Hong Kongred with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower inthe center
Howland Islandthe flag of the US is used
Hungarythree equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green
Icelandblue with a red cross outlined in white extending to theedges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to thehoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
Indiathree equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange)(top), white, and green with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel)centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Niger, which hasa small orange disk centered in the white band
Indonesiatwo equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similarto the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag ofPoland, which is white (top) and red
Iranthree equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red;the national emblem (a stylized representation of the word Allah inthe shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom) in red is centered inthe white band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script isrepeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11times along the top edge of the red band
Iraqthree equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blackwith three green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered inthe white band; the phrase ALLAHU AKBAR (God is Great) in greenArabic script - Allahu to the right of the middle star and Akbar tothe left of the middle star - was added in January 1991 during thePersian Gulf crisis; similar to the flag of Syria, which has twostars but no script, Yemen, which has a plain white band, and thatof Egypt which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the whiteband; design is based upon the Arab Liberation colors
Irelandthree equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, andorange; similar to the flag of Cote d'Ivoire, which is shorter andhas the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green;also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colorsof green (hoist side), white, and red
Israelwhite with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known asthe Magen David (Shield of David) centered between two equalhorizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag
Italythree equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, andred; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and is green(hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of theCote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side),white, and greennote: inspired by the French flag brought to Italy by Napoleon in1797
Jamaicadiagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles -green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side)
Jan Mayenthe flag of Norway is used
Japanwhite with a large red disk (representing the sun withoutrays) in the center
Jarvis Islandthe flag of the US is used
Jerseywhite with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners ofthe flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a redshield with the three lions of England in yellow
Johnston Atollthe flag of the US is used
Jordanthree equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing theAbbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, andgreen, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangleon the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, andbearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the sevenverses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the sevenpoints on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, nationalspirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design isbased on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I
Juan de Nova Islandthe flag of France is used
Kazakhstansky blue background representing the endless sky and agold sun with 32 rays soaring above a golden steppe eagle in thecenter; on the hoist side is a "national ornamentation" in gold
Kenyathree equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green;the red band is edged in white; a large warrior's shield coveringcrossed spears is superimposed at the center
Kingman Reefthe flag of the US is used
Kiribatithe upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flyingover a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with threehorizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
Korea, Norththree horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triplewidth), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist sideof the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star
Korea, Southwhite with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in thecenter; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching(Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field
Kuwaitthree equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and redwith a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; design, which datesto 1961, based on the Arab revolt flag of World War I
Kyrgyzstanred field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 raysrepresenting the 40 Kyrgyz tribes; on the obverse side the rays runcounterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise; in the center of thesun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylizedrepresentation of the roof of the traditional Kyrgyz yurt
Laosthree horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double width), andred with a large white disk centered in the blue band
Latviathree horizontal bands of maroon (top), white (half-width),and maroon
Lebanonthree horizontal bands of red (top), white (double width),and red with a green cedar tree centered in the white band
Lesothodivided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; theupper half is white, bearing the brown silhouette of a large shieldwith crossed spear and club; the lower half is a diagonal blue bandwith a green triangle in the corner
Liberia11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom)alternating with white; there is a white five-pointed star on a bluesquare in the upper hoist-side corner; the design was based on theUS flag
Libyaplain green; green is the traditional color of Islam (thestate religion)
Liechtensteintwo equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red witha gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band
Lithuaniathree equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, andred
Luxembourgthree equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, andlight blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses adarker blue and is shorter; design was based on the flag of France
Macaulight green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge andwater in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: onelarge in center of arc and four smaller
Macedoniaa yellow sun with eight broadening rays extending to theedges of the red field
Madagascartwo equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with avertical white band of the same width on hoist side
Malawithree equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and greenwith a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band
Malaysia14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating withwhite (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-sidecorner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; thecrescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam; the designwas based on the flag of the US
Maldivesred with a large green rectangle in the center bearing avertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on thehoist side of the flag
Malithree equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, andred; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Maltatwo equal vertical bands of white (hoist side) and red; in theupper hoist-side corner is a representation of the George Cross,edged in red
Man, Isle ofred with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), inthe center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at theknee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides ofthe flag, a two-sided emblem is used
Marshall Islandsblue with two stripes radiating from the lowerhoist-side corner - orange (top) and white; there is a white starwith four large rays and 20 small rays on the hoist side above thetwo stripes
