Flags of Asia
49 flags of states and territories in Asia, listed alphabetically, with design class and adoption year.
Afghanistan
The black, red and green tricolor with the classical national emblem was standardized in 2013. In 2021 the plain white flag of...
Armenia
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
The tricolor of 1918 was restored at independence in 1991. The white crescent and eight pointed star recall the eight branches of...
Bahrain
The white and red banner with five white notches was standardized in 2002. The red recalls the banners of the Kharijite tradition...
Bangladesh
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
The diagonally divided yellow and orange field bears Druk, the white thunder dragon of Bhutanese mythology, clutching jewels of...
Brunei
The yellow field of the sultan carries diagonal bands of white and black and the royal crest of the umbrella, wings, hands and...
Cambodia
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
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
The outline of the island in copper colored gold sits above two olive branches for peace between the communities of the island...
Georgia
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
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
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
Known as Sang Saka Merah Putih, the red over white bicolour descends from the banners of the 13th century Majapahit era. It is...
Iran
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
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
A blue six pointed shield of David sits between two blue stripes on white, drawn from the prayer shawl. Adopted at independence...
Japan
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
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
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
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
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
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
Two red stripes frame a white band bearing the green cedar of Lebanon, the tree praised across the region since antiquity. Red...
Malaysia
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
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
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
The yellow, green and red tricolor with a large white star replaced the socialist era design in 2010. The colors stand for...
Nepal
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
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
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
A white stripe for religious minorities beside the green of the Muslim majority, with a crescent of progress and a star of light...
Palestine
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
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
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
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
A white crescent of a young nation rises beside five stars of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality, over a red field...
South Korea
The taegeuk circle of red and blue balances the positive and negative forces of creation, surrounded by four of the eight...
Sri Lanka
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
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
The tricolor of 1992 centers a golden crown and seven stars, symbols of sovereignty and unity. The bands recall the struggle, the...
Thailand
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
A black triangle at the hoist bears a white star of peace, over red and yellow bands recalling the struggle against colonialism...
Turkey
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
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
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
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
The red field bears a large gold star whose five points stand for intellectuals, peasants, workers, traders and soldiers. First...
Yemen
The plain Arab Liberation tricolor was adopted at the unification of north and south in 1990, combining the flags of the two...