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Anethnic flag is aflag thatsymbolizes a certainethnic group. Ethnic flags are often introduced to the ethnic community through the respective cultural or political ethnic movements.They are popular amongdiasporas, ethnic minorities, and some ethnic majorities, especially inmultiethnic countries.

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Like the concept of a state'snational flag itself, that of an "ethnic flag" is modern, first arising in the late 19th century; strictly speaking, the national flags ofnation states are themselves "ethnic flags", and often so used by ethnic minorities in neighboring states, especially in the context ofirredentism (e.g. the flag of theRepublic of Albania used as an "ethnic Albanian flag" byKosovar Albanians).

Ethnic flags are often used in irredentism, representing the "national flag" of a proposed orunrecognized state. The first such flags were designed at the end of the 19th century, such as theBasque flag (1894) or the "Flag of Zion" used to symbolizeZionism from 1898, which became the nationalflag of Israel 50 years later.

Most early ethnic flags imply a connection with anunrecognized state claimed by the respective ethnicities, such as theflag of Kurdistan which originates as the flag of theRepublic of Ararat (1927).Aflag of the Hispanic People was designed in 1932.^[1]

Alternatively, an "ethnic flag" may represent aPan-nationalism, such as thePan-Arab flag which originates as theflag of the Arab Revolt during World War I,^[2] the proposed flag ofPan-Slavism (1848),^[3]Pan-Iranism orPan-Turkism.

The concept of using ethnic flags to symbolize ethnic groups within a multiethnic state, not necessarily connected with irredentism, became popular in the later 20th century, such as theAustralian Aboriginal flag (1971), theAssyrian flag (1971),^[4] theflag of the Romani people (1971), theBerber flag (1970s), theSami flag (1986) or thenational Māori flag (1990).Designing ethnic or tribal flags has become very popular since the 1990s, especially for online use, and mostly do not have any kind of "official" status and must be judged based onde facto use.^{[citation needed]} In many cases, the national flag of a sovereign state is often seen and used as ade facto ethnic flag by its people.^[5]^[6]

Individual flags

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Further information:Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

This is a list of links to ethnic flags with referenced entries in Wikipedia articles, including flags of irredentist or nationalist movements motivated by ethnic nationalism. For a looser (unreferenced) collection of proposed or claimed ethnic flags seeFlags of ethnic groups onWikimedia Commons.

