Guamterritorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on allfour sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipsecontaining a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm treewith the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is thenational flag
Guatemalathree equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side),white, and light blue with the coat of arms centered in the whiteband; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (thenational bird) and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DESEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain)all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles and a pair of crossedswords and framed by a wreath
Guernseywhite with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint ofEngland) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armedcross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
Guineathree equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, andgreen; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissautwo equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and greenwith a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a blackfive-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popularpan-African colors of Ethiopia
Guyanagreen, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoistside) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow,black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white borderbetween the yellow and the green
Haititwo equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with acentered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains apalm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearingthe motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength)
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsthe flag of Australia is used
Holy See (Vatican City)two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side)and white with the arms of the Holy See, consisting of the crossedkeys of Saint Peter surmounted by the three-tiered papal tiara,centered in the white band
Hondurasthree equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and bluewith five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centeredin the white band; the stars represent the members of the formerFederal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador,Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of ElSalvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the wordsREPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the whiteband; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features atriangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top andAMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band
Hong Kongred with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower inthe center
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 black;the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great") in greenArabic script is centered in the white band; similar to the flag ofSyria, which has two stars but no script, Yemen, which has a plainwhite band, and that of Egypt, which has a gold Eagle of Saladincentered in the white band; design is based upon the Arab Liberationcolors; Council of Representatives approved this flag as acompromise temporary replacement for Ba'athist Saddam-era flag
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
Isle of Manred 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
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 green; inspired by the French flag brought to Italy byNapoleon in 1797
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
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
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
Kazakhstansky blue background representing the endless sky and agold sun with 32 rays above a soaring 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
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
Kosovocentered on a dark blue field is the geographical shape ofKosovo in a gold color surmounted by six white, five-pointed stars -each representing one of the major ethnic groups of Kosovo - arrayedin a slight arc
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 consisting of red (top), white(middle, double width), and red (bottom) with a green cedar treecentered in the white band
Lesothothree horizontal stripes of blue (top), white, and green inthe proportions of 3:4:3; the colors represent rain, peace, andprosperity respectively; centered in the white stripe is a blackBasotho hat representing the indigenous people; the flag wasunfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence
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
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
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
Mayotteunofficial, local flag with the coat of arms of Mayottecentered on a white field, above which the name of the islandappears in red capital letters; the main elements of the coat ofarms, flanked on either side by a seahorse, appear above a scrollwith the motto RA HACHIRI (We are Vigilant); the only official flagis the national flag of France
Mexicothree equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, andred; the coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched ona cactus) is centered in the white band
Micronesia, Federated States oflight blue with four whitefive-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamondpattern
Moldovathree equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, andred; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman eagle of gold outlinedin black with a red beak and talons carrying a yellow cross in itsbeak and a green olive branch in its right talons and a yellowscepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield dividedhorizontally red over blue with a stylized ox head, star, rose, andcrescent all in black-outlined yellow; same color scheme as Romania
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)
Montenegroa red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripewith the Montenegrin coat of arms centered
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 wide red stripe edged by narrow white stripes divides theflag diagonally from lower hoist corner to upper fly corner; theupper hoist-side triangle is blue and charged with a yellow,12-rayed sunburst; the lower fly-side triangle is green
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 star on a blue disk in the center and a smaller star 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
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; representingpeace and justice) and red (representing courage); a whiteequilateral triangle based on the hoist side represents equality;the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primaryrays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that soughtindependence from Spain; each corner of the triangle contains asmall, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three majorgeographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao;the design of the flag dates to 1897; in wartime the flag is flownupside down with the red band at the top
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
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 Barthelemythe flag of France is used
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 Martinthe flag of France is used
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
Serbiathree equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white;charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to thehoist side
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 coat of arms of Slovakia (consisting of a redshield bordered in white and bearing a white Cross of Lorrainesurmounting three blue hills); the coat of arms is centeredvertically and offset slightly to the hoist side
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 in the upper hoist side ofthe flag centered on 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 that 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 is quartered to display the emblems ofthe traditional kingdoms of Spain (clockwise from upper left,Castile, Leon, Navarre, and Aragon) while Granada is represented bythe stylized pomegranate at the bottom of the shield; the arms areframed by two columns representing the Pillars of Hercules, whichare the two promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either side of theeastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; the red scroll across thetwo columns bears the imperial motto of "Plus Ultra" (furtherbeyond) referring to Spanish lands beyond Europe
