Flags of Asia

49 flags of states and territories in Asia, listed alphabetically, with design class and adoption year.

Afghanistan

Coat of ArmsAsiaAdopted 2013

The black, red and green tricolor with the classical national emblem was standardized in 2013. In 2021 the plain white flag of...

Armenia

Horizontal TricolorAsiaAdopted 1990

The red, blue and orange tricolor dates to the first republic of 1918 and was readopted in 1990. Red is linked to the highlands...

Azerbaijan

Crescent and StarAsiaAdopted 1991

The tricolor of 1918 was restored at independence in 1991. The white crescent and eight pointed star recall the eight branches of...

Bahrain

BicolorAsiaAdopted 2002

The white and red banner with five white notches was standardized in 2002. The red recalls the banners of the Kharijite tradition...

Bangladesh

Disk EmblemAsiaAdopted 1972

The red disk of the rising sun sits slightly toward the hoist on a field of green so that it looks centered when the flag flies...

Bhutan

Unique DesignAsiaAdopted 1969

The diagonally divided yellow and orange field bears Druk, the white thunder dragon of Bhutanese mythology, clutching jewels of...

Brunei

Coat of ArmsAsiaAdopted 1959

The yellow field of the sultan carries diagonal bands of white and black and the royal crest of the umbrella, wings, hands and...

Cambodia

Coat of ArmsAsiaAdopted 1993

The blue and red bands frame the great silhouette of Angkor Wat, the temple of the Khmer kings, in white. The design has flown in...

China

Star EmblemAsiaAdopted 1949

The red field bears one large and four small yellow stars, the large star for the Communist Party and the smaller ones for the...

Cyprus

Unique DesignAsiaAdopted 1960

The outline of the island in copper colored gold sits above two olive branches for peace between the communities of the island...

Georgia

Cross and SaltireAsiaAdopted 2004

The five cross flag of a large Saint George cross with four small bolnisi crosses in the quarters was restored as the national...

Hong Kong

Plant EmblemAsiaAdopted 1990

A white five petal bauhinia, the flower of the city, bears a red star on each petal on a red field. Designed for the 1997...

India

Horizontal TricolorAsiaAdopted 1947

The saffron of courage, white of peace and green of faith frame the navy blue wheel of Ashoka, a 24 spoke chakra from the pillar...

Indonesia

BicolorAsiaAdopted 1945

Known as Sang Saka Merah Putih, the red over white bicolour descends from the banners of the 13th century Majapahit era. It is...

Iran

Horizontal TricolorAsiaAdopted 1980

The green, white and red bands carry a stylized emblem drawn from the word for God in the shape of a tulip, with 22 repetitions...

Iraq

Pan-ArabAsiaAdopted 2008

The Arab Liberation bands bear the words God is Greatest in green Kufic script along the white band. The flag was set in its...

Israel

Star EmblemAsiaAdopted 1948

A blue six pointed shield of David sits between two blue stripes on white, drawn from the prayer shawl. Adopted at independence...

Japan

Disk EmblemAsiaAdopted 1999

The Hinomaru of the crimson sun on a white field has served as the national banner since the 19th century and was fixed in law in...

Jordan

Pan-ArabAsiaAdopted 1928

The Arab Revolt colors carry a red triangle at the hoist bearing a seven pointed star, often read as unity among the Arab people...

Kazakhstan

Sun EmblemAsiaAdopted 1992

The sky blue field recalls the ancient sky deity of the steppe, bearing a golden sun of 32 rays, a steppe eagle beneath, and a...

Kuwait

Pan-ArabAsiaAdopted 1961

The pan Arab colors run green, white and red beside a black trapezoid at the hoist. A poem of the era reads the white for deeds...

Kyrgyzstan

Sun EmblemAsiaAdopted 2023

A yellow sun with 40 rays, one for each clan united by the epic hero Manas, sits on a red field around the tunduk, the crown of...

Laos

Disk EmblemAsiaAdopted 1975

A white disk of the full moon over the Mekong river centers blue and red bands. First used by the Lao Issara movement and adopted...

Lebanon

Plant EmblemAsiaAdopted 1943

Two red stripes frame a white band bearing the green cedar of Lebanon, the tree praised across the region since antiquity. Red...

