1979 - World Flag Chart

Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopia

national flag ^{1¹ Flown by anyone.}

Ethiopia

state flag ^{2² Occasionally flown by the government.}

Ghana

Rwanda

Guinea

Mali

Senegal

Cameroon

Chad

Nigeria

Ivory Coast

Niger

Upper Volta

Sierra Leone

Gabon

yellow-green, thick red stripe, black star

Guinea-Bissau

yellow-green, thick red stripe, black star and wreath

Cape Verde

Madagascar

Angola

Congo

Malawi

black-red-green, white outlines, shield and spears emblem

Kenya

African National Congress

diagonal green-black-blue, yellow outlines

Tanzania

yellow-black-red-green rays, outlined in white, radiating from the top-left

Mozambique

Benin

green, orange eagle, three short red-black-orange stripes

Zambia

green, yellow disc, hand holding a torch

Zaire

green-yellow-green, two black stars, red triangle

São Tomé and Príncipe

four concentric green-yellow-red-black boxes

Zimbabwe

ZANU flag ^{3³ Flag of the Zimbabwe African National Union, which sought full majority rule in the breakaway British colony of Zimbabwe Rhodesia. The territory's illegal government flew a red, white, green and black flag with a golden soapstone bird.}

Zimbabwe

ZAPU flag ^{4⁴ Flag of the Zimbabwe African People's Union, a competing liberation movement.}

6 red-yellow-black stripes, white circle, crane

Uganda

5 green-yellow stripes, red canton, white star

Togo

11 red-white stripes, blue canton, white star

Liberia

green-red triangles, white saltire, white circle, 3 red 6-pointed stars outlined in green

Burundi

green-white-red, blue triangle, coat of arms

Equatorial Guinea

The Gambia

Botswana

blue-red-blue, yellow outlines, shield and spear

Swaziland

Namibia

SWAPO flag ^{5⁵ Flag of the South West Africa People's Organisation, which sought independence from South Africa. Direct predecessor of the flag of Namibia. The territorial government did not have an official flag.}

Lesotho

blue-white-green-yellow, thin red stripe, yellow star

Central African Republic

orange-white-blue, a cross made up of the Union Jack, Orange Free State, and Transvaal flags

South Africa

Somalia

Djibouti

Eritrea

EPLF flag ^{6⁶ Flag of the Eritrean Liberation Front, which sought independence from Ethiopia. Direct predecessor of the modern flag. The provincial government did not have an official flag.}

red-green-red, yellow sunburst, green tree, red star

Oromia

OLF flag ^{7⁷ Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front, a nationalist liberation movement within Ethiopia. Oromia did not have an official flag within Ethiopia at this time.}

Tigray

TPLF flag ^{8⁸ Flag of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, a nationalist liberation movement within Ethiopia. Direct predecessor of the modern regional flag. Tigray did not have an official flag within Ethiopia at this time.}

Middle East and North Africa
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Turkey

Tunisia

Morocco

Algeria

Mauritania

Libya

Palestine

black-white-green, red triangle, white 7-pointed star

Jordan

black-white-green, red triangle, red crescent and star

Western Sahara

Polisario flag ^{9⁹ Flown by the Polisario Front and the unrecognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which claims to be the rightful government of the disputed Western Sahara. Most of the territory is occupied by Morocco.}

United Arab Emirates

Kuwait

Sudan

Egypt · Syria

Iraq

North Yemen

red-white-black, blue triangle, red star

South Yemen

white, two thin blue stripes, blue star of David

Israel

Cyprus

Lebanon

Iran

white-red-green, thick red stripe, white emblem

Oman

Bahrain

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Kurdistan

Druze

white, wavy red-white-blue saltire, azure-orange 4-pointed star, gold image of Assur

Assyrians

Western Europe
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France

Italy

Ireland

Andorra

Belgium

Netherlands

Luxembourg

Austria

national flag ^{10¹⁰ Flown by private citizens and municipalities.}

Austria

federal service flag ^{11¹¹ Flown by the federal government and the armed forces.}

Spain

West Germany

East Germany

Switzerland

Denmark

national flag ^{12¹² Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

red, white nordic cross, swallowtail cut

Denmark

sovereign flag ^{13¹³ Flown by the royal house, the government, and the armed forces. Also granted to a select list of private institutions and companies.}