Martiniquea light blue background is divided into four quadrants bya white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white snake; theflag of France is used for official occasions
Mauritaniagreen with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow,horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down; thecrescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
Mauritiusfour equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow,and green
Mayottethe flag of France is used
Mexicothree equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, andred; the coat of arms (an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake inits beak) is centered in the white band
Micronesia, Federated States oflight blue with four whitefive-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamondpattern
Midway Islandsthe flag of the US is used
Moldovasame color scheme as Romania - three equal vertical bands ofblue (hoist side), yellow, and red; emblem in center of flag is of aRoman eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talonscarrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in itsright talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breastis a shield divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized oxhead, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow
Monacotwo equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar tothe flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland whichis white (top) and red
Mongoliathree equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, andred; centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is the nationalemblem ("soyombo" - a columnar arrangement of abstract and geometricrepresentation for fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the yin-yangsymbol)
Montserratblue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-sidequadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outerhalf of the flag; the coat of arms features a woman standing besidea yellow harp with her arm around a black cross
Moroccored with a green pentacle (five-pointed, linear star) knownas Sulayman's (Solomon's) seal in the center of the flag; red andgreen are traditional colors in Arab flags, although the use of redis more commonly associated with the Arab states of the Persiangulf; design dates to 1912
Mozambiquethree equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, andyellow with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; theblack band is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellowfive-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in blacksuperimposed on an open white book
Namibiaa large blue triangle with a yellow sunburst fills the upperleft section and an equal green triangle (solid) fills the lowerright section; the triangles are separated by a red stripe that iscontrasted by two narrow white-edge borders
Naurublue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across thecenter and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on thehoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation tothe Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12original tribes of Nauru
Navassa Islandthe flag of the US is used
Nepalred with a blue border around the unique shape of twooverlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears awhite stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white12-pointed sun
Netherlandsthree equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, andblue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blueand is longer; one of the oldest flags in constant use, originatingwith William I, Prince of Orange, in the latter half of the 16thcentury
Netherlands Antilleswhite, with a horizontal blue stripe in thecenter superimposed on a vertical red band, also centered; fivewhite, five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern in thecenter of the blue band; the five stars represent the five mainislands of Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten
New Caledoniathe flag of France is used
New Zealandblue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-sidequadrant with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered inthe outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Crossconstellation
Nicaraguathree equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, andblue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; thecoat of arms features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DENICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; similar tothe flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled bythe words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered inthe white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has fiveblue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band
Nigerthree equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and greenwith a small orange disk (representing the sun) centered in thewhite band; similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spokedwheel centered in the white band
Nigeriathree equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, andgreen
Niueyellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-sidequadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars -a large one on a blue disk in the center and a smaller one on eacharm of the bold red cross
Norfolk Islandthree vertical bands of green (hoist side), white,and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered inthe slightly wider white band
Northern Mariana Islandsblue, with a white, five-pointed starsuperimposed on the gray silhouette of a latte stone (a traditionalfoundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by awreath
Norwayred with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to theedges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to thehoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
Omanthree horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal widthwith a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the nationalemblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossedswords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of thevertical band
Pakistangreen with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role ofreligious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent andstar are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and colorgreen are traditional symbols of Islam
Palaulight blue with a large yellow disk (representing the moon)shifted slightly to the hoist side
Palmyra Atollthe flag of the US is used
Panamadivided into four, equal rectangles; the top quadrants arewhite (hoist side) with a blue five-pointed star in the center andplain red; the bottom quadrants are plain blue (hoist side) andwhite with a red five-pointed star in the center
Papua New Guineadivided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner;the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradisecentered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointedstars of the Southern Cross constellation centered
Paraguaythree equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and bluewith an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that theemblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at theleft) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed starwithin a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY,all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bearsthe seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Libertyand the words Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice) capped by the wordsREPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles)
Peruthree equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), white, and redwith the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of armsfeatures a shield bearing a vicuna, cinchona tree (the source ofquinine), and a yellow cornucopia spilling out gold coins, allframed by a green wreath
Philippinestwo equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with awhite equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the center ofthe triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (eachcontaining three individual rays) and in each corner of the triangleis a small yellow five-pointed star
Pitcairn Islandsblue with the flag of the UK in the upperhoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centeredon the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green,and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor
Polandtwo equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; similar tothe flags of Indonesia and Monaco which are red (top) and white
Portugaltwo vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) andred (three-fifths) with the Portuguese coat of arms centered on thedividing line
Puerto Ricofive equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom)alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoistside bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center; designinitially influenced by the US flag, but similar to the Cuban flag,with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed
Qatarmaroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) onthe hoist side
Reunionthe flag of France is used
Romaniathree equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, andred; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in theyellow band has been removed; now similar to the flag of Chad, alsoresembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova
Russiathree equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red
Rwandathree horizontal bands of sky blue (top, double width),yellow, and green, with a golden sun with 24 rays near the fly endof the blue band
Saint Helenablue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-sidequadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer half ofthe flag; the shield features a rocky coastline and three-mastedsailing ship
Saint Kitts and Nevisdivided diagonally from the lower hoist sideby a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; theblack band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, thelower triangle is red
Saint Luciablue, with a gold isosceles triangle below a blackarrowhead; the upper edges of the arrowhead have a white border
Saint Pierre and Miquelona yellow sailing ship facing the hoistside rides on a dark blue background with yellow wavy lines underthe ship; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into threeparts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonalcross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividingthe rectangle into four sections; the middle part has a whitebackground with an ermine pattern; the third part has a redbackground with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, oneabove the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement bycolonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; theflag of France is used for official occasions
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesthree vertical bands of blue (hoistside), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears threegreen diamonds arranged in a V pattern
Samoared with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrantbearing five white five-pointed stars representing the SouthernCross constellation
San Marinotwo equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light bluewith the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coatof arms has a shield (featuring three towers on three peaks) flankedby a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the wordLIBERTAS (Liberty)
Sao Tome and Principethree horizontal bands of green (top), yellow(double width), and green with two black five-pointed stars placedside by side in the center of the yellow band and a red isoscelestriangle based on the hoist side; uses the popular pan-Africancolors of Ethiopia
Saudi Arabiagreen, a traditional color in Islamic flags, with theShahada or Muslim creed in large white Arabic script (translated as"There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God") above awhite horizontal saber (the tip points to the hoist side); designdates to the early twentieth century and is closely associated withthe Al Saud family which established the kingdom in 1932
Senegalthree equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow,and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellowband; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Serbia and Montenegrothree equal horizontal bands of blue (top),white, and red
Seychellesfive oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red,white, and green (bottom) radiating from the bottom of the hoist side
Sierra Leonethree equal horizontal bands of light green (top),white, and light blue
Singaporetwo equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; nearthe hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent(closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially enclosing fivewhite five-pointed stars arranged in a circle
Slovakiathree equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and redsuperimposed with the Slovak cross in a shield centered on the hoistside; the cross is white centered on a background of red and blue
Sloveniathree equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red,with the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav,Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at thecenter; beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas andrivers, and above it are three six-pointed stars arranged in aninverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of theCounts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14thand early 15th centuries); the seal is located in the upper hoistside of the flag centered in the white and blue bands
Solomon Islandsdivided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from thelower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is bluewith five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; thelower triangle is green
Somalialight blue with a large white five-pointed star in thecenter; blue field influenced by the flag of the UN
South Africatwo equal width horizontal bands of red (top) and blueseparated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal Y,the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Yembraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms areseparated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands areseparated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsblue, with the flag ofthe UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia andthe South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer halfof the flag; the coat of arms features a shield with a golden lioncentered; the shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and apenguin on the right; a reindeer appears above the shield, and belowit on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let theLion Protect its Own Land)
Spainthree horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width),and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of theyellow band; the coat of arms includes the royal seal framed by thePillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar andCeuta) on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar
Sri Lankayellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel hastwo equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the otherpanel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding asword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellowfield appears as a border around the entire flag and extends betweenthe two panels
Sudanthree equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blackwith a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
Surinamefive horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white,red (quadruple width), white, and green (double width); there is alarge, yellow, five-pointed star centered in the red band
Svalbardthe flag of Norway is used
Swazilandthree horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width),and blue; the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red bandis a large black and white shield covering two spears and a staffdecorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally
Swedenblue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of theflag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side inthe style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
Switzerlandred square with a bold, equilateral white cross in thecenter that does not extend to the edges of the flag
Syriathree equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black,colors associated with the Arab Liberation flag; two small greenfive-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band;former flag of the United Arab Republic where the two starsrepresented the constituent states of Syria and Egypt; similar tothe flag of Yemen, which has a plain white band, Iraq, which hasthree green stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal linecentered in the white band, and that of Egypt, which has a goldEagle of Saladin centered in the white band; the current designdates to 1980
Taiwanred with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side cornerbearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays
Tajikistanthree horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe ofwhite, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold,five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe
Tanzaniadivided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band from thelower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is greenand the lower triangle is blue
Thailandfive horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (doublewidth), white, and red
Togofive equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom)alternating with yellow; there is a white five-pointed star on a redsquare in the upper hoist-side corner; uses the popular pan-Africancolors of Ethiopia
Tokelauthe flag of New Zealand is used
Tongared with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upperhoist-side corner
Trinidad and Tobagored with a white-edged black diagonal band fromthe upper hoist side to the lower fly side
Tromelin Islandthe flag of France is used
Tunisiared with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescentnearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star aretraditional symbols of Islam
Turkeyred with a vertical white crescent (the closed portion istoward the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered justoutside the crescent opening
Turkmenistangreen field with a vertical red stripe near the hoistside, containing five carpet guls (designs used in producing rugs)stacked above two crossed olive branches similar to the olivebranches on the UN flag; a white crescent moon and five white starsappear in the upper corner of the field just to the fly side of thered stripe
Turks and Caicos Islandsblue, with the flag of the UK in the upperhoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outerhalf of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell,lobster, and cactus
Tuvalulight blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-sidequadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the countrywith nine yellow five-pointed stars symbolizing the nine islands
Ugandasix equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red,black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the centerand depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing thehoist side
Ukrainetwo equal horizontal bands of azure (top) and golden yellowrepresent grainfields under a blue sky
United Arab Emiratesthree equal horizontal bands of green (top),white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side
United Kingdomblue field with the red cross of Saint George (patronsaint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal redcross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which issuperimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patronsaint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonlycalled the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the BlueEnsign) have been the basis for a number of other flags includingother Commonwealth countries and their constituent states orprovinces, as well as British overseas territories
United States13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom)alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upperhoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed starsarranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top andbottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars representthe 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies;known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for anumber of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, andPuerto Rico
Uruguaynine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom)alternating with blue; there is a white square in the upperhoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face known asthe Sun of May and 16 rays alternately triangular and wavy
Uzbekistanthree equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, andgreen separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon and12 white stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant
Vanuatutwo equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with ablack isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated bya black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the twopoints of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle);centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossednamele leaves, all in yellow
Venezuelathree equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, andred with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band andan arc of seven white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band
Vietnamred with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center
Virgin Islandswhite, with a modified US coat of arms in the centerbetween the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows ayellow eagle holding an olive branch in one talon and three arrowsin the other with a superimposed shield of vertical red and whitestripes below a blue panel
Wake Islandthe flag of the US is used
Wallis and Futunaa large white modified Maltese cross - shifted alittle off center toward the fly and slightly downward - on a redbackground; the flag of France outlined in white on two sides is inthe upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is used for officialoccasions
Yementhree equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black;similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars and of Iraqwhich has three green stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in ahorizontal line centered in the white band; also similar to the flagof Egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band
Zambiagreen with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoistside), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outeredge of the flag
Zimbabweseven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black,red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged inblack with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe birdrepresenting the long history of the country is superimposed on ared five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, whichsymbolizes peace; green symbolizes agriculture, yellow - mineralwealth, red - blood shed to achieve independence, and black standsfor the native people
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@2085 Highways (km)
Afghanistantotal: 21,000 kmpaved: 2,793 kmunpaved: 18,207 km (1999 est.)
Albaniatotal: 18,000 kmpaved: 5,400 kmunpaved: 12,600 km (2000)
Algeriatotal: 104,000 kmpaved: 71,656 km (including 640 km of expressways)unpaved: 32,344 km (1999)
American Samoatotal: 350 kmpaved: 150 kmunpaved: 200 km
Andorratotal: 269 kmpaved: 198 kmunpaved: 71 km (1994)
Angolatotal: 51,429 kmpaved: 5,349 kmunpaved: 46,080 km (1999)
Anguillatotal: 105 kmpaved: 65 kmunpaved: 40 km (1997)
Antigua and Barbudatotal: 250 km (1999 est.)
Argentinatotal: 215,471 kmpaved: 63,348 km (including 734 km of expressways)unpaved: 152,123 km (1999)
Armeniatotal: 15,918 kmpaved: 15,329 km (includes 7,527 km of expressways)unpaved: 589 km (2000)
Arubatotal: 800 kmpaved: 513 kmunpaved: 287 kmnote: most coastal roads are paved, while unpaved roads serve largetracts of the interior (1995)
Australiatotal: 811,603 kmpaved: 314,090 km (including 18,619 km of expressways)unpaved: 497,513 km (1999 est.)
Austriatotal: 200,000 kmpaved: 200,000 km (including 1,633 km of expressways)unpaved: 0 km (2000)
Azerbaijantotal: 24,981 kmpaved: 23,057 kmunpaved: 1,924 km (2000)
Bahamas, Thetotal: 2,693 kmpaved: 1,546 kmunpaved: 1,147 km (1999 est.)
Bahraintotal: 3,261 kmpaved: 2,531 kmunpaved: 730 km (2000)
Bangladeshtotal: 207,486 kmpaved: 19,773 kmunpaved: 187,713 km (1999)
Barbadostotal: 1,793 kmpaved: 1,719 kmunpaved: 74 km (1999)
Belarustotal: 74,385 kmpaved: 66,203 kmunpaved: 8,182 km (2000)
Belgiumtotal: 148,216 kmpaved: 116,687 km (including 1,727 km of expressways)unpaved: 31,529 km (2000)
Belizetotal: 2,872 kmpaved: 488 kmunpaved: 2,384 km (1999 est.)
Benintotal: 6,787 kmpaved: 1,357 km (including 10 km of expressways)unpaved: 5,430 km (1999 est.)