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Name	Group	World region	Linguistic phylum	Introduction	Notes
Flag of England	English	Northern Europe	Indo-European, Germanic,English	1190s	The red cross ofSaint George has been an English national symbol since the late 12th century, used by English soldiers during the Crusades.
Flag of Sicily	Sicilians	Europe, South	Indo-European, Romance,Sicilian	1282	A modernized version of the flag, adopted in 2000, adds wheat ears and reverses the colors.
Flag of Scotland	Scottish	Europe, North	Indo-European, Celtic,Scottish Gaelic	1385	The whitesaltire has been a national symbol since 1385 when the Parliament of Scotland ordered that Scottish soldiers should wear it as a distinguishing mark.
Flag of the Mapuches	Mapuche people	America, South	Araucanian,Mapudungun	1506	As used during theArauco War between the Mapuche and the Spaniards, it was a simple blue field with a whiteGuñelve star centered, representing theMorning Star.
Bhagwa Dhwaj	Hindu Nationalism/Hindutva andMarathi	Indian subcontinent	Indo-Aryan,Dravidian	1674	Specific design was first used by theMaratha Empire, and currently used by theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Similar saffron-coloured designs also used by theSikh Khalsa.
A bandera Corsa	Corsicans	Europe, West	Indo-European, Romance,Corsican	1755	From an older tradition, but with uncertain origins, this banner was officially adopted by theCorsican Republic ofPasquale Paoli.
Métis flag	Métis people	America, North	mixed;Michif	1814	Received fromAlexander Macdonnell of theNorth West Company in 1814 and used by theCanadian Métis resistance in theBattle of Seven Oaks (1816).^[7]
Circassian Flag	Circassians	Europe,Caucasus	Northwest Caucasian,Adyghe	1830; 1992	Used byCircassians since the 19th century andAdygea since 1992.
Flag of Hawaii	Native Hawaiians	Polynesia	Austronesian,Hawaiian	1845	Adopted by theKingdom of Hawaii, and continued to be used by theprotectorate,republic, andterritory before statehood. The flag was last modified in 1898, and is noteworthy as still being used after the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Flag of the Slovene Nation	Slovenes	Europe, Central	Indo-European, Slavic,Slovene	1848	The design originates from the flag ofDuchy of Carniola, the most slovenian land of theAustrian Empire.^[8] The Slovene flag was first flown on April 7 1848 byLovro Toman.^[9]
Flag of Ireland	Irish	Europe, North	Indo-European, Celtic,Irish Gaelic	1848	Thomas Francis Meagher commented in 1848: "The white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between Orange and Green and I trust that beneath its folds the hands of Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics may be clasped in generous and heroic brotherhood." It was confirmed as the National Flag in 1937.^[10]
Pan-Slavic colours	Slavs	Europe, Eastern	Indo-European,Slavic languages	1848	Adopted by thePrague Slavic Congress, 1848, used as the ethnic flag ofSorbs,Moravians, and other Slavic-speaking minorities.
TheYoonir star is a symbol ofSerer religion and theSerer people.	The Serer people of theSenegambia region, includingSenegal,Gambia, andMauritania	West Africa	Niger Congo,Senegambian,Serer, andCangin.	From its roots as aSerer religious symbol in Serer primordial time, it was adopted in the 1850s as a flag and as an ethno nationalistic symbol in Sine.	Yoonir orYooniir, intheir language, symbolizes the universe and the cardinal points in theSerer creation myth and religion, and also represents the starSirius.^[11]^[12] Amongst the Serer, it has always been a religious symbol rather than an ethno nationalistic symbol which came much later in the second half of the 19th century, and it is the Serer religious symbol that is showcased by the Serer priestly class (theSaltigue) on the last day of the annualXooy religious ceremony - in reverence toSerer primordial time. During the colonial era of Senegal in particular, it was common for Serer nobles who could not read or write in French to sign their names on official documents withYoonir—as it also symbolizes 'good fortune and destiny' in the Serer-worldview. In c. 1850s, during the reign ofKing of Sine,Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, the King ofSine adopted a plain black star version of it, set in a white backgrounds as the flag of Sine. The white colour was meant to symbolize peace.^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Flag of the Choctaw Nation	Choctaw people	America, North	Muskhogean, Western,Choctaw	1860	Adopted in 1860 before theUnited States Civil War, becoming the first Native American tribe to adopt a flag. The flag would be altered by the Tribal Council in the 1970s to its present form.
Flag of Tonga	Tongans	Polynesia	Austronesian,Tongan	1875	The only ethnically Polynesian nation to never relinquish its sovereignty to any foreign power. The constitution states the flag can never be changed.
Flag of Acadia	Acadians	America, North	Indo-European, Romance,French	1884	Adopted at the Second Acadian National Convention held in Miscouche, Prince Edward Island, on 15 August 1884.
Flag of Galicia	Galicians	Europe, West	Indo-European, Romance,Galician	1891	Adopted as a maritime flag in 1891, it origninally depicted the St Andrew's Cross; however, due to confusion with the flag of the Imperial Russian Navy, it was decided to drop one of the arms of the cross.
Ikurriña	Basque people	Europe, West	Basque	1895	Designed in 1894 for the province of Biscay, adopted in 1895 by "Euzkeldun Batzokija" (predecessor of theBasque Nationalist Party), adopted it as the flag of the Basque Autonomous Region in 1936, prohibited in Francoist Spain 1938–1977, official adoption as the flag of theBasque Country in 1978.
Flag of Zion	Jews	Asia, Western	Afro-Asiatic, Semitic,Hebrew	1898	Introduced as the flag ofZionism at the Second Zionist Congress held in Switzerland in 1898; adopted as the stateflag of Israel in 1948.
Flag of Tibet	Tibetans	Asia	Tibetic	1916
Flag of the Arab Revolt	Arabs	Asia, Western Africa, Northern	Afro-Asiatic, Semitic,Arabic	1917	Introduced as the flag of theArab nationalist revolt against theOttoman Empire and theKingdom of Hejaz in 1917. It became the basis of a number of flags using thePan-Arab colors later in the 20th century.^{[original research?]}
Crimean Tatar flag	Crimean Tatars	Europe, Eastern	Turkic,Crimean Tatar	1917	Introduced under theCrimean People's Republic (November 1917), now used as ethnic flag.^[18]
Flag of Armenia	Armenians	Europe, Western Asia	Indo-European,Armenian	1918	The ArmenianSupreme Soviet adopted the currentflag on 24 August 1990. On 15 June 2006, the Law on the National Flag ofArmenia, governing its usage, was passed by theNational Assembly of Armenia.
Estelada	Catalans	Europe, West	Indo-European, Romance,Catalan	1918	The flag was designed in 1918 byVicenç Albert Ballester i Camps.^[19] It came from combining the traditional four red stripes over a yellow field of the CatalanSenyera with a blue triangle at the hoist containing a five-pointed white star, inspired by theflags of Cuba, thePhilippines andPuerto Rico; the lone star motif symbolizes Catalan independence.
Flag of Upper Silesia	Silesians	Europe, Central	Silesian	1919	Similar to the former flag of theProvince of Upper Silesia. A popular symbol of theMovement for Silesian Autonomy.
Pan-African flag	Black People	Black diaspora	English,African-American Vernacular English	1920	Adopted in 1920 by theUniversal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, now used inblack nationalism andPan-Africanism.
Flag of the Swedish-speaking Finns	Finland-Swedes	Europe, Northern	Indo-European, Germanic,Swedish	1922	Used by theSwedish People's Party of Finland from 1922, based on a 1917 design.^[20]
Flag of Livonians	Livonians	Europe, Northern	Finnic,Livonian	1923	Used by Livonian Society (Līvõd Īt) in 1923.
Flag of New Mexico	Neomexicanos	America, North	Indo-European, Romance,Spanish	1925
