oeste Province Horizontal tricolor with, from top to bottom, gold, white, and gold. It also has a green chevron with 5 white five-pointed stars arrayed in a curve.
Bandera de la Provincia de Veraguas.svg 2019–presentFlag of Veraguas Province Blue background with a white filled-in outline of the province. It also has 12 five-pointed white stars arrayed around the map.

Province-level indigenous regions

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Choco.svg (?-present)Flag of Emberá-Wounaan Comarca Horizontal tricolor with a large green stripe at the top, and two other proportionate stripes, from top to bottom, yellow and blue.
Bandera de la Comarca Guna Yala.svg (2010–present) [14] Flag of Guna Yala comarca Horizontal tricolor with an enlarged middle yellow stripe, and a top red stripe and bottom green stripe. There are two crossed arms in the middle, the right holding an arrow and the left holding a bow. There are 8 five-point stars arrayed in a curve around the top of the middle symbol.
Bandera de la Comarca Ngabe-Bugle.svg (2009–present)Flag of Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca Vertical tricolor, with, from left to right, red, white, and green stripes. In the center, there are three five-point stars, with one stacked on the other two.
Flag of Nasi Tjer Di Indigenous Region.png (?-present)Flag of Naso Tjër Di Comarca The comarca's emblem centered in the middle of a plain white background.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Islands

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Nevis.svg  ?-presentFlag of Nevis The flag of Nevis island incorporates the flag of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the top left corner. The golden field stands for sunshine. The central triangle represents the conical shape of Nevis, with the blue being the ocean; the green being the verdant slopes of the island; and the white being the clouds that usually wreathe Nevis Peak.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Islands

FlagDurationUseDescription
Flag of Bequia.gif  ?-presentFlag of Bequia

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