Flags of North America
28 flags of states and territories in North America, listed alphabetically, with design class and adoption year.
Antigua and Barbuda
Designed by the artist Reginald Samuel and adopted on 27 February 1967, when Antigua became self-governing, the flag shows a...
Aruba
A red four pointed star edged in white rises above two narrow yellow stripes on light blue. The star stands for the island, its...
Bahamas
A black triangle at the hoist points toward three stripes of aquamarine and gold, representing the sea, the sand, and the unity...
Barbados
The ultramarine and gold stripes flank a black broken trident head, the staff of Britannia severed to mark the break with...
Belize
Bands of blue and red frame the arms, supported by a mestizo and a creole woodcutter beside the mahogany tree and ship of the...
Bermuda
A red ensign bears the Union Jack and the arms of a lion holding a shield showing the wreck of the Sea Venture of 1609. It is one...
Canada
The red, white and red pattern with an eleven point stylized maple leaf was adopted in 1965 after a long national debate. The...
Costa Rica
Five bands of blue and white around a red stripe of double width, with the arms on the red band for the state flag. The colors...
Cuba
Five stripes of blue and white flank a red triangle bearing a single white star, designed by Narciso Lopez and Miguel Teurbe...
Curacao
A yellow stripe of sunshine crosses the blue of sea and sky below two white stars for Curacao and Klein Curacao, their five...
Dominica
The green field carries a cross of yellow, black and white bands and the purple breasted sisserou parrot, found only on Dominica...
Dominican Republic
A white cross quarters blue and red fields, with arms at the center bearing a Bible, a cross and the motto Dios, Patria...
El Salvador
Blue stripes frame a white band bearing the arms of five volcanoes rising from the sea beneath a liberty cap and rainbow. The...
Greenland
A split disk of red and white counterchanges over equal bands, the rising sun on the sea and the shore of the island. Designed by...
Grenada
A red border of six stars frames green and yellow bands bearing the nutmeg pod, the crop of the isle of spice, with a central...
Guatemala
Vertical bands of sky blue and white carry the arms of the quetzal bird, a scroll, crossed rifles and swords with a wreath of...
Haiti
Blue and red bands, said to unite the leaders of the revolution, carry the arms of the palm tree, liberty cap and trophy of...
Honduras
Blue stripes for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea frame a white band bearing five blue stars for the five nations of the...
Jamaica
A gold saltire divides the quarters of green and black, for the land, the burdens borne and the sunlight of the island. It is the...
Mexico
The vertical tricolor of 1821 centers the eagle of the founding legend of Tenochtitlan, perched on a cactus devouring a serpent...
Nicaragua
Blue bands of the two oceans frame a white stripe bearing the triangle of five volcanoes, the liberty cap and the rainbow of the...
Panama
Four quarters of white, red and blue carry two stars, one for each of the great parties, set diagonally across the field...
Puerto Rico
Five stripes of red and white flank a blue triangle bearing a white star, the same pattern as the Cuban flag with the colors of...
Saint Kitts and Nevis
A black diagonal edged in yellow bears two white stars for the two islands, between green and red triangles of the land and the...
Saint Lucia
A black triangle edged in white, the twin Piton peaks of the island, rises on a field of cerulean blue toward a gold triangle of...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Vertical bands of blue, gold and green, the gems of the Antilles, center three green diamonds set in the shape of a V. The...
Trinidad and Tobago
A black diagonal band edged in white crosses the red field, the colors of strength, purity and the vitality of the sun. Designed...
United States
Thirteen stripes honor the founding colonies around a canton of 50 stars, one for each state, grown from the 13 of the first flag...