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Compilation of all the well documented national flag proposals of several countries, dependent territories, international organisations, and states with limited recognition.

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Åland [1]

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Algeria

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Angola [2]

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Antarctica [3][4][5]

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Aruba [9]

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Australia

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Bahamas [10]

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Belarus [11]

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Belgium [12]

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Bermuda [13]

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Bolivia [14]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Nota bene* [15][16][17]

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Brazil

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Bulgaria

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Cameroon

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Canada

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Cape Verde

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Cayman Islands

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Central African Republic

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China, People's Republic of

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See "List of Chinese Flags/ Flag Proposals"

Colombia

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Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Congo, Republic of the

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Cook Islands

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Costa Rica

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Croatia Nota bene*

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Earth

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East Timor

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Egypt

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Estonia Nota bene*

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European Union

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Fiji

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Finland

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France

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French Guiana

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Germany Nota bene*

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Ghana

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Greenland

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Guinea-Bissau

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Guyana

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Hong Kong

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Hungary

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Iceland

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India

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Israel Nota bene*

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Ivory Coast

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Jamaica

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Kazakhstan

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Korea, North

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Kosovo Nota bene*

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Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Latvia Nota bene*

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Macau

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Malaysia

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Mexico

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Moldova

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Montenegro

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Mozambique

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Myanmar

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Namibia

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Nauru

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Nepal

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New Caledonia

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New Zealand

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See "2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums" and "New Zealand flag debate"

Nigeria

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North Macedonia Nota bene*

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Norway Nota bene*

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Pakistan

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Palestine

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Panama

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Papua New Guinea

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Peru Nota bene*

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Philippines

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Poland

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Portugal Nota bene*

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Russia

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Rwanda

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Réunion

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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

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Samoa

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São Tomé and Príncipe

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Slovakia Nota bene*

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Slovenia Nota bene*

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Solomon Islands Nota bene*

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South Africa Nota bene*

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See "List of South African Flags/Proposed Flags"

Spain

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Suriname

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Taiwan

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Tajikistan

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Tanzania

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Togo

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Tokelau

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Turkmenistan

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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United Nations

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Uzbekistan

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Vietnam

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Proposals for the Åland Islands flag". Flags of the World (FOTW). 28 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Angola - proposals for a new flag". Flags of the World (FOTW). 11 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Antarctica — flag proposals". Flags of the World (FOTW). 2 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Proceedings of the XX International Congress of Vexillology, Stockholm, 27th July to 1st August 2003. Jan Oskar Engene, Nordic Flag Society. Bergen, Norway: Nordic Flag Society. 2004. ISBN 82-996983-1-6. OCLC 224266642.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ "True South: A New Flag for a Global Antarctica". oceanwide-expeditions.com. 15 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "THE EVOLUTION OF THE ARMENIAN FLAG". orient.am. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 13 August 2004 suggested (help)
  7. ^ "Armenia: Alishan's flag proposals (late XIXth century)". Flags of the World (FOTW). 26 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Interesting Fact: An Official Rainbow Flag in Armenian History". theasian.asia. 12 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Aruba - Proposals". Flags of the World (FOTW). 28 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Bahamas - Proposal". Flags of the World (FOTW). 26 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Belarus - Proposal for National Flag (1993)". Flags of the World (FOTW). 10 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Belgium: Flag proposals". Flags of the World (FOTW). 26 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Bermuda - Political Flags". Flags of the World (FOTW). 20 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "2006 new Bolivia flag proposal". Flags of the World (FOTW). 4 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina: Flag proposals, 1992". Flags of the World (FOTW). 20 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina: Flag proposals, 1997". Flags of the World (FOTW). 1 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina: Selection of the flag by High Representative Carlos Westendorp". Flags of the World (FOTW). 26 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Latvia - Flag Proposals and Variants". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  19. ^ "Latvijas valsts karogs". Latvian National Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  20. ^ vestnesis.lv. "Latvijas sarkanbaltsarkanās krāsas - Latvijas Vēstnesis". www.vestnesis.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-01-26.

Sources

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Category:History of flags Category:National flags