Flags of the World

Name	Flag image	Flag description
Armenia	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Armenia-flag.jpg	three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange
Afghanistan	http://www.rbvex.it/asiagif/afghan9a.gif	three equal vertical bands of black (hoist), red, and green, with a gold emblem centered on the red band; the emblem features a temple-like structure encircled by a wreath on the left and right and by a bold Islamic inscription above.
Azerbaijan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Azerbaj-flag.jpg	three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in red band
Bahrain	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Bahrain-flag.jpg	red with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side; the five points represent the five pillars of Islam
Bangladesh	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Bangladesh-flag.jpg	green with a large red disk slightly to the hoist side of center; the red sun of freedom represents the blood shed to achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the lush countryside, and secondarily, the traditional color of Islam
British_Indian_Ocean_Territory	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/BritIndOcTer-flag.gif	white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
Cambodia	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Cambogia-flag.jpg	three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in black in the center of the red band; only flag in the world to incorporate a building in its design
East_Timor	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Timorflag.gif	red, with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that extends to the center of the flag; there is a white star in the center of the black triangle
Indonesia	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Indonesia-flag.jpg	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red
Kazakhstan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Kazaky-flag.jpg	sky blue background representing the endless sky and a gold sun with 32 rays soaring above a golden steppe eagle in the center; on the hoist side is a
Kyrgyzstan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Kyrgyz-flag.jpg	red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 rays representing the 40 Kyrgyz tribes; on the obverse side the rays run counterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise; in the center of the sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized representation of the roof of the traditional Kyrgyz yurt
Laos	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Laos-flag.jpg	three horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double width), and red with a large white disk centered in the blue band
Macau	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Macao-flag.jpg	light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller
Nepal	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Nepal-flag.gif	red with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white 12-pointed sun
North_Korea	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/KoreaN-flag.jpg	three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star
Pakistan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Pakistan-flag.jpg	green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
South_Korea	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/KoreaS-flag.jpg	white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field
Sri_Lanka	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Srilanka-flag.jpg	yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels
Taiwan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Taiwan-flag.jpg	red with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays
Tajikistan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Tagiki-flag.jpg	three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe
Thailand	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Tailandia-flag.jpg	five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red
Uzbekistan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Uzbeki-flag.jpg	three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon and 12 white stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant
Vietnam	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Vietnam-flag.jpg	red with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center
Bhutan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Bhutan-flag.jpg	divided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing away from the hoist side
Brunei	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Brunei-flag.jpg	yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
Malaysia	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Malesia-flag.jpg	14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam; the design was based on the flag of the US
Maldives	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Maldive-flag.jpg	red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag
Myanmar	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Birmania-flag.jpg	red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing, 14 white five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the 14 administrative divisions
Philippines	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Filippine-flag.jpg	two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the center of the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (each containing three individual rays) and in each corner of the triangle is a small yellow five-pointed star
Turkmenistan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Turkmenist-flag.jpg	green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls (designs used in producing rugs) stacked above two crossed olive branches similar to the olive branches on the UN flag; a white crescent moon and five white stars appear in the upper corner of the field just to the fly side of the red stripe
Georgia	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Georgia-flag.jpg	white rectangle, in its central portion a red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross; the five cross flag appears to date back to the 14th century
Singapore	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Singapor-flag.jpg	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially enclosing five white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle
Mongolia	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Mongolia-flag.jpg	three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and red; centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is the national emblem (
Japan	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Japan-flag.jpg	white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
India	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/India-flag.jpg	three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band
Hong_Kong	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/HongK-flag.jpg	red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in the center
China	http://open-site.org/img/chirone/Cina-flag.jpg	red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner