Flag factoids

The United Nations flag is the only flag that may fly above the USA flag on an American flagpole.
Libya’s flag is the only flag which is all one color (green) with no writing or decoration on it.
The only place where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, never flies half-mast and does not get saluted, is the moon.
Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag (she also run a munitions factory in her basement).
The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace or war.
The Nepalese flag has the most unique shape.
The Swiss flag is square.
Red is color most used on flags (75% of flags) followed by white (70%) and blue (50%).
Flag Day in the USA is June 14th.

U.S.A.

Switzerland

Libya

The Philippines

Nepal

Earth flag

There are a number of flag designs to represent earth but in general the United Nations flag is seen – albeit controversially so – as presenting all earthlings. Flags have also been proposed for neutral areas such as Antarctica and the moon.

United Nations

Earth flag - by John McConnell in 1969

Flag of Earth - by James W Cadle in 1970 - used by SETI

Antarctica

National flags

Afghanistan	Albania	Andorra	Algeria
Angola	Argentina	Armenia	Australia
Austria	Azerbaijan
The Bahamas	Bahrain	Bangladesh	Barbados
Belarus	Belgium	Belize	Benin
Bhutan	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bolivia	Botswana
Brazil	British Indian Ocean Territory	Brunei	Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	Burma	Burundi
Cambodia	Cameroon	Canada	Chad
Chile	China	Colombia	Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of	Congo, Republic of	Croatia	Cuba
Cyprus	Czech Republic
Denmark	Djibouti	Dominica	Dominican Republic
Ecuador	Egypt	El Salvador	Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea	Estonia	Ethiopia	European Union

Finland	France
Gabon	Georgia	Germany	Gibraltar
Greece	Guatemala
Haiti	Honduras	Hungary
Iceland	India	Indonesia	Iran
Iraq	Ireland	Israel	Italy
Jamaica	Japan	Jordan
Kazakhstan	Kenya	North Korea	South Korea
Kosovo	Kurdistan	Kuwait	Kyrgystan
Laos	Latvia	Lebanon	Lesotho
Liberia	Libya	Liechtenstein	Lithuania
Luxembourg

Macedonia	Madagascar	Malawi	Malaysia
Maldives	Mali	Malta	Mauritania
Mauritius	Mexico	Moldova	Monaco
Mongolia	Montenegro	Morocco	Mozambique
Namibia	Nauru	Nepal	Netherlands
New Zealand	Nicaragua	Niger	Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan	Panama	Papa New Guinea	Paraguay
Peru	Philippines	Poland	Portugal
Qatar
Romania	Russia	Rwanda

Saudi Arabia	Scotland	Serbia	Sierra Leone
Singapore	Slovakia	Slovenia	Somalia
South Africa	South Sudan	Spain	Sri Lanka
Sudan	Swaziland	Sweden	Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan	Tajikistan	Tanzania	Thailand
Togo	Tonga	Tunisia	Turkey

Uganda	Ukraine	United Arab Emirates	United Kingdom
USA	Uruguay	Uzbekistan
Vatican City	Venezuela	Vietnam
Wales
Yemen	Zambia	Zimbabwe

Also see: Country Independence Dates