Flags of Asia
This is a gallery of international and national flags used in Asia.
A map of Asia with national flags, excluding dependent territories and partially recognized states
Supranational and international flags
An incomplete list of flags representing intra-Asian international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Nations:
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1945 – | Flag of the Arab League | The flag of the Arab League is two olive branches and 22 chain-links encircling a crescent and the name of the organisation (in Arabic) |
| Link | 1997 – | Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations | The flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the centre. |
 | 1991 – | Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States | The flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the centre. |
| Link | 1985 – | Flag of Economic Cooperation Organization | |
 | 2011 – | Flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | The flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is white with a green crescent and globe, with the Kaaba at the center of the globe. |
 | 1960 – | Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries | The Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a blue background with the acronym 'OPEC' in stylized white lettering. |
 | 1981 – | Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf |
Flags of Asian sovereign states
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2013 – | Flag of Afghanistan | The flag of Afghanistan, adopted in 2013, consists of three stripes of the colors black, red, and green with the emblem in the centre. |
 | 1918 – 1920 1991 – | Flag of Armenia[a] See also: List of Armenian flags | After gaining independence, the First Republic of Armenia adopted the modern Armenian tricolor. The independent Armenian government selected the colours used during the last period of Rubenid Dynasty, red, blue and yellow. The Red emblematizes the Armenian Highland, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia's independence and freedom. The Blue emblematizes the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies. The Orange emblematizes the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia. |
 | 1918 – 1920 1991 – | Flag of Azerbaijan[a] See also: List of Azerbaijani flags | Originally adopted in 1918 as a flag of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, was officially adopted again in 1991, after Azerbaijan gained its independence.
The flag of Azerbaijan is the national ensign of Azerbaijan. It consists of three equal horizontal bands colored blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star are centered in the red band. The blue band refers to Turkic heritage, the red is for progress and the green refers to Islam. |
 | 2002 – | Flag of Bahrain | Adopted in February 2002, the flag of Bahrain consists of a white band on the hoist, with red on the right. They are separated by five triangles forming a serrated line. |
 | 1972 – | Flag of Bangladesh See also: List of Bangladeshi flags | Adopted in January 1972, the flag of Bangladesh consists of a slightly off-center red disc over a green field. |
 | 1969 – | Flag of Bhutan | Adopted in 1969, the flag of Bhutan consists of a diagonally-divided field, the upper left yellow and the lower right orange. Along the diagonal line is a white dragon, the Druk (Thunder Dragon), holding jewels in its claws. |
 | 1959 – | Flag of Brunei | Adopted in September 1959, the flag of Brunei consists of a yellow field divided by diagonal black and white stripes; superimposed over it is Brunei's crest, featuring a crescent facing upwards surrounded by hands and a parasol, all in red. |
 | 1948 – 1970 1993 – | Flag of Cambodia See also: List of Cambodian flags | Adopted in 1993 and previously used between 1948 and 1970, the flag of Cambodia consists of a horizontal tricolor of blue, red (double width) and blue, with a white depiction of Angkor Wat in the center of the red band. |
 | 1949 – | Flag of China See also: List of Chinese flags | Adopted in September 1949, the flag of China consists of a red field with five gold stars in the canton; one large star is surrounded by four smaller stars surrounded in a semicircle and set off towards the fly. |
 | 1960 – | Flag of Cyprus[b] | The flag was officially adopted on August 16, 1960.