Malaysia

Crescent and StarAsiaAdopted 1963

Fourteen stripes of red and white join a blue canton bearing a crescent and a 14 point star of unity among the member states...

Maldives

Crescent and StarAsiaAdopted 1965

A green panel bearing a white crescent is bordered by red bands, the green of the island republic, the crescent of the faith of...

Mongolia

Coat of ArmsAsiaAdopted 1992

Two red bands flank a blue stripe of the eternal sky, and the hoist band bears the golden soyombo of fire, sun, moon, triangles...

Myanmar

Horizontal TricolorAsiaAdopted 2010

The yellow, green and red tricolor with a large white star replaced the socialist era design in 2010. The colors stand for...

Nepal

Unique DesignAsiaAdopted 1962

The only non rectangular national flag stacks two pennants bearing the symbols of the moon and the sun on crimson with a blue...

North Korea

Star EmblemAsiaAdopted 1948

A wide red panel edged in white and blue bears a red five pointed star within a white disk near the hoist. The flag was adopted...

Oman

Pan-ArabAsiaAdopted 1995

A red hoist band bears the national emblem of the khanjar dagger in its sheath crossed by two swords, beside stripes of white and...

Pakistan

Crescent and StarAsiaAdopted 1947

A white stripe for religious minorities beside the green of the Muslim majority, with a crescent of progress and a star of light...

Palestine

Pan-ArabAsiaAdopted 1988

The colors of the Arab Revolt run black, white and green with a red triangle at the hoist. The design of 1916 was adopted by the...

Philippines

Sun EmblemAsiaAdopted 1898

A white triangle of equality and peace bears a golden sun of eight rays for the first provinces and three stars for the island...

Qatar

BicolorAsiaAdopted 1971

Nine white points divide a white band from the broad maroon field, the deep purple red of the traditional shellfish dye of the...

Saudi Arabia

Coat of ArmsAsiaAdopted 1973

The green field bears the declaration of faith in white script above a sword. The words are woven so the flag reads the same on...

Singapore

Crescent and StarAsiaAdopted 1959

A white crescent of a young nation rises beside five stars of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality, over a red field...

South Korea

Unique DesignAsiaAdopted 1948

The taegeuk circle of red and blue balances the positive and negative forces of creation, surrounded by four of the eight...

Sri Lanka

Unique DesignAsiaAdopted 1972

The golden lion of the old Sinhalese kingdom holds a sword on a maroon field with four bo leaves at the corners, inside a gold...

Syria

Pan-ArabAsiaAdopted 2025

The green, white and black flag of the independence era, with three red stars in the white band, was used by the opposition from...

Tajikistan

Horizontal TricolorAsiaAdopted 1992

The tricolor of 1992 centers a golden crown and seven stars, symbols of sovereignty and unity. The bands recall the struggle, the...

Thailand

Horizontal TricolorAsiaAdopted 1917

Five bands of red, white and a broader blue stand for the nation, religion and monarchy. The central band was changed from red to...

Timor-Leste

Triangle DesignAsiaAdopted 2002

A black triangle at the hoist bears a white star of peace, over red and yellow bands recalling the struggle against colonialism...

Turkey

Crescent and StarAsiaAdopted 1936

The ay yildiz, the moon and star, descends from the Ottoman standard of 1844 and was fixed in 1936. The exact geometry of the...

Turkmenistan

Unique DesignAsiaAdopted 2001

A vertical red band of five carpet guls, the motifs of the great tribes, runs beside a green field with a white crescent and five...

United Arab Emirates

Pan-ArabAsiaAdopted 1971

The flag of the union joins a vertical red band at the hoist with green, white and black bands of the Arab Revolt. Designed by...

Uzbekistan

Horizontal TricolorAsiaAdopted 1991

The bands of sky and water, peace and nature center a white crescent and twelve stars for the months of the calendar and the...

Vietnam

Star EmblemAsiaAdopted 1955

The red field bears a large gold star whose five points stand for intellectuals, peasants, workers, traders and soldiers. First...

Yemen

Pan-ArabAsiaAdopted 1990

The plain Arab Liberation tricolor was adopted at the unification of north and south in 1990, combining the flags of the two...