Norway

merchant flag ^{14¹⁴ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

red, white-blue nordic cross, swallowtail cut

Norway

state flag ^{15¹⁵ Flown only on state-owned buildings and naval ships.}

Faroe Islands

Iceland

national flag ^{16¹⁶ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

blue, white-red nordic cross, swallowtail cut

Iceland

state flag ^{17¹⁷ Flown on government buildings and coast guard ships.}

Åland

Sweden ^{18¹⁸ Flown for all purposes. A three-tailed version of the national flag is flown by the military.}

Finland

national flag ^{19¹⁹ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

white, blue nordic cross, red square coat of arms outlined in yellow

Finland

state flag ^{20²⁰ Flown by the government, border guard, and public universities. The armed forces fly a version with a swallowtail cut.}

9 blue-white stripes, blue canton containing a white cross

Greece

blue, red-white pinwheel saltire outlined in white, red cross outlined in white

United Kingdom

England · Guernsey

white, red cross, white 6-pointed star, red hand, crown

Northern Ireland

Ulster banner ^{21²¹ Northen Ireland has not had an official flag since 1973, but the Ulster Banner is still flown by some sporting teams and private citizens. More or less exclusively a unionist symbol. Nationalists tend to fly the Irish tricolour instead.}

Scotland

Jersey

Wales

San Marino

Liechtenstein

Monaco

national flag ^{22²² Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Monaco

princely flag ^{23²³ Flown over the Prince's Palace and government buildings.}

white, red castle, red stripe, yellow key

Gibraltar

Vatican City

Malta

red, thick green stripe, yellow armillary sphere, coat of arms

Portugal

blue-white, yellow goshawk, arc of 9 yellow stars, coat of arms

Azores

blue-yellow-blue, red cross, smaller white cross

Madeira

Canary Islands

Galicia

Catalonia

senyera ^{24²⁴ The traditional Catalan flag, and the official flag of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia.}

9 red-yellow stripes, blue triangle, white star

Catalonia

estelada ^{25²⁵ The flag preferred by supporters of Catalan independence.}

9 black-white stripes, white canton, 11 ermine spots

Brittany

Cornwall

Corsica

Flanders

Wallonia

Isle of Man

Basque Country

Sápmi

Eastern Europe
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Soviet Union

red, black two-headed eagle, yellow hollow star

Albania

Czechoslovakia

Poland

state flag ^{26²⁶ Flown over the Presidential Palace, parliament, provincial legislatures, and other government buildings. Private use highly restricted.}

Poland

coat of arms flag ^{27²⁷ Flown by embassies, airports, and merchant ships. Private use strictly banned.}

blue-white-red, red star outlined in yellow

Yugoslavia

Hungary

Bulgaria

Estonia ^{28²⁸ Flown by the diplomatic service in exile and the Estonian disaspora. Flying the national flag was banned under the Soviet occupation.}

Lithuania ^{29²⁹ Flown by the diplomatic service in exile and the Lithuanian disaspora. Flying the national flag was banned under the Soviet occupation.}

Latvia ^{30³⁰ Flown by the diplomatic service in exile and the Latvian disaspora. Flying the national flag was banned under the Soviet occupation.}

Romania

South Asia and the Indian Ocean
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India

green, thick white stripe, white crescent and star

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Afghanistan

red double-tailed pennant outlined in blue, white moon, white sun

Nepal

Bhutan

yellow, orange and green vertical bars, maroon rectangle, yellow lion, yellow leaves

Sri Lanka

green, thick red outline, white crescent

Maldives

Comoros

Seychelles

Mauritius

Jammu and Kashmir ^{32³² Flown in the Indian-controlled parts of the disputed region of Kashmir.}

green, four white stripes, orange canton, white crescent and star

Azad Kashmir ^{33³³ Flown in the Pakistan-controlled parts of the disputed region of Kashmir.}

blue, white 6-pointed star, red-yellow-green striped-arc

Nagaland ^{34³⁴ Flown by nationalists and separatists. The Indian state of Nagaland does not have an official flag.}

Kannada ^{35³⁵ The popular but unofficial flag of the Kannada people. The Indian state of Karnataka does not have an official flag.}