Flag of Oklahoma	Okies	America, North	Indo-European, Germanic, English	1925
Flag of the Kurds	Kurds,Kurdish nationalism	Asia, Western	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian,Kurdish	1927	Used by theRepublic of Ararat in 1927, based on earlier designs used in the1890s revolt.
Flag of theKorean National Association	Koreans	Asia, Eastern	Korean	1928	Designed byYong-man Park. According toBrian Reynolds Myers, due to the inherently ethnic nature ofKorean nationalism, theSouth Korean flag is also seen and used as ade facto pan-Korean ethnic flag by many South Koreans.^[6]^[5]
Hispanic flag	Hispanidad,La Raza	Americas	Indo-European, Romance, Spanish	1932	Winning entry in a contest organized byJuana de Ibarbourou in 1932.
Flag of the Romani people	Romani people	Europe	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan,Romani	1933	Introduced by the General Union of the Roma of Romania in 1933, adopted at theFirst World Romani Congress in 1971.
Flag of East Turkestan	Uyghurs	Asia	Turkic	1934
Malay tricolour	Malay people,Malayness	Asia, Southeast	Austronesian, Malay	1946	Introduced by theUnited Malays National Organisation (1946).
Fleurdelisé	Québécois people	America, North	Indo-European, Romance, French, Quebec French	1948	Adopted by the government of Quebec during the administration of Maurice Duplessis.
Druze flag	Druze	Levant, West Asia	Semitic	1948	Adopted by theDruze Mental Chiefdom based on "Five Limits StarDruze Star.
Flag of theDanube Swabians	Danube Swabian	Europe	Germanic	1950	A coat of arms designed in 1950 by Hans Diplich has been adopted by many Danube Swabian cultural organizations.^[21]^[22] Its blazon is "Parti per fess wavy 1 Or, an eagle displayed couped Sable langued Gules; 2 parti per fess Argent and Vert, a fortress Argent roofed and turreted Gules surmounted with Sun and Crescent waning Or; chief wavy Azure".
Flag of Somalia	Somalis	Africa, Horn	Somali	1954	Used by the Somali Republic after independence from the UK and Italy, Blue field with the Star of Unity
Flag of Nagaland	Nagas	Asia, NE India, NW Myanmar	Tibeto-Burman	1956	First used by theNaga National Council. Blue field with the Star of Bethlehem and a simplified rainbow.
Flag of Occitania	Occitans	Europe, West	Indo-European, Romance,Occitan	1959	Inspired by the historic flag of theCounty of Toulouse, the modern rendition which included the seven-point star was designed by the Occitan Nationalist Party.
Flag of Wales	Welsh	Europe, North	Indo-European, Celtic, Brittonic,Welsh	1959	Green and white are the colours of theTudor dynasty, and theWelsh Dragon is an ancient symbol ofCeltic Britons. The current design was officially adopted in 1959.
Flag of theHausa people,Hausa–Fulani	Hausa,Hausa Kingdoms	West Africa,East Africa,Central Africa	Hausa language Afro-Asiatic language	1960	Hausa Emblem Flag, traditionally established emblem of Hausa identity – the 'Dagin Arewa' or 'Northern knot' – in a star shape, used in historic and traditional architecture, design and hand-embroidery.^[23]^[24]
Flag of the Oglala Sioux Nation	Oglala Lakota	America, North	Siouan, Teton Sioux	1961	The circle of eight teepees on the flag represent the nine districts of the reservation: Porcupine, Wakpamni, Medicine Root, Pass Creek, Eagle Nest, White Clay, LaCreek, Wounded Knee, and Pine Ridge. The red field represents the blood shed by the tribe in defense of their lands.
Flag of Tsėhéstáno	Notameohmésêhese	America, North	Algic, Plains Algonquian	1964	The decorative glyph of theMorning Star, a traditional icon of Cheyenne art, centered on a light blue field, represents the Northern Cheyenne.
Black American Heritage Flag	African-Americans	America, North	English,African-American Vernacular English,Tutnese,Gullah	1967	Created in 1967 by Melvin Charles and Gleason T. Jackson^[25] who conceived of it as a parade flag forBlack Americans.^[26] The color red represents blood shed by African Americans seeking freedom and equality in America, black represents pride inblack people, and gold represents intellect, prosperity, and peace.^[25]
Flag of Biafra	Igbo people	Africa, West	Niger-Congo,Igbo	1967	Flag of the irredentistRepublic of Biafra, after 1970 used as ethnic flag.^[27]
Flag of the Navajo Nation	Navajo people	America, North	Na-Dene, Southern Athabaskan,Navajo	1968
Assyrian flag	Assyrian people (Syriac Christians)	Asia, Western	Afro-Asiatic, Semitic,Aramaic	1971	A 1968 design adopted by theAssyrian Universal Alliance in 1971.
Australian Aboriginal flag	Aboriginal Australians	Australia	Australian	1971	Designed in 1971, given official recognition by the Australian authorities in 1995.
Flag of Acadiana	Cajuns	America, North	—	1974
Flag of the Cherokee Nation	Cherokee people	America, North	Iroquoian,Cherokee	1978	The seven-pointed stars represent the seven clans of the Cherokees, while the black star represents those lost on the Trail of Tears.
Flag of Haudenosaunee	Iroquois	America, North	Iroquoian	1980s	Based on theHiawatha Belt, the four squares and one tree represent the original five nations of the Confederacy, and the tree also represents the Tree of Peace.
Aramean-Syriac flag	Arameans/Assyrians	Asia, Western	Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Aramaic	1980	Used by the Bahro Suryoyo journal in 1980.
Sami flag	Sami people	Europe, Northern	Finnic, Sami	1986	Adopted by the 13thNordic Sami Conference on 15 August 1986.
Louisiana Creole flag	Louisiana Creoles	America, North	Afro-Creole	1987
Flag of Greenland	Greenlandic Inuit	Arctic	Greenlandic	1989	The only national flag of a Nordic country or territory without a Nordic Cross.
National Māori flag	Māori people	Oceania, New Zealand	Austronesian, Maori	1990	Designed in 1990 and made the subject of an activist campaign until its official recognition by New Zealand authorities in 2009.
Flag of Artsakh	Artsakhi Armenians	Europe, Western Asia	Armenian	1992	The tricolor design comes from the original Armenian flag, while the white pattern represents the mountains of Artsakh, and also forms an arrow pointing westward to symbolize the aspiration for eventual union with Armenia.
Bosanski Ljiljan	Bosniaks^[28]	Europe, South	Bosnian	1992	Formerly the national flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina until 1998.^[29]
Flag of Torres Strait Islands	Torres Strait Islanders	Australia	Creole,Torres Strait Island	1992	Recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission in June 1992, granted official status Australia in 1995.
Flag of the West Herzegovina Canton	Bosnian Croats^[30]	Europe, South	Serbo-Croatian,Croatian	1992	Formerly theflag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia from 1992 to 1996.
Flag ofMerina people	Merina people	Africa,Madagascar	Austronesian,Malagasy	1997	Since 1997.^[31]
Berber flag	Berbers	Africa, North	Afro-Asiatic,Berber	1998	Adopted by theWorld Amazigh Congress based on 1970s proposals by theBerber Academy.
Flag of Serbs of Croatia	Serbs of Croatia	Europe	Serbo-Croatian,Serbian	2005 (1997 in eastern Croatia)	Adopted by theSerb National Council (2005) and theJoint Council of Municipalities (1997)
Flag of Rapa Nui	Rapa Nui people	Polynesia	Austronesian,Rapanui	2006	A similar flag was used from the 13th century until 1899 during its period of independence.
Tornedalian Flag	Tornedalians	Europe, Northern	Finnic	2007
Flag of theIraqi Turkmen	Iraqi Turkmen/Turkmeneli	Asia	Turkic	2007	This flag, with a white star and crescent and two white horizontal stripes on a light blue background, was first adopted as Flag of Iraqi National Turkmen Party in 2007,^[32] a constituent political party of theIraqi Turkmen Front.
Andean Wiphala	Aymara people (Indigenous Bolivians)	America, South	Aymaran Quechuan	2009	Article 6, section II of theConstitution of Bolivia established the southern Qullasuyu Wiphala as the dualflag of Bolivia.^[33]^[34]
Flag of the Aromanians	Aromanians	Europe,Balkans	Aromanian	Unknown	Variations of this flag exist according to the country in which the Aromanians are located.^[35]