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, green,five-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 has anArabic inscription centered in the white band, and that of Egypt,which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band; thecurrent design dates to 1980
Taiwanred field with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-sidecorner bearing 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
Timor-Lestered, with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoistside) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead thatextends to the center of the flag; a white star is in the center ofthe black triangle
Togofive equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom)alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red squareis 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
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 tribal guls (designs used in producingcarpets) stacked above two crossed olive branches; a white crescentmoon representing Islam with five white stars representing theregions or welayats of Turkmenistan appear in the upper corner ofthe field just to the fly side of the red 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 grain fields 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, and 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
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refugesthe flag of the US isused
Uruguaynine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom)alternating with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side cornerwith a yellow sun bearing a human face known as the Sun of May with16 rays that alternate between 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 eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band
Vietnamred field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center
Virgin Islandswhite field with a modified US coat of arms in thecenter between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of armsshows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in one talon and threearrows in the other with a superimposed shield of vertical red andwhite stripes below a blue panel
Wake Islandthe flag of the US is used
Wallis and Futunaunofficial, local flag has a red field with fourwhite isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the threenative kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexesof the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to eachother; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in theupper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is the only official flag
Yementhree equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black;similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the whiteband, and of Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in thewhite band; also similar to the flag of Egypt, which has a heraldiceagle centered in the white band
Zambiagreen field with a panel of three vertical bands of red(hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on theouter edge 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 Roadways (km)
Afghanistantotal: 42,150 kmpaved: 12,350 kmunpaved: 29,800 km (2006)
Albaniatotal: 18,000 kmpaved: 7,020 kmunpaved: 10,980 km (2002)
Algeriatotal: 108,302 kmpaved: 76,028 km (includes 645 km of expressways)unpaved: 32,274 km (2004)
American Samoatotal: 221 km (2007)
Andorratotal: 270 km
Angolatotal: 51,429 kmpaved: 5,349 kmunpaved: 46,080 km (2001)
Anguillatotal: 175 kmpaved: 82 kmunpaved: 93 km (2004)
Antigua and Barbudatotal: 1,165 kmpaved: 384 kmunpaved: 781 km (2002)
Argentinatotal: 231,374 kmpaved: 69,412 km (includes 734 km of expressways)unpaved: 161,962 km (2004)
Armenia total: 7,700 km paved: 7,700 km (includes 1,561 km of expressways) (2006)
Australia total: 812,972 km paved: 341,448 km unpaved: 471,524 km (2004)
Austria total: 107,262 km paved: 107,262 km (includes 1,677 km of expressways) (2006)
