List of country subdivision flags
This overview lists flags used by first-level and second-level country subdivisions. The flags of country subdivisions exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles. For example, some Indonesian provincial flags features a coat of arms, due to many provincial coat of arms within the province used on their flag. Some Estonian county flags features the green and white background with the coat of arms of the county. Subdivision flags were not always ubiquitous. Many country subdivisions went decades without a flag, until a certain event or an independence or a formation of the country to adopt a creation of the flag. A panel then reviewed the five winning entries, choosing one to become the official subdivision flag. Western Australia's example is typical of the flag adoption processes that many subdivisions undertook with their flags. The 1,000th anniversary of Gloucestershire's founding also spurred the creation of a flag, in 2008. The status of these flags varies from one country or sovereign state to the next: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto, sometimes to indicate a desire for more autonomy or independence. Some flags, such as the flags of Leicestershire and Warwickshire, were created by the College of Arms in the United Kingdom.
Due to its size, the list is split into continents:
- List of country subdivision flags in Africa
- List of country subdivision flags in Europe
- List of country subdivision flags in North America
- List of country subdivision flags in Oceania
- List of country subdivision flags in South America
Armenia edit
Some Armenian provinces are known to have no flag, including Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, and Kotayk Provinces.
Municipalities edit
Bahrain edit
Governorates edit
Former Governorates edit
East Timor edit
Districts edit
Georgia edit
India edit
Indonesia edit
Many Indonesian provincial flags feature their coat of arms on a flag, incorporating elements from the coat of arms, itself based on the flags of the regencies and cities, into their designs.
Iraq edit
Israel edit
Japan edit
Kazakhstan edit
North Korea edit
Special Administrative Regions edit
South Korea edit
Kyrgyzstan edit
Malaysia edit
Mongolia edit
Myanmar (Burma) edit
Pakistan edit
Papua New Guinea edit
Philippines edit
Sri Lanka edit
Syria edit
De facto autonomous area edit
Regions within the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria edit
Taiwan edit
Thailand edit
United Arab Emirates edit
Uzbekistan edit
Yemen edit
Historical states edit
Austria-Hungary edit
Confederate States of America edit
Former territories edit
Nguyễn dynasty edit
Ottoman Empire edit
Autonomous provinces/states
Provinces
Sharifate
Vilayet