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Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Governorates Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya counties Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Antarctica	Adélie Land Argentine Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory British Antarctic Territory Chilean Antarctic Territory Peter I Island Queen Maud Land Ross Dependency
Asia	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus Egypt Georgia India states armed forces Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan prefectures municipalities Jordan Kazakhstan Korea North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines provinces coastwise emblem Qatar Russia federal subjects Sakha Russian Navy Saudi Arabia Singapore Soviet Union republics Soviet Navy Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand armed forces Timor-Leste Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria states Austria-Hungary Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Brussels Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France regions communes Brittany Corsica Île-de-France Occitanie Pays de la Loire French Empire Georgia Germany states districts municipalities Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy regions Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands royal standards provinces municipalities North Macedonia Norway Poland naval and maritime voivodeships Portugal personal standards municipalities Romania Russia federal subjects Sakha Russian Navy San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Soviet Union republics Soviet Navy Spain autonomous communities provinces Sweden Switzerland cantons municipalities Turkey Ukraine oblasts United Kingdom England Cornwall Northern Ireland Scotland Wales cities, towns and villages British Empire Vatican City/Holy See Yugoslavia
North America	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada lieutenant governors Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico states municipalities Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States states and territories ensigns jacks armed forces Puerto Rico CSA
Oceania	Australia state governors Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau states Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
South America	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Names initalics indicatenon-sovereign (dependent) territories, disputed states and/or former countries.