Azerbaijantotal: 59,141 kmpaved: 29,210 kmunpaved: 29,931 km (2004)
Bahamas, Thetotal: 2,717 kmpaved: 1,560 kmunpaved: 1,133 km (2002)
Bahraintotal: 3,498 kmpaved: 2,768 kmunpaved: 730 km (2003)
Bangladeshtotal: 239,226 kmpaved: 22,726 kmunpaved: 216,500 km (2003)
Barbadostotal: 1,600 kmpaved: 1,600 km (2004)
Belarustotal: 94,797 kmpaved: 84,028 kmunpaved: 10,769 km (2005)
Belgiumtotal: 152,256 kmpaved: 119,079 km (includes 1,763 km of expressways)unpaved: 33,177 km (2006)
Belizetotal: 3,007 kmpaved: 575 kmunpaved: 2,432 km (2006)
Benintotal: 16,000 kmpaved: 1,400 kmunpaved: 14,600 km (2006)
Bermudatotal: 447 kmpaved: 447 kmnote: public roads - 225 km; private roads - 222 km (2007)
Bhutantotal: 8,050 kmpaved: 4,991 kmunpaved: 3,059 km (2003)
Boliviatotal: 62,479 kmpaved: 3,749 kmunpaved: 58,730 km (2004)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 21,846 kmpaved: 11,425 km (4,714 km of interurban roads)unpaved: 10,421 km (2006)
Botswanatotal: 25,798 kmpaved: 8,410 kmunpaved: 17,388 km (2005)
Braziltotal: 1,751,868 kmpaved: 96,353 kmunpaved: 1,655,515 km (2004)
British Indian Ocean Territorynote: short section of paved roadbetween port and airfield on Diego Garcia
British Virgin Islandstotal: 200 kmpaved: 200 km (2007)
Bruneitotal: 3,650 kmpaved: 2,819 kmunpaved: 831 km (2005)
Bulgariatotal: 40,231 kmpaved: 39,587 km (includes 331 km of expressways)unpaved: 644 km (2005)
Burkina Fasototal: 92,495 kmpaved: 3,857 kmunpaved: 88,638 km (2004)
Burmatotal: 27,000 kmpaved: 3,200 kmunpaved: 23,800 km (2006)
Burunditotal: 12,322 kmpaved: 1,286 kmunpaved: 11,036 km (2004)
Cambodiatotal: 38,257 kmpaved: 2,406 kmunpaved: 35,851 km (2004)
Cameroontotal: 50,000 kmpaved: 5,000 kmunpaved: 45,000 km (2004)
Canadatotal: 1,042,300 kmpaved: 415,600 km (includes 17,000 km of expressways)unpaved: 626,700 km (2006)
Cape Verdetotal: 1,350 kmpaved: 932 kmunpaved: 418 km (2000)
Cayman Islands total: 785 km paved: 785 km (2007)
Central African Republictotal: 24,307 km (2000)
Chadtotal: 33,400 kmpaved: 267 kmunpaved: 33,133 km (2002)
Chiletotal: 80,505 kmpaved: 16,745 km (includes 2,414 km of expressways)unpaved: 63,760 km (2004)
Chinatotal: 1,930,544 kmpaved: 1,575,571 km (includes 41,005 km of expressways)unpaved: 354,973 km (2005)
Christmas Islandtotal: 140 kmpaved: 30 kmunpaved: 110 km (2007)
Cocos (Keeling) Islandstotal: 22 kmpaved: 10 kmunpaved: 12 km (2006)
Colombiatotal: 164,257 km (2005)
Comorostotal: 880 kmpaved: 673 kmunpaved: 207 km (2002)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 153,497 kmpaved: 2,794 kmunpaved: 150,703 km (2004)
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 17,289 kmpaved: 864 kmunpaved: 16,425 km (2004)
Cook Islandstotal: 320 kmpaved: 33 kmunpaved: 287 km (2003)
Costa Ricatotal: 35,330 kmpaved: 8,621 kmunpaved: 26,709 km (2004)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 80,000 kmpaved: 6,500 kmunpaved: 73,500 kmnote: includes intercity and urban roads; another 20,000 km of dirtroads are in poor condition and 150,000 km of dirt roads areimpassable (2006)
Croatiatotal: 28,788 km (includes 877 km of expressways) (2006)
Cubatotal: 60,858 kmpaved: 29,820 km (includes 638 km of expressway)unpaved: 31,038 km (2000)
Cyprustotal: 14,630 km (area under government control: 12,280 km;area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2,350 km)paved: area under government control: 7,979 km (includes 257 km ofexpressways); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 1,370 kmunpaved: area under government control: 4,301 km; area administeredby Turkish Cypriots: 980 km (2006)
Czech Republictotal: 128,512 kmpaved: 128,512 km (includes 657 km of expressways) (2007)
Denmarktotal: 72,362 kmpaved: 72,362 km (includes 1,032 km of expressways) (2006)
Djiboutitotal: 3,065 kmpaved: 1,226 kmunpaved: 1,839 km (2000)
Dominicatotal: 780 kmpaved: 393 kmunpaved: 387 km (2000)
Dominican Republictotal: 19,705 kmpaved: 9,872 kmunpaved: 9,833 km (2002)
Ecuadortotal: 43,670 kmpaved: 6,472 kmunpaved: 37,198 km (2006)
Egypttotal: 92,370 kmpaved: 74,820 kmunpaved: 17,550 km (2004)
El Salvadortotal: 10,886 kmpaved: 2,827 km (includes 327 km of expressways)unpaved: 8,059 km (2000)
Equatorial Guineatotal: 2,880 km (2000)