The island is depicted in a copper shade representative of its name; the name Cyprus has roots in the Sumerian word for copper (zubar) from the large deposits of copper found on the island. The crossed green olive branches symbolise the hope for peace between the Turks and the Greeks. It was designed by İsmet Güney, a Turkish Cypriot painter. |
 | 1975 – | Flag of East Timor | Adopted in May 2002 (originally in November 1975), the flag of East Timor consists of a red field; at the hoist is a white five-pointed star inside a black isosceles triangle superimposed on a larger yellow triangle, that points toward the center. |
 | 1984 – | Flag of Egypt | Adopted in October 1984, the flag of Egypt consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black, with the eagle of Saladin in the center of the white band. |
 | 2004 – | Flag of Georgia[a] See also: List of flags of Georgia (country) | This recently adopted flag is a simple white rectangle, with a central red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red cross. The flag is based on a historic five-cross design that dates back to the 14th century. |
 | 1947 – | Flag of India See also: List of Indian flags | Adopted in July 1947, the flag of India consists of a horizontal tricolor of saffron, white and green; in the center of the white band is a 24-spoke wheel (the Ashoka Chakra) colored in navy blue. |
 | 1945 – | Flag of Indonesia See also: List of flags of Indonesia | Adopted in. August 1945, the flag of Indonesia consists of a bicolour; red on the top, white on the bottom. |
 | 1980 – | Flag of Iran See also: List of Iranian flags | Adopted in July 1980, the flag of Iran consists of a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red; the national emblem ("Allah") in red is centered on the white band; and the takbir (as written in the Kufic script) is written 11 times on each band in white. |
 | 2008 – | Flag of Iraq | Adopted in January 2008, the flag of Iraq consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black; in the center of the white field is the takbir written in green Kufic script. |
 | 1948 – | Flag of Israel See also: List of flags of Israel | Adopted in October 1948, the flag of Israel consists of a blue hexagram, surrounded by two blue horizontal stripes, all over a white field. |
 | 1870 – | Flag of Japan See also: List of Japanese flags | |
 | 1928 – | Flag of Jordan | |
 | 1992 – | Flag of Kazakhstan[d] See also: List of Kazakh flags | |
 | 1961 – | Flag of Kuwait | |
 | 1992 – | Flag of Kyrgyzstan | |
 | 1945 – | Flag of Laos | |
 | 1943 – | Flag of Lebanon | |
 | 1950 – | Flag of Malaysia See also: List of Malaysian flags | |
 | 1965 – | Flag of the Maldives | |
 | 1945 – | Flag of Mongolia | |
 | 2010 – | Flag of Myanmar See also: List of Burmese flags | |
 | 1962 – | Flag of Nepal | |
 | 1948 – | Flag of North Korea See also: List of North Korean flags | |
 | 1995 – | Flag of Oman | |
 | 1947 – | Flag of Pakistan See also: List of Pakistani flags | |
 | 1988 – | Flag of Palestine See also: List of Palestinian flags | |
 | 1898 – | Flag of the Philippines | |
 | 1971 – | Flag of Qatar | |
 | 1883 – 1918 1993 – | Flag of Russia See also: List of Russian flags | The Russian Federation flag was officially adopted on August 22, 1991. The flag was hoisted shortly after the former Soviet Union collapsed. The white, red and blue are Pan-Slavic colours. |
 | 1973 – | Flag of Saudi Arabia | |
 | 1959 – | Flag of Singapore See also: List of Singaporean flags | |
 | 1883 – 1920 1949 – | Flag of South Korea See also: List of South Korean flags | |
 | 1972 – | Flag of Sri Lanka See also: List of Sri Lankan flags | |
 | 1980 – | Flag of Syria | |
 | 1992 – | Flag of Tajikistan | |
 | 1917 – | Flag of Thailand See also: List of Thai flags | |
 | 1844 – | Flag of Turkey[c] See also: List of Turkish flags | The flag of Turkey is a red flag with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star.) or Albayrak (Red flag) which were adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the colour vary. The geometric proportions of the flag were legally standardised with the Turkish Flag Law in 1936. |
 | 2001 – | Flag of Turkmenistan | |
 | 1971 – | Flag of the United Arab Emirates | |
 | 1991 – | Flag of Uzbekistan See also: List of Uzbek flags | |
 | 1945 – | Flag of Vietnam See also: List of flags of Vietnam | |
 | 1990 – | Flag of Yemen | |
Flags of Asian dependencies
| Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1960 – | Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | UK (overseas territory) | Same as the United Kingdom. |
 | 1990 – | Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory | UK (overseas territory) | |
 | 2002 – | Flag of Christmas Island | Australia (external territory) | |
_Islands.svg.png.webp) | 2004 – | Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia (external territory) |
Flags of Asian sub-divisions
Iraq
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1921 – | Flag of Kurdistan | The flag of Kurdistan is a red-white-green tricolour with a yellow sun in the centre. |
Japan
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2000 – | Flag of Aichi Prefecture | Stylised hiragana of あいち (Aichi). The emblem also expresses sunrise and wave to indicate Aichi's location facing the Pacific Ocean. |
Philippines
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2019 – | Flag of Bangsamoro | The flag of Bangsamoro is a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the yellow seven-pointed star surrounded by a yellow crescent both centered on the white band and a white kris centered on the red band. |
Russia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2000 – | Flag of Altai Krai | |
 | 1992 – | Flag of the Altai Republic | |
 | 1999 – | Flag of Amur Oblast | |
 | 1992 – | Flag of the Republic of Buryatia | |
 | 2001 – | Flag of Chelyabinsk Oblast | |
 | 1997 – | Flag of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | |
 | 1997 – | Flag of Irkutsk Oblast | |
 | 2005 – | Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast | |
 | 2010 – | Flag of Kamchatka Krai | |
 | 1994 – | Flag of Khabarovsk Krai | |
 | 2003 – | Flag of the Republic of Khakassia | |
 | 1995 – | Flag of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug | |
 | 2000 – | Flag of Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
 | 1997 – | Flag of Kurgan Oblast | |
 | 2001 – | Flag of Magadan Oblast | |
 | 2009 – | Flag of Nenets Autonomous Okrug | |
 | 2014 – | Flag of Omsk Oblast | |
 | 2011 – | Flag of Perm Krai | |
 | 1995 – | Flag of Primorsky Krai | |
 | 1992 – | Flag of the Sakha Republic | |
 | 1995 – | Flag of Sakhalin Oblast | |
 | 1997 – | Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast | |
 | 1992 – | Flag of the Tuva Republic | |
 | 1995 – | Flag of Tyumen Oblast | |
 | 1996 – | Flag of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | |
 | 1995 – | Flag of Zabaykalsky Krai | |
Disputed or partially recognised states
| Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1992 – | Flag of Abkhazia[a] | Georgia | The flag of Abkhazia consists of seven green and white stripes with a red upper left canton bearing a white open right hand and seven white stars. |
 | 1992 – | Flag of Artsakh | Azerbaijan | The flag of Artsakh is based on the Flag of Armenia, and has a white pattern added. |
 | 1928 – | Flag of the Republic of China | Political status of Taiwan | |
 | 1984 – | Flag of Northern Cyprus[b] | Cyprus | Adopted by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey and the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan) on 7 March 1984 following the Turkish invasion and the occupation of the northern part of the island in 1974. |
 | 1990 – | Flag of South Ossetia[a] | Georgia | The flag of the South Ossetia is a tricolour, the top stripe white, the middle stripe red and the bottom stripe yellow. |
Historical flags
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Notes
Part of Transcaucasian Region, at the crossroads of Asia and Europe. Physiographically, Armenia falls entirely in Western Asia, while Georgia and Azerbaijan are mostly in Western Asia with small portions north of the Caucasus Mountains divide in Europe.
The island of Cyprus, which comprises the Republic of Cyprus, Northern Cyprus and Akrotiri and Dhekelia, is geographically located in Asia, closer to Asian Turkey than to the European mainland. However, the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.
Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe. Turkey has a biggest part of its territory (95%) in Western Asia called Anatolia.
Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country. Kazakhstan has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe.
The Republic of China (ROC) was the recognized legitimate government of China between 1912 and 1949. After its defeat in the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China retreated to the island of Taiwan where it continues to govern today. In 1949, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was established on the Chinese mainland. Since 1949, both the ROC and PRC officially claim to be the sole legitimate government of the entirety of China (including Taiwan). The flag of the ROC was thus the legitimate flag of
China since its adoption in 1928 to 1949, whereas after 1949 its status has been linked to the political status of Taiwan.
See also
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