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Concepts	Clan Ethnic group Ethnographic group Ethnolinguistic group Ethnonational group Ethnoreligious group Ethnographic realism Diaspora Immigration /Emigration Hyphenated ethnicity Indigenous peoples In-group and out-groups Meta-ethnicity Metroethnicity Minority group Influence Monoethnicity Nation Nationality Panethnicity Polyethnicity Population Race Reactive ethnicity Supraethnicity Symbolic ethnicity Tribe
Ethnology	Anthropology Ethnic studies Ethnoarchaeology Ethnobiology Ethnobotany Ethnoecology Ethnomycology Ethnozoology Ethnocinema Ethnogeology Ethnography Autoethnography Clinical Critical Institutional Netnography Online Person-centered Salvage Transidioethnography Video Ethnohistory Ethnolinguistics Ethnology Ethnomathematics Ethnostatistics Ethnomedicine Ethnomethodology Ethnomuseology Ethnomusicology Ethnophilosophy Ethnopoetics Ethnopsychopharmacology Ethnoscience Ethnosemiotics Ethnotaxonomy
Groups by region	World Contemporary ethnic groups Countries by ethnic groups Africa Americas Indigenous Canada Greenland Mexico United States Caribbean Central America South America Asia Central Asia East Asia North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia West Asia Australia Aboriginal groups Torres Strait Islanders Europe Oceania Indigenous European
Identity and ethnogenesis	Cross-race effect Cultural assimilation Cultural identity Demonym Development Endonym Ethnarch Ethnic flag Ethnic option Ethnic origin Ethnic religion Ethnicity in censuses Ethnofiction Ethnonym Folk religion Historical Imagined community Kinship Legendary progenitor Linguistic homeland Mores Mythomoteur Nation-building Nation state National language National myth Origin myth Pantribal sodality Tribal name Tribalism Detribalization Neotribalism White ethnic
Multiethnic society	Consociationalism Cultural appropriation Diaspora politics Dominant minority Ethnic democracy Ethnic enclave Ethnic interest group Ethnic majority Ethnic media Ethnic nationalism Ethnic pornography Ethnic theme park Ethnoburb Ethnocracy Ethnographic film Ethnographic village Ethnopluralism Indigenous rights Middleman minority Minority rights Model minority Model minority myth Multinational state
Ideology and ethnic conflict	Allophilia Ethnic bioweapon Ethnic cleansing Ethnic hatred Ethnic joke Ethnic party Ethnic penalty Ethnic slurs Ethnic stereotype Ethnic violence Ethnic riots Ethnocentrism Ethnocide Ethnofuturism Ethnosymbolism Indigenism Indigenization Nativism Remigration Separatist movements Xenocentrism Xenophilia Xenophobia
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State-related