Eritreatotal: 4,010 kmpaved: 874 kmunpaved: 3,136 km (2000)
Estoniatotal: 57,016 kmpaved: 12,926 km (includes 99 km of expressways)unpaved: 44,090 km (2005)
Ethiopiatotal: 36,469 kmpaved: 6,980 kmunpaved: 29,489 km (2004)
European Uniontotal: 5,454,446 km (2008)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) total: 440 km paved: 50 km unpaved: 390 km (2008)
Faroe Islandstotal: 463 km (2006)
Fijitotal: 3,440 kmpaved: 1,692 kmunpaved: 1,748 km (2000)
Finlandtotal: 78,821 kmpaved: 50,854 km (includes 700 km of expressways)unpaved: 27,967 km (2008)
Francetotal: 951,500 kmpaved: 951,500 km (metropolitan France; includes 10,950 km ofexpressways)note: there are another 5,100 km of roadways in overseas departments(2006)
French Polynesiatotal: 2,590 kmpaved: 1,735 kmunpaved: 855 km (1999)
Gabontotal: 9,170 kmpaved: 937 kmunpaved: 8,233 km (2004)
Gambia, Thetotal: 3,742 kmpaved: 723 kmunpaved: 3,019 km (2004)
Gaza Stripnote: see entry for West Bank
Georgiatotal: 20,329 kmpaved: 7,854 km (includes 13 km of expressways)unpaved: 12,475 km (2006)
Germanytotal: 644,480 kmpaved: 644,480 km (includes 12,400 km of expressways)note: includes local roads (2006)
Ghanatotal: 62,221 kmpaved: 9,955 kmunpaved: 52,266 km (2006)
Gibraltartotal: 29 kmpaved: 29 km (2007)
Greecetotal: 117,533 kmpaved: 107,895 km (includes 880 km of expressways)unpaved: 9,638 km (2005)
Greenlandnote: although there are short roads in towns, there areno roads between towns; inter-urban transport takes place either bysea or air (2005)
Grenadatotal: 1,127 kmpaved: 687 kmunpaved: 440 km (2000)
Guamtotal: 1,045 km (2007)
Guatemalatotal: 14,095 kmpaved: 4,863 km (includes 75 km of expressways)unpaved: 9,232 km (2000)
Guineatotal: 44,348 kmpaved: 4,342 kmunpaved: 40,006 km (2003)
Guinea-Bissautotal: 3,455 kmpaved: 965 kmunpaved: 2,490 km (2002)
Guyanatotal: 7,970 kmpaved: 590 kmunpaved: 7,380 km (2000)
Haititotal: 4,160 kmpaved: 1,011 kmunpaved: 3,149 km (2000)
Hondurastotal: 13,600 kmpaved: 2,775 kmunpaved: 10,825 km (2000)
Hong Kongtotal: 2,009 kmpaved: 2,009 km (2007)
Hungarytotal: 159,568 kmpaved: 70,050 km (30,874 km of interurban roads including 626 km ofexpressways)unpaved: 89,518 km (2005)
Icelandtotal: 13,058 kmpaved/oiled gravel: 4,397 km (does not include urban roads)unpaved: 8,661 km (2007)
Indiatotal: 3,316,452 km (includes 200 km of expressways) (2006)
Indonesiatotal: 391,009 kmpaved: 216,714 kmunpaved: 174,295 km (2005)
Irantotal: 172,927 kmpaved: 125,908 km (includes 1,429 km of expressways)unpaved: 47,019 km (2006)
Iraqtotal: 44,900 kmpaved: 37,851 kmunpaved: 7,049 km (2002)
Ireland total: 96,602 km paved: 96,602 km (includes 200 km of expressways) (2003)
Isle of Man total: 500 km (2008)
Israeltotal: 17,870 kmpaved: 17,870 km (includes 146 km of expressways) (2007)
Italytotal: 487,700 kmpaved: 487,700 km (includes 6,700 km of expressways) (2005)
Jamaicatotal: 21,552 kmpaved: 15,937 km (includes 33 km of expressways)unpaved: 5,615 km (2005)
Japantotal: 1,196,999 kmpaved: 949,101 km (includes 7,383 km of expressways)unpaved: 247,898 km (2006)
Jerseytotal: 358 km (2002)
Jordan total: 7,694 km paved: 7,694 km (2006)
Kazakhstan total: 91,563 km paved: 83,717 km unpaved: 7,846 km (2006)
Kenyatotal: 63,265 km (interurban roads)paved: 8,933 kmunpaved: 54,332 kmnote: there also are 100,000 km of rural roads and 14,500 km ofurban roads for a national total of 177,765 km (2004)
Kiribatitotal: 670 km (2000)
Korea, Northtotal: 25,554 kmpaved: 724 kmunpaved: 24,830 km (2006)
Korea, Southtotal: 102,062 kmpaved: 90,417 km (includes 3,103 km of expressways)unpaved: 11,645 km (2006)
Kosovototal: 1,924 kmpaved: 1,666 kmunpaved: 258 km (2006)
Kuwaittotal: 5,749 kmpaved: 4,887 kmunpaved: 862 km (2004)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 18,500 kmpaved: 16,909 km (includes 140 km of expressways)unpaved: 1,591 km (2003)
Laostotal: 29,811 kmpaved: 4,010 kmunpaved: 25,801 km (2006)
Latvia total: 69,675 km paved: 69,675 km (2006)
Lebanon total: 6,970 km (includes 170 km of expressways) (2005)
Lesothototal: 7,091 kmpaved: 1,404 kmunpaved: 5,687 km (2003)
Liberiatotal: 10,600 kmpaved: 657 kmunpaved: 9,943 km (2000)
Libyatotal: 100,024 kmpaved: 57,214 kmunpaved: 42,810 km (2003)