Bermuda total: 450 km paved: 450 km unpaved: 0 km note: public roads - 209 km; private roads - 241 km (2002)
Bhutantotal: 3,690 kmpaved: 2,240 kmunpaved: 1,450 km (1999 est.)
Boliviatotal: 53,790 kmpaved: 3,496 km (including 13 km of expressways)unpaved: 50,294 km (2000 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 21,846 kmpaved: 11,424 kmunpaved: 10,422 km (1999 est.)
Botswanatotal: 10,217 kmpaved: 5,619 kmunpaved: 4,598 km (1999)
Braziltotal: 1,724,929 kmpaved: 94,871 kmunpaved: 1,630,058 km (2000)
British Indian Ocean Territorytotal: NA kmpaved: short section of paved road between port and airfield onDiego Garciaunpaved: NA km
British Virgin Islandstotal: 177 kmpaved: 177 kmunpaved: 0 km (2000)
Bruneitotal: 2,525 kmpaved: 2,525 kmunpaved: 0 km (2000)
Bulgariatotal: 37,286 kmpaved: 35,049 km (including 324 km of expressways)unpaved: 2,237 km (2000)
Burkina Fasototal: 12,506 kmpaved: 2,001 kmunpaved: 10,505 km (1999)
Burmatotal: 28,200 kmpaved: 3,440 kmunpaved: 24,760 km (1996 est.)
Burunditotal: 14,480 kmpaved: 1,028 kmunpaved: 13,452 km (1999 est.)
Cambodiatotal: 12,323 kmpaved: 1,996 kmunpaved: 10,327 km (2000 est)
Cameroontotal: 34,300 kmpaved: 4,288 kmunpaved: 30,012 km (1999 est.)
Canadatotal: 1,408,800 kmpaved: 497,306 km (including 16,900 km of expressways)unpaved: 911,494 km (2002)
Cape Verdetotal: 1,100 kmpaved: 858 kmunpaved: 242 km (1999 est.)
Cayman Islands total: 785 km paved: 785 km (2000)
Central African Republictotal: 23,810 kmpaved: 643 kmunpaved: 23,167 km (1999 est.)
Chadtotal: 33,400 kmpaved: 267 kmunpaved: 33,133 km (1999 est.)
Chiletotal: 79,814 kmpaved: 15,484 km (including 294 km of expressways)unpaved: 64,330 km (2000)
Chinatotal: 1,402,698 kmpaved: 314,204 km (with at least 16,314 km of expressways)unpaved: 1,088,494 km (2000)
Christmas Islandtotal: 240 kmpaved: 30 kmunpaved: 210 km (2000)
Cocos (Keeling) Islandstotal: 15 kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km (2003)
Colombiatotal: 110,000 kmpaved: 26,000 kmunpaved: 84,000 km (2000)
Comorostotal: 880 kmpaved: 673 kmunpaved: 207 km (1999 est)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the total: 157,000 km (including 30 km of expressways) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1999 est.)
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 12,800 kmpaved: 1,242 kmunpaved: 11,558 km (1999 est.)
Cook Islandstotal: 320 kmpaved: 33 kmunpaved: 287 km (2000)
Costa Ricatotal: 35,892 kmpaved: 7,896 kmunpaved: 27,996 km (2000)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 50,400 kmpaved: 4,889 kmunpaved: 45,511 km (1999 est.)
Croatiatotal: 28,123 kmpaved: 23,792 km (including 410 km of expressways)unpaved: 4,331 km (2000)
Cubatotal: 60,858 kmpaved: 29,820 km (including 638 km of expressway)unpaved: 31,038 km (1999 est.)
Cyprustotal: 13,491 kmnote: Republic of Cyprus: 11,141 km; north Cyprus: 2,350 kmpaved: Republic of Cyprus: 6,428 km; north Cyprus: 1,370 kmunpaved: Republic of Cyprus: 4,713 km; north Cyprus: 980 km(2000/1996)
Czech Republictotal: 55,408 kmpaved: 55,408 km (including 499 km of expressways)unpaved: 0 km (2000)
Denmarktotal: 71,591 kmpaved: 71,591 km (including 880 km of expressways)unpaved: 0 km (2000)
Djiboutitotal: 2,890 kmpaved: 364 kmunpaved: 2,526 km (1999 est.)
Dominicatotal: 780 kmpaved: 393 kmunpaved: 387 km (1999 est.)
Dominican Republictotal: 12,600 kmpaved: 6,224 kmunpaved: 6,376 km (1999)
East Timortotal: 3,800 kmpaved: 428 kmunpaved: 3,372 km (1995)
Ecuadortotal: 43,197 kmpaved: 8,164 kmunpaved: 35,033 km (2000)
Egypttotal: 64,000 kmpaved: 49,984 kmunpaved: 14,016 km (1999 est.)
El Salvadortotal: 10,029 kmpaved: 1,986 km (including 327 km of expressways)unpaved: 8,043 km (1999 est.)
Equatorial Guineatotal: 2,880 km (1999 est.)
Eritreatotal: 4,010 kmpaved: 874 kmunpaved: 3,136 km (1999 est.)
Estoniatotal: 51,411 kmpaved: 10,334 km (including 94 km of expressways)unpaved: 41,077 km (2000)
Ethiopiatotal: 31,571 kmpaved: 3,789 kmunpaved: 27,782 km (2000)
European Union total: 4,634,810 km (including 56,704 km of expressways) paved: 4,161,318 km unpaved: 473,492 km (1999-2000)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)total: 440 kmpaved: 50 kmunpaved: 390 km (2002)
Faroe Islandstotal: 463 kmpaved: 454 kmunpaved: 9 km (1999)
Fijitotal: 3,440 kmpaved: 1,692 kmunpaved: 1,748 km (1999 est.)
Finlandtotal: 78,137 kmpaved: 50,398 km (including 750 km of expressways)unpaved: 27,739 km (2003)
Francetotal: 894,000 kmpaved: 894,000 km (including 11,500 km of expressways)unpaved: 0 km (2000)
French Guianatotal: 722 kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km (1996)
French Polynesiatotal: 2,590 kmpaved: 1,735 kmunpaved: 855 km (1999)
Gabontotal: 8,464 kmpaved: 838 kmunpaved: 7,626 km (2000 est.)
Gambia, Thetotal: 2,700 kmpaved: 956 kmunpaved: 1,744 km (1999)
Gaza Strip total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km note: small, poorly developed road network
Georgiatotal: 20,363 kmpaved: 19,038 kmunpaved: 1,325 km (2000)
Germanytotal: 230,735 kmpaved: 230,735 km (including 11,515 km of expressways)unpaved: 0 km (1999)
Ghanatotal: 39,409 kmpaved: 11,665 kmunpaved: 27,744 km (1999 est.)
Gibraltartotal: 29 kmpaved: 29 kmunpaved: 0 km (2002)
Greecetotal: 117,000 kmpaved: 107,406 km (including 470 km of expressways)unpaved: 9,594 km (1999 est.)
Greenlandtotal: NA (there are no roads between towns) (2003)
Grenadatotal: 1,040 kmpaved: 638 kmunpaved: 402 km (1999 est.)
Guadeloupetotal: 2,467 kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km (1998)
Guamtotal: 885 kmpaved: 675 kmunpaved: 210 kmnote: there are also 685 km of roads classified non-public,including roads located on federal government installations
Guatemalatotal: 14,118 kmpaved: 4,871 km (including 74 km of expressways)unpaved: 9,247 km (1999)
Guernseytotal: NA kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km
Guineatotal: 30,500 kmpaved: 5,033 kmunpaved: 25,467 km (1999 est.)
Guinea-Bissautotal: 4,400 kmpaved: 453 kmunpaved: 3,947 km (1999 est.)
Guyanatotal: 7,970 kmpaved: 590 kmunpaved: 7,380 km (1999 est.)
Haititotal: 4,160 kmpaved: 1,011 kmunpaved: 3,149 km (1999 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)none; all city streets
Hondurastotal: 13,603 kmpaved: 2,775 kmunpaved: 10,828 km (1999 est.)
Hong Kongtotal: 1,831 kmpaved: 1,831 kmunpaved: 0 km (1999 est.)
Hungarytotal: 188,203 kmpaved: 81,680 km (including 438 km of expressways)unpaved: 106,523 km (1999)
Icelandtotal: 12,955 kmpaved/oiled gravel: 3,863 kmunpaved: 9,092 km (2003)
Indiatotal: 3,319,644 kmpaved: 1,517,077 kmunpaved: 1,802,567 km (1999 est.)
Indonesiatotal: 342,700 kmpaved: 158,670 kmunpaved: 184,030 km (1999 est.)
Irantotal: 167,157 kmpaved: 94,109 km (including 890 km of expressways)unpaved: 73,048 km (1998)
Iraqtotal: 45,550 kmpaved: 38,399 kmunpaved: 7,151 km (2000 est.)
Irelandtotal: 92,500 kmpaved: 87,043 km (including 115 km of expressways)unpaved: 5,457 km (2000 est.)
Israeltotal: 16,281 kmpaved: 16,281 km (including 56 km of expressways)unpaved: NA (2000)
Italytotal: 479,688 kmpaved: 479,688 km (including 6,621 km of expressways)unpaved: 0 km (1999)
Jamaicatotal: 18,700 kmpaved: 13,109 kmunpaved: 5,591 km (1999 est.)