East, Central and Southeast Asia
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Japan

white, red-blue taeguk surrounded by four black trigrams

South Korea

blue-red-blue, white outlines, white disc, red star

North Korea

Vietnam

Kampuchea ^{36³⁶ Flown by the partially-recognized People's Republic of Kampuchea, the Vienamese client state in Phnom Penh.}

Kampuchea

Khmer Rouge flag ^{37³⁷ Flown by the Khmer Rouge government-in-exile, which retained control of Cambodia's UN seat.}

China

white triangle, 12-red-blue wedges, yellow sun, two snow lions, yellow border

Tibet

red-blue-red, yellow soyombo, yellow star

Mongolia

Taiwan ^{38³⁸ The flag of the Republic of China, the government of Taiwan. Banned on the mainland, as the People's Republic of China claimed sovereignty over the island.}

red, blue canton, white gear and wheat emblem, 14 white stars

Burma

Thailand

Laos

14 red-white stripes, blue canton, yellow crescent and 14-point star

Malaysia

Indonesia

red-white, white crescent, 5 white stars

Singapore

Sarawak

blue-red, white triangle, yellow sun, three yellow stars

Philippines

red, yellow triangle, smaller black triangle, white star

East Timor ^{39³⁹ Flown by nationalists seeking the indpenedence of Timor-Leste. Under Indonesian occupation, flying the flag was illegal. The rarely-used official flag of "Timor Timur" was orange with the provincial seal in the middle.}

yellow, diagonal white-black stripes, red emblem

Brunei

Shan

red-white-yellow-blue, green canton, brown mountain

Sabah

red-white-blue, thick blue stripe, red sunburst and yellow drum

Karen ^{40⁴⁰ Flown by Karen nationalists seeking independence and separation from Burma.}

East Turkestan ^{41⁴¹ The national flag of the Uyghur people, banned within the People's Republic of China. Xinjiang Region does not have an official flag.}

azure, abstract red arrow piercing a white cloud

Ainu

Oceania
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diagonal black-red, white southern cross, yellow bird of paradise

Papua New Guinea

Aboriginal Australians

blue British ensign, white 7-pointed star and southern cross

Australia

blue British ensign, red southern cross outlined in white

New Zealand

blue British ensign, ring of 15 white stars

Cook Islands

Fiji

Tuvalu

yellow British ensign, five yellow stars on the Union Jack

Niue

diagonal blue-green bicolour, yellow outline, 5 white stars

Solomon Islands

blue, orange-white diagonal rays, white 24-point star

Marshall Islands

blue, thin yellow stripe, white 12-pointed star

Nauru

Micronesia

red, yellow sun rising from 6 white-blue wavy stripes, yellow frigatebird

Kiribati

white-red-blue-white-red-blue-white-red, union jack

Hawaiʻi

Western Samoa

Tonga

red, white maltese cross, French flag outlined in white

Wallis and Futuna

Tahiti

Northern Mariana Islands

Guam

blue, white triangle outlined in red, American eagle holding a gold fly-whisk and club

American Samoa

Norfolk Island

blue, red headdress, black circle surrounded by green and white triangles

Bougainville

red, black triangle, thick green band, yellow plant

Vanua'aku ^{42⁴² Flown by the Vanua'aku Pati and the People's Provisional Government, which pushed for the independence of what would become Vanuatu. The Anglo-French condominium in the New Hebrides did not have an official flag.}

North America
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Canada

13 red-white stripes, blue canton, fifty white stars

United States

Bermuda

blue, white cross, four white fleurs-de-lis

Québec

Alaska

white-red, thick blue stripe, white star

Texas

Acadia

California

white, red offset cross, red star, red crescent

Mi’kmaq

Métis

Northern Cheyenne

Choctaw

orange, black-green fringe, seal, seven 7-pointed yellow stars

Cherokee

Oglala Lakota

red-white-black-white-black-white-red, white triangle outlined in black, red-black circle