African derivative Arab states Christian Civil flag Country Date of Adoption Heads of state Historical flags Former sovereign states Formerly independent Timeline By year Islamic State flag State flags and ensigns Sovereign Special and fictional Unrecognized
Mobile military	Armed Forces Army and Ground Forces Air Forces Air Forces Roundels Air Forces Fin Flashes Maritime Ministry of Defense Naval ensigns Naval Jack
Mobile civil service	Border and Coast Guard Forces Police Flag
Mobile civilian	Civil air Civil and Merchant Navy Civil ensign House flag Pilot boat flags and ensigns Yacht flags and ensigns

Other entities

By design
(National)

By elements	Animals Astronomical Bicolor Borders British ensigns Buildings Canton Circles Color by combination Crescents Crosses Cross of Trier Nordic Saints banners Saints' crosses Devices Diamonds Flags Geographical Headgear Inscriptions Arabic English Latin Russian Spanish Keys Maps Nautical Plants People Quartered Solids Stars Trees Triangles Tribands Two-sided Watercraft Weapons
By shape	Non-rectangular Proportions

By nations

Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Governorates Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya counties Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Antarctica	Adélie Land Argentine Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory British Antarctic Territory Chilean Antarctic Territory Peter I Island Queen Maud Land Ross Dependency
Asia	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus Egypt Georgia India states armed forces Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan prefectures municipalities Jordan Kazakhstan Korea North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines provinces coastwise emblem Qatar Russia federal subjects Sakha Russian Navy Saudi Arabia Singapore Soviet Union republics Soviet Navy Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand armed forces Timor-Leste Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria states Austria-Hungary Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Brussels Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France regions communes Brittany Corsica Île-de-France Occitanie Pays de la Loire French Empire Georgia Germany states districts municipalities Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy regions Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands royal standards provinces municipalities North Macedonia Norway Poland naval and maritime voivodeships Portugal personal standards municipalities Romania Russia federal subjects Sakha Russian Navy San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Soviet Union republics Soviet Navy Spain autonomous communities provinces Sweden Switzerland cantons municipalities Turkey Ukraine oblasts United Kingdom England Cornwall Northern Ireland Scotland Wales cities, towns and villages British Empire Vatican City/Holy See Yugoslavia
North America	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada lieutenant governors Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico states municipalities Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States states and territories ensigns jacks armed forces Puerto Rico CSA
Oceania	Australia state governors Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau states Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
South America	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela