note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

note: almost identical to the flag of Romania but with a darker shade of blue; also similar to the flags of Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; design based on the flag of France

note: the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

note: similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag of France

note: similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and Yemen, which has a plain white band

note: one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Vanuatu

note: Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of her flag (adopted ca. 1895) were so often appropriated by other African countries upon independence that they became known as the Pan-African colors; the emblem in the center of the current flag was added in 1996

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the flag design was heavily influenced by the Ghanaian flag

note: the design is based on the US flag

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Senegal (which has an additional green central star) and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea

note: while many national flags consist of three - and in some cases five - horizontal bands of color, the flag of Mauritius is the world's only national flag to consist of four horizontal color bands

note: one of only two national flags featuring a firearm, the other is Guatemala

note: similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Mali and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea

note: the South African flag is one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Sudan's

note: resembles the flag of Kenya; one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Africa's

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

note: the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor state to the Ottoman Empire