Japantotal: 1,161,894 kmpaved: 534,471 km (including 6,455 km of expressways)unpaved: 627,423 km (1999)
Jerseytotal: 577 kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km
Jordantotal: 7,245 kmpaved: 7,245 kmunpaved: 0 km (2000)
Kazakhstantotal: 81,331 kmpaved: 77,020 kmunpaved: 4,311 km (2000)
Kenyatotal: 63,942 kmpaved: 7,737 kmunpaved: 56,205 km (2000)
Kiribatitotal: 670 kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km (1999 est.)
Korea, Northtotal: 31,200 kmpaved: 1,997 kmunpaved: 29,203 km (1999 est.)
Korea, Southtotal: 86,990 kmpaved: 64,808 km (including 1,996 km of expressways)unpaved: 22,182 km (1999 est.)
Kuwaittotal: 4,450 kmpaved: 3,587 kmunpaved: 863 km (1999 est.)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 18,500 kmpaved: 16,854 km (including 140 km of expressways)unpaved: 1,646 km (1999 est.)
Laostotal: 21,716 kmpaved: 9,664 kmunpaved: 12,052 km (1999 est.)
Latviatotal: 73,202 kmpaved: 28,256 kmunpaved: 44,946 km (2000)
Lebanontotal: 7,300 kmpaved: 6,198 kmunpaved: 1,102 km (1999 est.)
Lesothototal: 5,940 kmpaved: 1,087 kmunpaved: 4,853 km (1999)
Liberiatotal: 10,600 kmpaved: 657 kmunpaved: 9,943 km (1999 est.)
Libyatotal: 83,200 kmpaved: 47,590 kmunpaved: 35,610 km (1999 est.)
Liechtensteintotal: 250 kmpaved: 250 kmunpaved: 0 km
Lithuaniatotal: 75,243 kmpaved: 68,697 km (including 417 km of expressways)unpaved: 6,546 km (2000)
Luxembourgtotal: 5,189 kmpaved: 5,189 km (including 114 km of expressways)unpaved: 0 km (2000)
Macautotal: 271 kmpaved: 271 kmunpaved: 0 km (2000)
Macedoniatotal: 8,684 kmpaved: 5,540 km (including 133 km of expressways)unpaved: 3,144 km (1999 est.)
Madagascartotal: 49,827 kmpaved: 5,780 kmunpaved: 44,047 km (1999 est.)
Malawitotal: 28,400 kmpaved: 5,254 kmunpaved: 23,146 km (1999 est.)
Malaysiatotal: 65,877 kmpaved: 49,935 km (including 1,192 km of expressways)unpaved: 15,942 km (1999)
Maldivestotal: NA kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km
Malitotal: 15,100 kmpaved: 1,827 kmunpaved: 13,273 km (1999 est.)
Maltatotal: 2,254 kmpaved: 1,972 kmunpaved: 282 km (2000)
Man, Isle oftotal: 800 kmpaved: 800 kmunpaved: 0 km (1999)
Marshall Islands total: NA km paved: 64.5 km unpaved: NA km note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks (2002)
Martiniquetotal: 2,105 kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km (2000)
Mauritaniatotal: 7,720 kmpaved: 830 kmunpaved: 6,890 km (2000)
Mauritiustotal: 1,926 kmpaved: 1,868 km (including 44 km of expressways)unpaved: 58 km (2000)
Mayottetotal: 93 kmpaved: 72 kmunpaved: 21 km
Mexicototal: 329,532 kmpaved: 108,087 km (including 6,429 km of expressways)unpaved: 221,445 km (1999 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States oftotal: 240 kmpaved: 42 kmunpaved: 198 km (1999 est.)
Midway Islandstotal: NA kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km
Moldovatotal: 12,657 kmpaved: 11,012 kmunpaved: 1,645 km (1999)
Monacototal: 50 kmpaved: 50 kmunpaved: 0 km (1999 est.)
Mongoliatotal: 49,250 kmpaved: 1,724 kmunpaved: 47,526 km (2003)
Montserrattotal: 227 kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA kmnote: volcanic eruptions beginning in 1995 destroyed most of theroad system (2003)
Moroccototal: 57,707 kmpaved: 32,547 km (including 481 km of expressways)unpaved: 25,160 km (2000)
Mozambiquetotal: 30,400 kmpaved: 5,685 kmunpaved: 24,715 km (1999 est.)
Namibiatotal: 66,467 kmpaved: 9,172 kmunpaved: 57,285 km (2000)
Naurutotal: 30 kmpaved: 24 kmunpaved: 6 km (1999 est.)
Nepaltotal: 13,223 kmpaved: 4,073 kmunpaved: 9,150 km (1999 est.)