Liechtensteintotal: 380 kmpaved: 380 km (2007)
Lithuaniatotal: 79,984 kmpaved: 70,997 km (includes 309 km of expressways)unpaved: 8,987 km (2006)
Luxembourgtotal: 5,227 kmpaved: 5,227 km (includes 147 km of expressways) (2004)
Macautotal: 384 kmpaved: 384 km (2006)
Macedoniatotal: 13,182 km (includes 208 km of expressways) (2002)
Madagascartotal: 65,663 kmpaved: 7,617 kmunpaved: 58,046 km (2003)
Malawitotal: 15,451 kmpaved: 6,956 kmunpaved: 8,495 km (2003)
Malaysiatotal: 98,721 kmpaved: 80,280 km (includes 1,821 km of expressways)unpaved: 18,441 km (2004)
Maldivestotal: 88 kmpaved roads: 88 km - 60 km in Male; 14 km on Addu Atolis; 14 km onLaamunote: village roads are mainly compacted coral (2006)
Malitotal: 18,709 kmpaved: 3,368 kmunpaved: 15,341 km (2004)
Maltatotal: 2,227 kmpaved: 2,014 kmunpaved: 213 km (2005)
Marshall Islandstotal: 2,028 km (includes 75 km of expressways)(2007)
Mauritania total: 11,066 km paved: 2,966 km unpaved: 8,100 km (2006)
Mauritius total: 2,028 km paved: 2,028 km (includes 75 km of expressways) (2007)
Mexicototal: 356,945 kmpaved: 178,473 km (includes 6,279 km of expressways)unpaved: 178,472 km (2006)
Micronesia, Federated States oftotal: 240 kmpaved: 42 kmunpaved: 198 km (2000)
Moldovatotal: 12,666 kmpaved: 12,117 kmunpaved: 549 km (2007)
Monaco total: 50 km paved: 50 km (2007)
Mongoliatotal: 49,250 kmpaved: 1,724 kmunpaved: 47,526 km (2002)
Montenegrototal: 7,368 kmpaved: 4,742 kmunpaved: 2,626 km (2006)
Montserratnote: volcanic eruptions that began in 1995 destroyedmost of the 227 km road system; a new road infrastructure has beenbuilt in the north end of the island (2008)
Moroccototal: 57,625 kmpaved: 35,664 km (includes 639 km of expressways)unpaved: 21,961 km (2006)
Mozambiquetotal: 30,400 kmpaved: 5,685 kmunpaved: 24,715 km (2000)
Namibiatotal: 42,237 kmpaved: 5,406 kmunpaved: 36,831 km (2002)
Naurutotal: 24 kmpaved: 24 km (2002)
Nepaltotal: 17,280 kmpaved: 9,829 kmunpaved: 7,451 km (2004)
Netherlandstotal: 134,981 km (includes 2,604 km of expressways)(2006)
Netherlands Antillestotal: 845
New Caledoniatotal: 5,622 km (2006)
New Zealandtotal: 93,576 kmpaved: 61,564 km (includes 172 km of expressways)unpaved: 32,012 km (2006)
Nicaraguatotal: 19,036 kmpaved: 2,299 kmunpaved: 16,737 km (2005)
Nigertotal: 18,550 kmpaved: 3,803 kmunpaved: 14,747 km (2006)
Nigeriatotal: 193,200 kmpaved: 28,980 kmunpaved: 164,220 km (2004)
Niuetotal: 120 kmpaved: 120 km (2008)
Norfolk Island total: 80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km (2008)
Northern Mariana Islandstotal: 536 km (2007)
Norwaytotal: 92,946 kmpaved: 72,033 km (includes 664 km of expressways)unpaved: 20,913 km (2007)
Omantotal: 42,300 kmpaved: 16,500 km (includes 550 km of expressways)unpaved: 25,800 km (2005)
Pakistantotal: 259,758 kmpaved: 162,879 km (includes 711 km of expressways)unpaved: 96,879 km (2005)
Palaunote: estimated to have 60 km of roads as of 1996
Panamatotal: 11,978 kmpaved: 4,300 kmunpaved: 7,343 km (2002)
Papua New Guineatotal: 19,600 kmpaved: 686 kmunpaved: 18,914 km (2000)
Paraguaytotal: 29,500 kmpaved: 14,986 kmunpaved: 14,514 km (2000)
Perutotal: 78,829 kmpaved: 11,351 km (includes 276 km of expressways)unpaved: 67,478 km (2004)
Philippinestotal: 200,037 kmpaved: 19,804 kmunpaved: 180,233 km (2003)
Polandtotal: 423,997 kmpaved: 295,356 km (includes 662 km of expressways)unpaved: 128,641 km (2006)
Portugaltotal: 82,900 kmpaved: 71,294 km (includes 2,300 km of expressways)unpaved: 11,606 km (2005)
Puerto Ricototal: 26,186 kmpaved: 24,877 km (includes 427 km of expressways)unpaved: 1,309 km (2007)
Qatartotal: 7,790 km (2006)
Romaniatotal: 198,817 kmpaved: 60,043 km (includes 228 km of expressways)unpaved: 138,774 km (2004)
Russiatotal: 933,000 kmpaved: 754,984 km (includes 30,000 km of expressways)unpaved: 178,016 kmnote: includes public, local, and departmental roads (2006)
Rwandatotal: 14,008 kmpaved: 2,662 kmunpaved: 11,346 km (2004)
Saint Helenatotal: 198 km (Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km,Tristan da Cunha 20 km)paved: 168 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan daCunha 10 km)unpaved: 30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha10 km) (2002)
Saint Kitts and Nevis total: 320 km paved: 163 km unpaved: 220 km (2002)