Arapaho

blue, saltire of red and white chevrons, tribal seal

Seminole

tan, seal on a map, four black-white-blue-yellow mountains, rainbow

Navajo

yellow-purple, staff with 11 feathers dangling from it

Papago

green-white-blue-white-green, snowshoe and antlers

Innu

The Caribbean
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Jamaica

red, diagonal black stripe outlined in white

Trinidad and Tobago

black-blue-white, red triangles, yellow sunrise

Antigua

green, yellow triangle outlined in white, smaller red triangle outlined in black

Guyana

green, yellow-white-black cross, red circle, ring of green stars, purple parrot

Dominica

green-yellow triangles, red border, red disc, yellow star, nutmeg, six yellow stars

Grenada

Guyane

green-white-red-white-green, yellow star

Suriname

Martinique ^{43⁴³ An unofficial flag flown by Martinican nationalists and occasionally by local municipalities.}

The Bahamas

blue, two thin yellow stripes, red 4-pointed star outlined in white

Aruba

blue, black triangle outlined in white, shorter yellow triangle

Saint Lucia

Barbados

Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla

blue-yellow-green, white outlines, green breadfruit emblem

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

white, thin red stripe, thin blue band, ring of 6 stars

Netherlands Antilles

white, blue stripe, three orange dolphins

Anguilla ^{44⁴⁴ The unofficial but popular cultural flag of the island.}

white, American eagle flanked on either side by the blue letters

Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Belize

Garifuna

Latin America
◀︎ ▶︎

green, yellow diamond, blue and white celestial sphere

Brazil

Mexico

Peru

national ensign ^{45⁴⁵ Flown by the government, the navy, the national police, and national sports teams. Raised at major ceremonies. The army uses a similar flag with a different coat of arms.}

Peru

national flag ^{46⁴⁶ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Guatemala

Argentina

Honduras

Nicaragua

El Salvador

national flag ^{47⁴⁷ The most common flag, flown over most government buildings, at ceremonies, by diplomatic missions and often by public citizens.}

El Salvador

inscribed flag ^{48⁴⁸ An alternative government flag, most commonly flown by the armed forces but also on some public buildings and offices.}

El Salvador

plain flag ^{49⁴⁹ The simplest version of the national flag, flown by some private citizens.}

Paraguay

front side

Paraguay

back side

Costa Rica

national flag ^{50⁵⁰ The most common Costa Rican flag. Officially designated for private citizens, but in practice often used on government buildings and schools too.}

Costa Rica

national ensign ^{51⁵¹ Flown by the government and by diplomatic missions, although also used sometimes by private citizens.}

5 red-white stripes, blue triangle, white star

Puerto Rico

5 blue-white stripes, red triangle, white star

Cuba

9 white-blue stripes, white canton, yellow sun

Uruguay

national flag ^{52⁵² Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Uruguay

flag of Artigas ^{53⁵³ A traditional military emblem, ceremonially flown alongside the national flag at government buildings.}

Uruguay

flag of the Treinta y Tres ^{54⁵⁴ A historic flag, ceremonially flown alongside the national flag at government buildings.}

blue-red quarters, white cross, coat of arms

Dominican Republic

Chile

white-red-white-blue quarters, blue star, red star

Panama

blue-red, white square containing a coat of arms

Haiti

yellow-blue-red, arc of 7 white stars, coat of arms

Venezuela

national ensign ^{55⁵⁵ Flown by the government and armed forces, and unofficially used by many private citizens.}

Venezuela

national flag ^{56⁵⁶ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

Colombia

Ecuador

Bolivia

state flag ^{57⁵⁷ Flown by the governmnent. The armed forces flew a similar flag with olive and laurel branches around the coat of arms.}

Bolivia

national flag ^{58⁵⁸ Allowed to be flown by anyone.}

7-by-7 grid of coloured squares, diagonally arranged white-green-blue-purple-red-orange-yellow

Aymara

red-orange-yellow-green-azure-blue-purple

Quechua

Other International and Cultural Flags
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blue, white map of the world, white wreath

United Nations

Europe

green-white-green, yellow outlines, emblem

Organization of African Unity

blue, yellow globe surrounded by rays in the shape of a C

Commonwealth of Nations

blue-yellow-red-white-orange-multicolour

Buddhist Flag

Romani

Pan-African Flag

red, yellow sunburst, Mohawk warrior head

Warrior Flag

Esperanto

Red Cross

Red Crescent

Red Lion and Sun

Pride Flag

Olympic Games

Events of 1979
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AZORES • On April 10, the Azores adopted a flag which was heavily inspired by the old blue and white flag of the Portuguese monarchy.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC • Bokassa I of the Central African Empire was overthrown on September 21 and the Central African Republic was restored.