Netherlandstotal: 116,500 kmpaved: 104,850 km (including 2,235 km of expressways)unpaved: 11,650 km (1999)
Netherlands Antillestotal: 600 kmpaved: 300 kmunpaved: 300 km
New Caledoniatotal: 4,825 kmpaved: 2,287 kmunpaved: 2,538 km (1999)
New Zealandtotal: 92,053 kmpaved: 57,809 km (including at least 190 km of expressways)unpaved: 34,244 km (2000)
Nicaraguatotal: 19,032 kmpaved: 2,094 kmunpaved: 16,938 km (2000)
Nigertotal: 10,100 kmpaved: 798 kmunpaved: 9,302 km (1999 est.)
Nigeriatotal: 194,394 kmpaved: 60,068 km (including 1,194 km of expressways)unpaved: 134,326 km (1999 est.)
Niuetotal: 234 kmpaved: 86 kmunpaved: 148 km (2001)
Norfolk Islandtotal: 80 kmpaved: 53 kmunpaved: 27 km (2001)
Northern Mariana Islandstotal: 362 kmpaved: NA kmunpaved: NA km (1991)
Norwaytotal: 91,454 kmpaved: 69,505 km (including 143 km of expressways)unpaved: 21,949 km (2000)
Omantotal: 34,965 kmpaved: 9,673 km (including 550 km of expressways)unpaved: 25,292 km (2001)
Pakistantotal: 254,410 kmpaved: 109,396 km (including 339 km of expressways)unpaved: 145,014 km (1999)
Palautotal: 61 kmpaved: 36 kmunpaved: 25 km
Palmyra Atollmost of the roads and many causeways built duringWorld War II are unserviceable and overgrown (2001)
Panamatotal: 11,400 kmpaved: 3,944 km (including 30 km of expressways)unpaved: 7,456 km (1999)
Papua New Guineatotal: 19,600 kmpaved: 686 kmunpaved: 18,914 km (1999 est.)
Paraguaytotal: 29,500 kmpaved: 14,986 kmunpaved: 14,514 km (1999 est)
Perutotal: 72,900 kmpaved: 9,331 kmunpaved: 63,569 km (1999 est.)
Philippinestotal: 201,994 kmpaved: 42,419 kmunpaved: 159,575 km (2000)
Pitcairn Islandstotal: 6.4 kmpaved: 0 kmunpaved: 6.4 km
Polandtotal: 364,656 kmpaved: 249,060 km (including 358 km of expressways)unpaved: 115,596 km (2000)
Portugaltotal: 68,732 kmpaved: 59,110 km (including 1441 km of expressways)unpaved: 9,622 km (2000)
Puerto Ricototal: 14,400 kmpaved: 14,400 kmunpaved: 0 km (1999 est.)
Qatartotal: 1,230 kmpaved: 1,107 kmunpaved: 123 km (1999 est.)
Reuniontotal: 2,724 kmpaved: 1,300 km (including 73 km of four-lane road)unpaved: 1,424 km (1994)
Romaniatotal: 198,603 kmpaved: 98,308 km (including 113 km of expressways)unpaved: 100,295 km (2000)
Russiatotal: 532,393 kmpaved: 358,833 kmunpaved: 173,560 km (2000)
Rwandatotal: 12,000 kmpaved: 996 kmunpaved: 11,004 km (1999 est.)
Saint Helenatotal: 198 km (Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km,Tristan da Cunha 20 km)paved: 168 km (Saint Helena 118km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha10 km)unpaved: 30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha10 km) (2000)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 320 kmpaved: 136 kmunpaved: 184 km (1999 est)
Saint Luciatotal: 1,210 kmpaved: 63 kmunpaved: 1,147 km (1999 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelontotal: 114 kmpaved: 69 kmunpaved: 45 km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestotal: 1,040 kmpaved: 320 kmunpaved: 720 km (1999 est.)
Samoatotal: 790 kmpaved: 332 kmunpaved: 458 km (1999 est.)
San Marinototal: 220 kmpaved: 220 kmunpaved: 0 km (2001)
Sao Tome and Principetotal: 320 kmpaved: 218 kmunpaved: 102 km (1999 est.)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 151,470 kmpaved: 45,592 kmunpaved: 105,878 km (1999)
Senegaltotal: 14,576 kmpaved: 4,271 km including 7 km of expresswaysunpaved: 10,305 km (2000)
Serbia and Montenegrototal: 49,805 kmpaved: 31,029 km (including 560 km of expressways)unpaved: 18,776 km (2000)
Seychellestotal: 373 kmpaved: 315 kmunpaved: 58 km (1997 est.)
Sierra Leonetotal: 11,330 kmpaved: 895 kmunpaved: 10,435 km (1999)
Singaporetotal: 3,066 kmpaved: 3,066 km (including 150 km of expressways)unpaved: 0 km (1999)
Slovakiatotal: 42,717 kmpaved: 37,036 km (including 296 km of expressways)unpaved: 5,681 km (2000)
Sloveniatotal: 20,177 kmpaved: 20,157 km (including 427 km of expressways)unpaved: 20 km (2000)