Flags say more with less than almost anything else a country produces. A single design, sometimes centuries old, sometimes only a few years, ends up carrying a nation’s history, its politics, even its arguments with itself.
This section is where I collect everything flag-related on the site, starting with the full list of national flags and branching out into how they connect, clash, and occasionally copy each other.
Country Flags
Every country, one flag each, linked through to the full story behind the design.
Flags that look alike
Some of the most confusing pairs in vexillology, side by side. Australia and New Zealand, Romania and Chad, Ireland and Ivory Coast, and more.
Flags by continent
African, European, Asian, North American, South American, and Oceanian flags, grouped by region.
Flags by design
Stars, crescents, dragons, eagles, Nordic crosses, tricolours, and more. The recurring symbols and layouts that show up again and again across the world.
Flags by colour
The palettes nations reach for most, and why.
Red Flags
Not that kind of flag. A different list entirely.
Other Flags
Regional flags, historical flags, and anything else that doesn’t fit neatly into “country.”