Flag of the Central African Republic (and Empire)

CHOCTAW • The Choctaw Nation adopted a flag in the 1970s, possibly coinciding with the adoption of its constitution in 1979. The design was based on the flag flown by Confederate-allied Choctaw cavalry during the American Civil War.

COOK ISLANDS • On August 4, the Cook Islands adopted a new blue ensign with the ring of stars from its previous flag in the fly.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA • On August 21, the original national flag was readopted following the ousting of Francisco Macías Nguema.

IRAN • Ayatollah Khomeini declared the creation of a provisional revolutionary government on February 5. Its flag was a plain tricolour without the traditional lion and sun symbol.

KAMPUCHEA • The Vietnamese army entered Phnom Penh on January 7, and the following day the People's Republic of Kampuchea was established. The new regime adopted the 1945 flag of the Khmer Issarak independence movement, which featured a five-tower depiction of Angkor Wat. The old government was forced into exile but retained international recognition under the three-tower flag.

KIRIBATI • The Gilbert Islands became independent from the United Kingdom as Kiribati on July 12.

MARSHALL ISLANDS • On May 1, the Marshall Islands became self-governing under United Nations trusteeship. The new Republic's flag was designed by Emlain Kabua, who would become First Lady later that year.

MICRONESIA • On May 10, the Federated States of Micronesia was established under United Nations trusteeship.

NORFOLK ISLAND • Norfolk Island adopted a territorial flag depicting a Norfolk pine on June 6.

PRIDE FLAG • The original 8-stripe pride flag was reduced to 6 stripes at the 1979 San Francisco Pride Parade to make it easier to manufacture.

SAINT LUCIA • The British associated state of Saint Lucia became fully independent on March 1 under a slightly modified flag.

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES • On October 27, the British associated state of Saint Vincent became independent as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and adopted a new flag with a large breadfruit leaf on it.

ZIMBABWE • The unrecognized Rhodesian government (now calling itself "Zimbabwe Rhodesia") adopted a new flag on September 2 to symbolize its transition to a multi-racial democracy. (Not pictured above.) The new government was unable to gather any international support and later that year the country officially reverted to British rule.

Notes

¹ Flown by anyone. ↩

² Occasionally flown by the government. ↩

³ Flag of the Zimbabwe African National Union, which sought full majority rule in the breakaway British colony of Zimbabwe Rhodesia. The territory's illegal government flew a red, white, green and black flag with a golden soapstone bird. ↩

⁴ Flag of the Zimbabwe African People's Union, a competing liberation movement. ↩

⁵ Flag of the South West Africa People's Organisation, which sought independence from South Africa. Direct predecessor of the flag of Namibia. The territorial government did not have an official flag. ↩

⁶ Flag of the Eritrean Liberation Front, which sought independence from Ethiopia. Direct predecessor of the modern flag. The provincial government did not have an official flag. ↩

⁷ Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front, a nationalist liberation movement within Ethiopia. Oromia did not have an official flag within Ethiopia at this time. ↩

⁸ Flag of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, a nationalist liberation movement within Ethiopia. Direct predecessor of the modern regional flag. Tigray did not have an official flag within Ethiopia at this time. ↩

⁹ Flown by the Polisario Front and the unrecognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which claims to be the rightful government of the disputed Western Sahara. Most of the territory is occupied by Morocco. ↩

¹⁰ Flown by private citizens and municipalities. ↩

¹¹ Flown by the federal government and the armed forces. ↩

¹² Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

¹³ Flown by the royal house, the government, and the armed forces. Also granted to a select list of private institutions and companies. ↩

¹⁴ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

¹⁵ Flown only on state-owned buildings and naval ships. ↩

¹⁶ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

¹⁷ Flown on government buildings and coast guard ships. ↩

¹⁸ Flown for all purposes. A three-tailed version of the national flag is flown by the military. ↩

¹⁹ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

²⁰ Flown by the government, border guard, and public universities. The armed forces fly a version with a swallowtail cut. ↩

²¹ Northen Ireland has not had an official flag since 1973, but the Ulster Banner is still flown by some sporting teams and private citizens. More or less exclusively a unionist symbol. Nationalists tend to fly the Irish tricolour instead. ↩

²² Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

²³ Flown over the Prince's Palace and government buildings. ↩

²⁴ The traditional Catalan flag, and the official flag of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. ↩

²⁵ The flag preferred by supporters of Catalan independence. ↩

²⁶ Flown over the Presidential Palace, parliament, provincial legislatures, and other government buildings. Private use highly restricted. ↩

²⁷ Flown by embassies, airports, and merchant ships. Private use strictly banned. ↩

²⁸ Flown by the diplomatic service in exile and the Estonian disaspora. Flying the national flag was banned under the Soviet occupation. ↩

²⁹ Flown by the diplomatic service in exile and the Lithuanian disaspora. Flying the national flag was banned under the Soviet occupation. ↩

³⁰ Flown by the diplomatic service in exile and the Latvian disaspora. Flying the national flag was banned under the Soviet occupation. ↩

³¹ Banned within the People's Republic of China. The Tibet Autonomous Region does not have an official flag. ↩

³² Flown in the Indian-controlled parts of the disputed region of Kashmir. ↩

³³ Flown in the Pakistan-controlled parts of the disputed region of Kashmir. ↩

³⁴ Flown by nationalists and separatists. The Indian state of Nagaland does not have an official flag. ↩

³⁵ The popular but unofficial flag of the Kannada people. The Indian state of Karnataka does not have an official flag. ↩

³⁶ Flown by the partially-recognized People's Republic of Kampuchea, the Vienamese client state in Phnom Penh. ↩

³⁷ Flown by the Khmer Rouge government-in-exile, which retained control of Cambodia's UN seat. ↩

³⁸ The flag of the Republic of China, the government of Taiwan. Banned on the mainland, as the People's Republic of China claimed sovereignty over the island. ↩

³⁹ Flown by nationalists seeking the indpenedence of Timor-Leste. Under Indonesian occupation, flying the flag was illegal. The rarely-used official flag of "Timor Timur" was orange with the provincial seal in the middle. ↩

⁴⁰ Flown by Karen nationalists seeking independence and separation from Burma. ↩

⁴¹ The national flag of the Uyghur people, banned within the People's Republic of China. Xinjiang Region does not have an official flag. ↩

⁴² Flown by the Vanua'aku Pati and the People's Provisional Government, which pushed for the independence of what would become Vanuatu. The Anglo-French condominium in the New Hebrides did not have an official flag. ↩

⁴³ An unofficial flag flown by Martinican nationalists and occasionally by local municipalities. ↩

⁴⁴ The unofficial but popular cultural flag of the island. ↩

⁴⁵ Flown by the government, the navy, the national police, and national sports teams. Raised at major ceremonies. The army uses a similar flag with a different coat of arms. ↩

⁴⁶ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

⁴⁷ The most common flag, flown over most government buildings, at ceremonies, by diplomatic missions and often by public citizens. ↩

⁴⁸ An alternative government flag, most commonly flown by the armed forces but also on some public buildings and offices. ↩

⁴⁹ The simplest version of the national flag, flown by some private citizens. ↩

⁵⁰ The most common Costa Rican flag. Officially designated for private citizens, but in practice often used on government buildings and schools too. ↩

⁵¹ Flown by the government and by diplomatic missions, although also used sometimes by private citizens. ↩

⁵² Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

⁵³ A traditional military emblem, ceremonially flown alongside the national flag at government buildings. ↩

⁵⁴ A historic flag, ceremonially flown alongside the national flag at government buildings. ↩

⁵⁵ Flown by the government and armed forces, and unofficially used by many private citizens. ↩

⁵⁶ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

⁵⁷ Flown by the governmnent. The armed forces flew a similar flag with olive and laurel branches around the coat of arms. ↩

⁵⁸ Allowed to be flown by anyone. ↩

The World Flag Chart

◀︎ Flags of 1979 ▶︎

Sub-Saharan Africa
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Middle East and North Africa
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Western Europe
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Eastern Europe
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South Asia and the Indian Ocean
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East, Central and Southeast Asia
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Oceania
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North America
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The Caribbean
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Latin America
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Other International and Cultural Flags
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Events of 1979
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Notes

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Notes

Events of 1979
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