Flags of North America

28 flags of states and territories in North America, listed alphabetically, with design class and adoption year.

Antigua and Barbuda

Unique DesignNorth AmericaAdopted 1967

Designed by the artist Reginald Samuel and adopted on 27 February 1967, when Antigua became self-governing, the flag shows a...

Aruba

Star EmblemNorth AmericaAdopted 1976

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

Triangle DesignNorth AmericaAdopted 1973

A black triangle at the hoist points toward three stripes of aquamarine and gold, representing the sea, the sand, and the unity...

Barbados

Unique DesignNorth AmericaAdopted 1966

The ultramarine and gold stripes flank a black broken trident head, the staff of Britannia severed to mark the break with...

Belize

Coat of ArmsNorth AmericaAdopted 1981

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

Union Jack CantonNorth AmericaAdopted 1910

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

Plant EmblemNorth AmericaAdopted 1965

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

Horizontal TricolorNorth AmericaAdopted 1848

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

Triangle DesignNorth AmericaAdopted 1902

Five stripes of blue and white flank a red triangle bearing a single white star, designed by Narciso Lopez and Miguel Teurbe...

Curacao

Star EmblemNorth AmericaAdopted 1984

A yellow stripe of sunshine crosses the blue of sea and sky below two white stars for Curacao and Klein Curacao, their five...

Dominica

Bird EmblemNorth AmericaAdopted 1978

The green field carries a cross of yellow, black and white bands and the purple breasted sisserou parrot, found only on Dominica...

Dominican Republic

Cross and SaltireNorth AmericaAdopted 1844

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

Coat of ArmsNorth AmericaAdopted 1912

Blue stripes frame a white band bearing the arms of five volcanoes rising from the sea beneath a liberty cap and rainbow. The...

Greenland

Disk EmblemNorth AmericaAdopted 1985

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

Plant EmblemNorth AmericaAdopted 1974

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 TricolorNorth AmericaAdopted 1871

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

Coat of ArmsNorth AmericaAdopted 1803

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

Star EmblemNorth AmericaAdopted 1866

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

Cross and SaltireNorth AmericaAdopted 1962

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

Vertical TricolorNorth AmericaAdopted 1968

The vertical tricolor of 1821 centers the eagle of the founding legend of Tenochtitlan, perched on a cactus devouring a serpent...

Nicaragua

Coat of ArmsNorth AmericaAdopted 1908

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

Unique DesignNorth AmericaAdopted 1903

Four quarters of white, red and blue carry two stars, one for each of the great parties, set diagonally across the field...

Puerto Rico

Triangle DesignNorth AmericaAdopted 1952

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

Diagonal SplitNorth AmericaAdopted 1983

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

Triangle DesignNorth AmericaAdopted 1967

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

Unique DesignNorth AmericaAdopted 1985

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

Diagonal SplitNorth AmericaAdopted 1962

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

Star EmblemNorth AmericaAdopted 1960

Thirteen stripes honor the founding colonies around a canton of 50 stars, one for each state, grown from the 13 of the first flag...